Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
Tennessee Tech at Chattanooga
McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Tuesday – Dec. 15, 2015

TEAM
- The Mocs scored an 80-69 win over Tennessee Tech tonight … UTC improved to 8-2 overall while the Golden Eagles dropped to 7-4. 

- UTC led by as many as 23 midway through the second half before Tech cut the lead to 11 in the final minute.

- The Mocs shot 16-32 (50%) from the field, 12-20 (60%) from 3-pt. range and 8-10 (80%) from the FT line … 60% from behind the arc is a home game team record for UTC, topping the previous mark of 58.8% (10-17) against ETSU on Feb. 1, 2003. 

- Fifth time this season UTC has shot 50% or better from the floor … Mocs only did that seven times all of last year.

- Second time this season shooting over 50% from 3-point range … only did it three times last year.

- Fifth time this year with 10+ threes … last time the Mocs did that was five times in 2013-14.    

- The Mocs led 31-29 with 2:54 left in the first before a Greg Pryor three sparked a 9-0 run to end the half with a 40-29 lead.

- A dunk by Tennessee Tech's Ryan Martin with 18:17 left cut the lead to 42-37 … UTC then went on a 14-2 run to take a 56-39 lead on back-to-back Tre' McLean three pointers with 14:20 left ... ballooned to a 24-4 run to go up 64-41 with 10:45 on back-to-back Dee Oldham layups.

- UTC outrebounded TTU +13 (38-25) … best margin on the glass since +18 (50-32) against Appalachian State on March 1, 2014 … Mocs led 13-4 in second chance points thanks to 13 offensive rebounds .

- The game was somewhat close at the break thanks to 10 first half turnovers by the Mocs … only four in the second half.

- Chattanooga's leading scorers in the starting lineup shot 18-26 (69.2%) from the field, including Tre' McLean (7-11), Greg Pryor (6-8) and Eric Robertson (5-7) … that same group was 11-14 (87.6%) from three, including McLean (3-3), Pryor (3-4) and Robertson (5-7). 

- The Mocs led wire-to-wire for the second time this season (Alabama State).

- UTC held TTU's leading scorer, Torrance Rowe (17.5 ppg) to just four points on 1-5 shooting.

INDIVIDUAL
Johnathan Burroughs-Cook – Jr.-G
- 14 points on 6-11 shooting, 1-3 from 3-pt. range and 1-1 from the FT line.
- Second game this season with 10+ points.
- Most points since scoring 23 in the season opener at Georgia.
- Played 17 minutes off the bench.

Chuck Ester – Jr.-F
- Career-high three assists.
- Added seven boards … second-highest total this season.

Tre' McLean – Jr.-G/F
- Team-high and career-high 19 points.
- Shot 7-11 from the field, 3-3 from 3-pt. range and 2-2 from the FT line.
- Team-high eight boards tied his career-high.
- Back-to-back games with eight boards. 

Greg Pryor – Jr.-G
- 17 points on 6-8 shooting, 3-4 from 3-pt. range and 2-3 from the FT line.
- Tied a season-high with five assists.
- Season-high four boards.

Eric Robertson – Sr.-G
- 15 points on 5-7 shooting from 3-pt. range.
- Game-high and tied a career-high with three steals. 
- Second game this season with 5+ threes … 5^th in his career.