2015-16 Chattanooga Mocs Basketball
Post-Game Notes – Samford
Jan. 30, 2016 – Birmingham, Ala.
 
TEAM
- Chattanooga claimed a 63-56 victory at Samford Saturday evening…now 18-3 on the season (8-3 on the road), 7-1 in the Southern Conference…the Bulldogs drop to 11-11, 2-7 in the league.
- UTC has won five in a row, 13 of the last 14 and 15 of 17.
- Mocs are 54-36 all-time against Samford…17-24 in Birmingham…11-4 in SoCon regular season matchups.
- 3rd straight win in the series…victorious in seven of the last eight.
- 18-3 start is the best since a 26-3 beginning in 1982-83…that squad started 12-3 before a 14-game winning streak through SoCon play and capturing the 1983 tourney title…went 26-4 with a one-point loss (52-51) to Maryland in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
- Last 7-1 start in the SoCon? Last year (7-1).
- 394-221 in regular season SoCon games…155-154 on the road.
- The Mocs are in first place in the SoCon at 7-1…Furman is second at 7-3 with ETSU, Wofford and Mercer tied for third at 6-3.
- No. 6 in this week's CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25.
- Led 35-28 at halftime…14-0 when ahead at intermission.
- Came into the game leading the SoCon in 3pt percentage (39.5%)…shot 16.7 percent (3-18)…season-low for threes made...made just 1-11 (9.1%) in the first half…teams combined to shoot 6-32 (18.8%) from beyond the arc.
- Entered this evening's contest leading the conference in FG Percentage (47.5%)…shot 35.6 percent (21-59).
- Second time this season UTC's won shooting less than 40 percent from the field (39.3% vs. Mercer, Jan. 5)…2-2 in those instances.
- +11 advantage on the glass (43-32)…season-high 17 offensive rebounds.
- +2 in turnover margin (9-11)…17-11 advantage in points off turnovers.
- 72 percent shooting at the free throw line making 18 of 25…last 11 points came at the charity stripe…8-10 in the final 1:10.
 
INDIVIDUAL
Tre' McLean, Jr.-G
- Career highs with 10 rebounds and four steals.
- First career double-double adding 12 points.
 
Justin Tuoyo, Jr.-F
- Tied for game-high honors with 15 points in 23 minutes played.
- 5th straight game in double figures…averaging 17.4 per contest over that span.
- Added seven rebounds.
 
Duke Ethridge, Sr.-F
- 11 points on 4-6 from the field and 3-3 from the free throw line.
- 1st start of 2015-16.
 
Dee Oldham, Sr.-G
- Tied career high with nine boards…3rd time this season (at Lipscomb/Western Carolina) with nine.
 
Head Coach Matt McCall
- 18-3 to open his collegiate coaching career…best start to a UTC coaching career.
- 8-3 on the road.
- 1-0 vs. Samford.