2016-17 Chattanooga Mocs Basketball
Post-Game Notes at Kennesaw State
Kennesaw, Ga. – Nov. 26 – KSU Convocation Center
 
Team Notes
- Chattanooga pulled away with 88-71 win at Kennesaw State Saturday afternoon…4-2 on the season, while KSU moves to 2-4.
- 4-0 when scoring 70 or more points this campaign…28-1 under Matt McCall eclipsing the 70 mark.
- 40-37 lead at the half...29-0 when leading (27-0) or tied (2-0) at the break under McCall.
- +1 advantage on the boards (30/29)…+6 (19/13) in dominating second half…2-0 when cleaning the glass this season, 23-0 under McCall.
- 48-34 scoring margin in the second half…key 25-8 run from end of first half (trailing 37-35) to 60-45 lead with 12:32 to play.
- 27-0 (4-0 in 2016-17) when leading with five minutes to play under McCall.
- 4-0 when shooting 40 percent or better this season…29-3 under McCall.
- Won last 14 games (20 of last 21) when out-shooting opponents…season-high 58.8 percent to 44.4 today.
- Limited Owls to 39.4 percent (13-33) shooting in the second half…KSU shot 50.0 percent (15-30) in the opening 20.
- Six Mocs with double-digit points (see below)…last time five or more UTC student-athletes reached double figures in the same game was last February's performance against Samford on Senior Night (Eric Robertson 15, Chuck Ester 12, Dee Oldham 11, Justin Tuoyo 10, Tre' McLean 10).
 
Head Coach Matt McCall
- 33-8 in two seasons.
- 13-5 on the road.
- 2-0 vs. KSU.
- 19 of the 33 wins are by double digits.
- 15-4 in regular season non-conference matchups.
 
Series Notes
- Lead the series 6-3…17-point triumph is largest margin of victory between the two schools topping the Mocs' 16-point victory (83-67) on December 29, 2006.
- 88 is the highest point total by either team…159 total points is another new mark.
- 3-1 in the KSU Convocation Center.
- Back-to-back wins after losing three of four from 2011-14.
- 19-28 against current Atlantic Sun membership…6-3 vs. KSU, 2-8 vs. Jacksonville and 11-17 vs. Lipscomb.
 
Individual Notes
Justin Tuoyo, Sr.-F
- 13 points, eight rebounds and five blocks.
- 205 career blocks is the UTC record and ranks 8th in SoCon history passing former Kennesaw State Head Coach Lewis Preston's (1990-93) 202 at VMI…8 shy of seventh-place Lucas Troutman (213, 2011-14) of Elon.
- 53 points, 24 rebounds and 15 blocks in last three games.
- Multiple blocks in every game this season & 58 times in his career (71 games).
 
Greg Pryor, Sr.-G
- 21 points, four rebounds and two steals.
- Back-to-back 20-point efforts…5th of his career.
- Needs 45 points, 18 assists and 12 steals to join his former assistant coach Casey Long (2004-07) as the only Mocs to record 1,000 points, 300 assists and 150 steals.
 
Tre' McLean, Sr.-G/F
- 14 points, four rebounds and three steals.
- 10th career game with three or more steals.
 
Johnathan Burroughs-Cook, Sr.-G
- 14 points, two rebounds and one steal.
- 4th double figure scoring night this year…10th career…3rd in last four games.
 
Makinde London, So.-F
- 10 points, five rebounds and two assists…played 17 minutes.
- 1st UTC game in double digits.
 
Casey Jones, Sr.-F
- 10 points, three rebounds and two assists…1st game coming off the bench since 2013.
- Missed previous three contests due to an ankle injury.