2016-17 Chattanooga Mocs Basketball
Post-Game Notes vs. Jacksonville State
Chattanooga, Tenn. – Dec. 21 – McKenzie Arena
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Team Notes
- Chattanooga completes the non-conference slate with a 73-57 win over Jacksonville State…9-3 on the year, while JSU levels at 7-7.
- Reached 9 wins prior to the holiday break for the second straight year…only times it has happened in school history.
- 5-0 in McKenzie Arena this year…18-1 at home under
Matt McCall.
- No. 11 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll…released each Monday evening.
- 20-5 in non-conference regular season games under McCall.
- Entered the contest ranking 10th in the nation in steals (9.4/game)…recorded nine.
- SoCon's best and 16th in the country in FG percentage (49.8%)…shot 48.3 percent (28-58).
- SoCon leader in blocks (5.4) and No. 44 nationally…eight this afternoon is one less than season-high-nine in the win over Hiwassee.
- Average margin of victory this season was 23.1 points…16-point win.
- In the five games leading into today's, the Mocs limited opponents to 25 3pt made (5.0/gm) at a 28.4 percent clip (88 att.)…JSU shot 36.4 percent making just 4 of 11...Gamecocks entered the game eight in the nation in 3pt percentage (42.4%) making nearly nine per game.
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Head Coach Matt McCall
- 38-9 in two seasons…3-0 vs. OVC competition.
- 2-0 vs. Jacksonville State.
- 24 of the 38 career wins are by double digits including ALL nine this season.
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Series Notes
- 21st meeting…series began in 1951-52 with three straight JSU wins…won 17 of 18 since.
- 17-4 vs. the Gamecocks…10-1 at home…9th consecutive win in the series.
- 83-81 against current OVC membership…1st matchup with the league this season…10-8 vs. Austin Peay, 5-2 vs. Belmont, 4-2 vs. Eastern Illinois, 1-2 vs. Eastern Kentucky, 17-4 vs. JSU, 0-1 vs. Morehead State, 2-6 vs. Murray State, 0-1 vs. SE Missouri, 19-14 vs. Tennessee State, 17-41 vs. Tennessee Tech and 8-0 vs. UT Martin.
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Individual Notes
Greg Pryor, Sr-G
- 14 points with four assist and zero turnovers in 31 minutes…tied for team-high scoring honors with
Johnathan Burroughs-Cook and
Tre' McLean…17th time in his career he's led the Mocs in scoring.
- Recorded 300th career assist…now has 303 with ties Gary Robb (1993-94) for seventh all-time.
- Needs four steals (146) to join Casey Long (2004-07) as the only Mocs with 1,000 points, 300 assists and 150 steals.
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Tre' McLean, Sr.-G
- 14 points and 10 rebounds…2nd double-double of the season, sixth career.
- 8 defensive rebounds ties the top mark of the season for a Moc with, himself…also had eight in the win at Tennessee.
- 2-4 from 3pt range today…42.2 percent (43-102) in the 2016 calendar year.
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Johnathan Burroughs-Cook, Sr.-G
- Matched Pryor and McLean with 14 points today…12.0 ppg over last three.
- 4-9 from the floor, 2-3 from 3pt range and 4-5 from the FT line.
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Justin Tuoyo, Sr.-F
- 10 points, all in the second half.
- 6 blocks ties season high…7th time recording six or more…10th multiple block game of the season, 62nd career in 77 appearances.
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