2016-17 Chattanooga Mocs Basketball
Post-Game Notes at Western Carolina
Cullowhee, N.C. – Dec. 31 – Ramsey Center
 
Team Notes
- Chattanooga opens the Southern Conference season with a 64-48 win at Western Carolina…10-3 on the year, 1-0 in the league…Western falls to 5-9, 0-1.
- 23-17 in SoCon openers…10-11 starting out on the road…4th straight win in first conference meeting, all on the road.
- 28-7 in the 2016 calendar year…second-most wins in a year behind 29-3 in 1983…6th time with 25 or more: 1977 (26-6), 1982 (26-4), 1983 (29-3), 1993 (25-5) & 2015 (25-6).
- No. 9 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll…released each Monday evening.
- Led 32-24 at the half…9-1 this season, 32-1 under Matt McCall when leading at the break.
- 48 points is a season-low for an opponent (52-at Coastal Carolina/ULM)…4th time holding opposition to 54 or less.
- 24 second-half points are the fewest by an opponent this year (29 at Coastal Carolina).
- 33.9 percent shooting for the Catamounts is the second-lowest total by a DI opponent in 2016-17…Tennessee shot 32.8 percent.
 
By the Numbers
- 64 points…2-2 this year when scoring less than 70…7-7 under McCall.
- 43.1%...3rd lowest of the season…51.2 percent (21-41) after making one of first 10 offerings.
- 8 blocks…4th time with eight or more this year.
- +3 turnover margin (14/17)…10-1 in 2016-17, 30-2 under McCall with fewer turnovers.
- -7 rebound margin (31/38)…5-2 this season, 13-7 under McCall when losing the battle on the glass.
- 33.9 percent…Western is 6th opponent limited to less than 40 percent this year…17-0 under McCall when limiting the opposition to less than 40 percent shooting.
 
Head Coach Matt McCall
- 39-9 in two seasons…16-3 in regular season conference matchups.
- 3-1 vs. Western Carolina…1-1 in Cullowhee.
- 15-6 on the road…8-2 in SoCon away games.
- 25 of the 39 career wins are by double digits including ALL 10 this season.
 
Series Notes
- 88th meeting…won three of the last four and seven of nine.
- 64-24 all-time series lead…21-20 in Cullowhee.
- 403-223 in 40th year of SoCon regular season play…52-21 vs. WCU.
 
Individual Notes
Justin Tuoyo, Sr.-F
- Season-high seven blocks…came into the game No. 4 in the country with 3.58 average…now blocking 3.85 per contest.
- Now with 231 in his career, 5th-most in SoCon history…7 shy of Jody Lumpkin (CofC, 1998-01) in 4th.
- 11th multi-block game this season, 63rd of his career (78 appearances).
- Added 15 points and 8 boards…tied for game-high scoring honors with Greg Pryor and Haboubacar Mutombo.
- 5-8 FG and 5-7 from FT line.
 
Greg Pryor, Sr-G
- 15 points with 13 in the first half.
- 3-4 from 3pt range…5th game with three or more made this season, 14th in his career.
- 1 steal…needs three more (147) to join Casey Long (2004-07) as the only Mocs with 1,000 points, 300 assists and 150 steals.
 
Johnathan Burroughs-Cook, Sr.-G
- 13 points…5-9 FG, 1-2 3pt and 2-4 FT.
- All 13 points came after the break.