2015-16 Chattanooga Mocs Basketball
Post-Game Notes – ETSU
Feb. 13, 2016 – Johnson City, Tenn.
 
TEAM
- Chattanooga earned a 76-68 victory at ETSU Saturday afternoon…record rises to 23-4 on the season (10-4 on the road), 12-2 in the Southern Conference…the Buccaneers fall to 16-10, 9-4 in the league.
- 7th game in last 15 days…6-1 over that period.
- 18-2 in last 20 contests…8-2 in last 10 on the road.
- 3rd time in last four games our league-leading squad faced the second-place team in the league…3-0 also beating Furman (62-54) and winning at Mercer (72-66 OT).
- 23 ties UTC record for win in the regular season…the 1993 SoCon Champions also won 23 en route to a 26-7 campaign.
- The Mocs are 39-9 (.813) in league play since the start of 2013-14…18-7 (.720) on the road.
- Lead the series 45-33…16-19 in Johnson City…34-18 in SoCon regular season games.
- 4th consecutive win over the Bucs and fifth in last six meetings.
- Last 12-2 SoCon start? 1992-93 (14-2).
- 399-222 in regular season SoCon games…157-155 on the road.
- The Mocs are in first place in the SoCon at 12-2 by one-and-a-half games over Furman (11-4)…Wofford (10-4) is third followed by ETSU (9-4) in fourth, Mercer (8-6) fifth with Western Carolina (6-7) in sixth.
- No. 6 in this week's CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25…UTC received two votes in the AP Top 25 poll this week as well…ETSU received votes in the Mid-Major poll.
- Snaps the Bucs eight-game home winning streak.
- -1 in turnover margin (13-12)…22-15 advantage in points off turnovers…9th time UTC's topped 20 points off turnovers.
- +7 in rebound margin (37-30)…13 offensive boards converted into 14 points…16-0 when out-rebounding opponent.
- 19-0 when scoring 70 or more points.
- 19-0 when leading at halftime…up 37-26 at the break.
- 80.6 percent from free throw line making 25 of 31…the Bucs made 12 of 19, 63.2 percent.
- Held ETSU to 22.2 percent shooting from 3pt range (4-18)…well below season average of 37.4 percent.
- 12 steals most in SoCon play for UTC…most since 12 on Dec. 8 at home against Tennessee Wesleyan…season high against a DI opponent as well as on the road.
 
INDIVIDUAL
Tre' McLean, Jr.-G
- 25 points, 11 rebounds, two blocks and four steals.
- 54 points (27.0 ppg) in two meetings with ETSU in 2015-16…46 points in last three halves…3rd 20-point effort of the season.
- Career-high 11 boards…2nd double-double.
- 4 steals ties career high.
 
Dee Oldham, Sr.-G
- 10 points and two rebounds in 21 minutes.
- 3-5 FG, 1-2 3pt and 3-3 FT.
- 10.3 ppg over last three.
 
Greg Pryor, Jr.-G
- 10 points, three assists and four steals.
- 15th double figure scoring night of the season, 41st career.
- 6th game with three or more steals this season...16th career.
 
Eric Robertson, Sr.-G
- 3pt with 1:28 left settled an uneasy two-minute stretch without a basket stretching lead back to 10 (72-62).
- 181 career 3pt made is 3rd all-time at UTC…425 attempts is 8th.
- 5 points away 800 for his career.
 
Head Coach Matt McCall
- 23-4 to open his collegiate coaching career…best start by a UTC ball coach…next best over first 27 games? Mack McCarthy (1985-86) and Jeff Lebo (2002-03) both began 19-7.
- 10-4 on the road.
- 2-0 vs. ETSU.