2015-16 Chattanooga Mocs Basketball
Post-Game Notes – UNCG
Feb. 20, 2016 – Greensboro, N.C.
 
TEAM
- Chattanooga lost its first home game of the season 79-64 to UNCG…record falls to 24-5, 13-3 atop the Southern Conference…Spartans improve to 12-17, 8-8 in the league.
 
- 24 wins leads the nation…No. 1 Villanova beat Bulter (77-67) to get to 24.
 
- 19-3 in last 22 games.
 
- Chattanooga leads the SoCon at 13-3… ETSU (12-4) is currently in second.
 
- The Mocs are 40-10 (.800) in league play since the start of 2013-14…22-3 (.880) at home.
 
- Lead the series 22-17…won three of the last four…12-6 in Chattanooga…18-14 in SoCon regular season games.
 
- 400-223 in regular season SoCon games…243-68 at home.
 
- No. 9 in this week's CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25.
 
- Mocs shot a season-low 35.1% (20-57) from the field in the game. 
 
- UTC did not block a shot for the first time this season.
 
- UNCG shot a season-high 67.4% (31-46) from the field … highest percentage allowed by UTC this season. 
 
INDIVIDUAL
Chuck Ester – Jr.-F
- 12 points and team-high six boards. .
- Shot 5-8 from the field, 1-2 from behind the arc and 1-2 from the FT line.
- Added three assists.
- Ninth game in double-figures … second in a row.
- 17-28 (60.7%) from the field last four games.
 
Dee Oldham – Sr.-G
- 12 points in 23 minutes off the bench.
- 5-9 form the field, 2-5 from 3-pt. range.
- Added five boards.
 
Justin Tuoyo – Jr.-F
- 14 points on 2-4 shooting, 10-13 from the FT line.
- Career-highs for FTs made and attempted.
 
Head Coach Matt McCall
- 24-5 to open his collegiate coaching career…best start by a UTC ball coach…next best over first 29 games? Mack McCarthy (1985-86) and Jeff Lebo (2002-03) both began 21-8.
- 12-1 at home.