Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
The Citadel at Chattanooga
McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Wednesday – Jan. 11, 2017

TEAM
- The Mocs scored an 83-73 win over The Citadel tonight … UTC moves to 13-4 overall and 4-1 in league action … the Bulldogs drop to 9-10 on the year and 2-4 in league play. 

- The Citadel came into the game leading the nation in scoring at 97.2 ppg … Mocs held them to 24 points below their average. 

- The Mocs shot 57.1% (16-28) from the field in the first half to take a 46-38 lead into the locker room … best first-half FG% against a Division I opponent this season.

- The Citadel built a seven-point lead early in the after a Warren Sledge jumper put them up 19-12 with 13:17 left in the half … Mocs went on a 15-5 run over the next seven minutes to take the lead for good. 

- The Citadel shot 8-24 from behind the arc (33.3%) … tied for the most attempts by a UTC opponent this season (Marshall - 12/6/16). 

- UTC shot 4-18 from 3-pt. range for 22.2% … ties a season-low for 3-pt. FG% (UNCG 1/2/17) … Mocs were 0-10 from deep in the second half.   

- UTC won the battle on the boards 36-35, and had the advantage in second-chance points 19-8 … UTC only had one more offensive board than the Bulldogs (12-11) … Mocs are 29-2 when winning the battle on the boards under head coach Matt McCall. 

- The Mocs forced The Citadel into 19 turnovers and held a 19-10 edge in points off turnovers. 

- All 19 players who saw action in the game scored … they all played at least nine minutes. 

- Mocs improve to 62-16 all-time against The Citadel … 32-6 at home … won eight in a row in the series.

- UTC held a 46-38 advantage at the break … Mocs are 35-2 when leading at the half under head coach Matt McCall … 12-2 this season.

- Chattanooga is 20-3 in last 23 homes games.

- Mocs are 82-35 (.701) over the last four seasons … most wins in the state of Tennessee and the SoCon in that stretch.

INDIVIDUAL
Johnathan Burroughs-Cook – Sr.-G
- Game-high and season-high 20 points on 7-11 shooting, 6-9 from the FT line.
- Second career 20-point game (23 at Georgia - 11/13/15). 
- 39 points on 11-19 shooting, 3-6 from 3-pt. range and 14-19 from the FT line last two games.
- Added four boards.

Casey Jones – Sr.-G/F
- Season-high 17 points on 5-8 shooting, 1-2 from 3-pt. range and 6-7 from the FT line.
- Scored 40 points on 14-22 shooting, 3-6 from 3-pt. range and 9-12 from the FT line last three games.
- 1,192 career points passes Z. Mason (2012-14) for seventh all-time at UTC.

Tre' McLean – Sr.-G
- 12 points on 5-11 shooting, 1-3 from 3-pt. range and 1-5 from the FT line.
- Added seven boards, four assists and two steals in 32 minutes.

Justin Tuoyo – Sr.-F
- Double-double with 13 points and a game-high 13 boards. 
- Tied a career-high in rebounds.
- 13 points on 5-8 shooting, 3-3 from the FT line.
- Fourth double-double of the season … ninth of his career.
- Season-high three assists.
- Added four blocks in 32 minutes.
- Had exactly 500 career rebounds … 12^th in school history to hit that mark.
- Passed Eric Smith (1978-81), Casey Long (2004-07) and Willie White (1981-84) on the Mocs' rebounding list in tonight's game.