Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
Jacksonville State at Chattanooga
Cayman Islands Classic – Mainland Bracket
McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Tuesday – Nov. 21, 2017

TEAM
- The Chattanooga Mocs dropped a 77-75 overtime game to visiting Jacksonville State in the finals of the Cayman Islands Classic – Mainland Bracket – in McKenzie Arena today.  The Mocs drop to 2-3 overall while the Gamecocks improve to 4-1.

- Mocs are 17-5 all-time against Jacksonville State … UTC faces the Gamecocks on the road on Dec. 21.

- Rodney Chatman hit a three with nine seconds left in regulation to knot the game at 70 and send it into overtime.

- UTC led 62-56 with 5:14 left to play, following a David Jean-Baptiste three-pointer … it equaled the largest lead of the game by either team.

- The score was tied 10 times and the lead changed 10 times.

- The Mocs were just 1-6 from the floor, 0-3 from behind the arc, in OT … shot 23-43 (53.5%) and 10-19 (52.6%) from behind the arc in regulation.

- Rebounding was the key stat … JSU dominated the glass 38-23 … offensive boards were 14-6, resulting in a 15-2 advantage for JSU in second-chance points. 

- UTC only turned the ball over 12 times … lowest against a Division I opponent this season.

- Third game in a row with 10+ threes … 34-68 (50%) in that stretch.

- Season-high six steals.

- Both Rodney Chatman (24) and Makinde London (23) both had career-highs … last time the Mocs had two with 20+ in the same game was almost a year to the day ago. Justin Tuoyo (24) and Greg Pryor (22) combined for 46 in the 72-67 loss to Arkansas State at West Point, N.Y., on Nov. 20, 2016.

INDIVIDUAL
Rodney Chatman – So.-G
- Career-high and team-high 24 points.
- 8-15 from the floor, 2-5 form 3-pt. range and 6-7 from the FT line.
- Career-highs for FGs made and attempted … tied for threes made.
- Double-figure scoring in four of first five games.
- Season-high two steals.
- Career-high 42 minutes.

Nat Dixon – So.-G/F
- 11 points on 3-4 shooting, 2-2 from behind the arc and 3-4 from the FT line.
- Tied a career-high with a team-high three assists.
- Career-high 42 minutes.
- 8-16 (50%) from behind the arc on the year.
- Double-figure scoring in four of first five games.

David Jean-Baptiste – Fr.-G
- 11 points on 4-9 shooting, 2-6 from behind the arc and 1-2 from the FT line.
- Double-figure scoring in three of first five games.

Makinde London – Jr.-F
- Career-high 23 points.
- Shot 6-12 from the field, 4-6 form behind the arc and 7-11 from the FT line.
- Team-high six boards.
- Added two assists, two blocks and a steal.
- Second 20-point night in three games.
- 11-21 (52.4%) from behind the arc this season.
- Career-high 41 minutes.