Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
Samford at Chattanooga
McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Saturday – Feb. 5, 2017
TEAM
- The Mocs scored a 51-45 come-from-behind win over Samford today.  UTC improves to 14-9 overall and 8-1 in SoCon action while the Bulldogs drop to 9-15 and 2-7 overall. 

- The Mocs trailed 43-38 with 6:06 left to play, but closed the game on a 13-2 run for the win … UTC was 2-3 from the field, 1-1 from behind the arc and 8-8 from the FT line to close out the game … Samford shot 1-10 from the field and 0-6 from behind the arc in the last six minutes of play.

- UTC won the battle on the boards 30-29 … most only had one offensive rebounds in the first half and seven for the game … Samford managed nine offensive boards and held an 11-4 advantage in second-chance points … Samford entered the fourth quarter with a 24-18 edge on the boards … Mocs are 12-3 when outrebounding their opponent.

- Mocs trailed 21-10 at the break … UTC is just 2-8 this season when trailing at the half.

- UTC was down 38-35 heading into the fourth quarter … this was the Mocs' first fourth-quarter comeback of the season … Chattanooga came into the game 0-8 when trailing heading into the final frame. 

- Mocs are 20-7 all-time against Samford … 11-2 at home.

- Head coach Jim Foster's 879^th career win (879-332 - .726) … tied with Dean Smith for 11^th for wins among NCAA Division I men's and women's head coaches. 
                1. Pat Summitt – 1,098
                2. Mike Krzyzewski – 1,060
                3. Tara VanDerveer – 1,000
                4. Jim Boeheim – 999
                5. C. Vivian Stringer – 977
                6. Geno Auriema – 976
                7. Barbara Stevens – 973
                8. Sylvia Hatchell – 960
                9. Jody Conradt – 900
                10. Bob Knight – 899
                11. Jim Foster & Dean Smith – 879

- Mocs have won 48-straight SoCon home games … last loss was against Appalachian State on Feb. 14, 2011.

- Mocs only committed two fouls in the second half.

INDIVIDUAL
Queen Alford – Sr.-G
- Seven points and four rebounds.
- Topped 1,300 (1,303) for her collegiate career … 579 at UTC.

Nakeia Burks – So.-G
- Season-high 13 minutes.
- Played the entire fourth quarter to provide defensive length on the perimeter.
- Samford shot 0-6 from behind the arc in the fourth quarter.

Keiana Gilbet – Jr.-G
- Game-high 14 points.
- Shot 3-8 from the field, 2-3 form 3-pt. range and 6-8 from the FT line.
- Second-straight game in doubles figures … 11^th this season.
- Team-high four assists … added five boards.
- Recorded her 200^th assist (203).

Jasmine Joyner – Sr.-F
- Nine points and a team-high eight boards.
- 1,186 career points passes Taylor Hall (2011-14) for 19^th all-time at UTC.

Chelsey Shumpert – Jr.-G
- 11 points.
- Fifth-straight game in double-figures.
- Shot 3-7 from the field, 1-5 from 3-pt. range and 4-4 from the FT line.