2016-17 Chattanooga Mocs Basketball
Post-Game Notes vs. Western Carolina
Chattanooga, Tenn. – Feb. 4 – McKenzie Arena
 
Team Notes
- Chattanooga defeated Western Carolina 77-65 in Southern Conference action Saturday evening…17-6 overall, 8-3 in conference…Catamounts drop to 7-18 overall, 2-10 in league play.
 
- 8-3 in the SoCon is third, one game behind leader Furman at 9-2.
 
- Mocs were the only home team in the league to win today. 
 
- 6-2 on Saturdays this season, 16-4 under Matt McCall.
 
- 410-226 in 40th year of SoCon regular season play.
 
- 20-5 in last 25 SoCon regular season games.
 
- 22-3 in last 25 SoCon home matchups.
 
- 4-3 in games where the lead changes hands in the second half this season.
 
- No. 13 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll…released each Monday evening…ETSU (12), Furman (20) and UNCG (22) are also ranked.
 
By the Numbers
-3 – rebound margin for the Mocs … only the ninth time the Mocs have been outrebounded this season … 6-3 in those games.
 
+5 – margin in second-chance points … despite losing the overall battle on the glass, UTC turned eight offensive boards into 13 second-chance points. 
 
9 – Number of turnovers by Western Carolina's starting backcourt … Mocs' starting backcourt had one and five steals.
 
14 – steals in the game ties a season high … came into the game No. 22 in the nation (8.4) … sixth game with 10+ … Pryor and McLean had four each.
 
+16 - advantage in points off turnovers … Mocs turned 19 WCU miscues into 20 points. 
 
17 – Wins for the program…34th season (4th in a row) the Mocs won 17 or more games.
 
19 – equals the most turnovers UTC has forced in SoCon play this season (The Citadel) … Mocs are 14-1 when committing fewer turnovers.    
 
22 – points off the bench for the second-straight game … Tuoyo led with 15.
 
50% - FG% from the floor (24-48) … 8-1 when shooting 50% or better … 19-1 under McCall. 

50% - WCU 3-pt. FG% (5-10) ... season-high for Western Carolina ... Mocs are 3-1 when opponent shots over 50% from three .. 5-3 under McCall.  

55.6% - WCU FG% (25-45) ... second-highest UTC has allowed this season (VMI) ... Mocs are 2-2 when opponent shoots over 50% ... 7-7 under McCall.

85 – NCAA RPI entering today's game…best in SoCon followed by ETSU (90), Furman (113) and UNCG (132).
 
Head Coach Matt McCall
- 46-12 in two seasons…23-6 in regular season conference matchups.
- 4-1 vs. Western…2-0 in Chattanooga.
- 24-2 at home…14-2 in league play in McKenzie Arena.
 
Series Notes
- 89th meeting.
- 65-24 series lead…38-3 in Chattanooga.
- 53-21 in regular season SoCon meetings.
- 8-2 in the last 10 including three in a row.
- Season series: 2-0.
 
Individual Notes
Johnathan Burroughs-Cook – Sr.-G
- 12 points on 5-10 shooting, 1-3 from behind the arc and 1-1 from the FT line.
- 13^th game in double-figures this season … 19^th of his career.
- Fourth game with season with 10+ shots.
 
Casey Jones – Sr.-G/F
- Season-high and game-high 19 points.
- Shot 7-10 from the field, 2-4 from 3-pt. range and 3-3 from the FT line.
- Tied for team-high with six rebounds.
- Tied season-highs with three assists and two steals.
- Topped 200 assists for his career (202).
- Only Moc with 1,200 points (1,254), 600 rebounds (618), 200 assists (202) and 100 steals (111). 
 
Tre'McLean – Sr.-G
- 12 points on 3-6 shooting, 2-5 from 3-pt. range and 4-6 from the FT line.
- Ted for team-high with six boards.
- Added three assists and four steals. 
 
Greg Pryor – Sr.-G
- Scored eight points on 1-7 shooting, 6-8 from the FT line.
- 1,147 career points passes Alphonso Pugh (2003-06) for 11^th all-time at UTC.
- 120^th career start … passes Willie White (1981-84) for the school-record. 
 
Justin Tuoyo – Sr.-F
- 15 points off the bench for the first time this season.
- Shot 5-6 from the field, 1-1 from 3-pt. range and 4-6 from the FT line.
- Played 28 minutes.
- 5-13 (38.5%) from behind the arc this season … 9-32 (28.1%) for his career.
- 529 career rebounds passes Stanford Stricklin (1981-84) for eighth all-time at UTC.