Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
Chattanooga at Mercer
Hawkins Arena – Macon, Ga.
Monday – Jan. 15, 2018

TEAM
- Chattanooga lost its second straight overtime game 75-71 at Mercer…Mocs are 6-13, 0-6 in the Southern Conference…Bears move to 9-9, 2-3.
- First time since 1999 with back-to-back overtime games…def. ETSU 85-74 on Jan. 11 before losing 62-61 to Appalachian State on Jan. 14.
- Third time in four years the meeting in Macon went extra time…UTC lost 75-72 in 2015 before a 72-66 triumph in 2016.
- Led 30-28 at the half closing the first half on a 12-2 run…limited Mercer to just 1 FG over last 7:45…2nd straight game taking lead into intermission.
- Previous two games, the Mocs out-scored their opponents (Furman & The Citadel) 122-117 over the first 30 minutes before falling away 34-66 over the remainder of the games…Mercer led 53-45 with 10:00 to play tonight…UTC out-scored its hosts 21-13 to send it to OT…37-21 in the last 10 minutes of each half, Mercer led 45-29 combining the opening 10 of each period in regulation.
- +21 (30-9) scoring margin from 3pt range tonight…Mocs went 10-29 (34.5%) to 3-12 (25.0%) for the hosts.
- Mercer entered the contest 6-1 at home with a 27.9 scoring margin.
 
COACH
- Lamont Paris is 6-13 in his first season at Chattanooga, his first as a collegiate head coach.
- 0-6 in Southern Conference regular season games.
- 1-8 on the road, 0-3 in league play.
 
SERIES
Meeting: 68th
Overall: 32-36
In Macon: 11-24
SoCon Regular Season: 4-3
Last 10: 4-6
 
BY THE NUMBERS
0 – Despite +8 turnover margin, the two teams were 15-15 in points off turnovers.
3 – Steals for Mercer ties Alabama State and Charlotte for season low by an opponent.
8 – Turnovers…fewest in a SoCon game…lowest total vs. DI opponent (7-Hiwassee).
20 – Season-low rebound total…-19 margin with 39 for Mercer.
27 – 3pt made over the last two games.
56.6 – Shooting percentage for the Bears…4th straight game with 50 percent or better for opponents.
90 – Minutes played over 57 hours for Makale Foreman…89 for Rodney Chatman, Nat Dixon and David Jean-Baptiste.
 
STUDENT-ATHLETES
Rodney Chatman, So.-G
- 17 points, six rebounds and eight assists.
- 16.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg & 6.7 apg over the last three.
 
Nat Dixon, Jr.-F
- 17 points…snaps 20-point streak at three games.
- 12 assists with just three turnovers (4.0 A/TO) over last four games (166 minutes-41.5 mpg).
 
Makale Foreman, So.-G
- 16 points…5-10 FG, 4-6 3pt & 2-2 FT.
- 62.5 percent shooting (10-16) from 3pt range over the last two games.
 
David Jean-Baptiste, Fr.-G
- 15 points…second straight game with three or more 3s (3-9).
- 31 points and 10 assists in his 89 minutes on the road trip.
 
Joshua Phillips, Sr.-C
- Season-high eight rebounds.
- Six points on 2-3 FG and 2-3 FT.