Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
ETSU vs. Chattanooga
McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Saturday – Jan. 6, 2018
TEAM
- The Chattanooga Mocs dropped an 85-66 home game to ETSU tonight.  The Mocs fall to 6-10 overall and 0-3 in SoCon action.  ETSU improved to 12-4 overall and 3-0 in league play.

- UTC gave up a season-high 33 FGs to ETSU … Bucs were 33-59 (55.9%) from the floor.

- Mocs drew 25 fouls in the game … second-most this season (25 at TTU on 12/17).

- UTC shot 5-17 (29.4%) from three … tied a season-low (at Akron on 11/28) for threes made.

- 17 attempts from behind the arc were the second-fewest this season (12 at Akron on 11/28). 

- ETSU outrebounded the Mocs 42-29 … sixth game in a row losing the rebound battle.

- ETSU led wire-to-wire … Bucs jumped out to a 27-9 lead in the first nine minutes of the game.

- 83^rd meeting with ETSU … third longest series in school history behind Samford (95) and Western Carolina (90) … UTC leads 47-36 (.566) … 24-10 at home (.706) … ETSU has won three in a row.

INDIVIDUAL
Jonathan Bryant – Fr.-G
- Season-high six boards.
- Added five points on 2-3 shooting, 1-1 from the FT line.
- Played 10 minutes off the bench.

Nat Dixon – So.-G
- Game-high 20 points.
- Shot 6-13 from the field, 3-6 from 3-pt. range and 5-9 from the FT line.
- Played 37 minutes … ninth game in a row with 35+ minutes.
- Tied a season-high with two blocks.
- Added four boards and four assists.
- First game with 20+ points.
- Third Moc this season to score 20+ (Chatman and London).

Makinde London – Jr.-F
- 10 points on 4-12 shooting, 2-5 from 3-pt. range.
- Added five boards.

Joshua Phillips – Sr.-F
- Career-high 17 points.
- Shot 6-14 from the field, 5-11 from the FT line.
- 80 total points through eight games played this season…scored 83 in his three years at Middle Tennessee.