Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
Chattanooga at Samford
Birmingham, Ala. | Pete Hanna Center
Saturday, February 24, 2018
 
TEAM
- Mocs beat Samford 71-61 on the road … Mocs improve to 17-11 overall, 8-6 SoCon … Samford falls to 14-15 on the year, 6-8 in SoCon.
 
- 71 points is fourth most points scored by UTC this season … when scoring more than 70 points, the Mocs are 5-0.
 
- Chattanooga secures the #3 seed in the Southern Conference Tournament … UTC will play No. 6 UNCG in the first round in the final game on Thursday, March 1 … all games at the U.S. Cellular Center.
 
- Mocs outscored Samford 23-14 in the final quarter … UTC was 5-10 from the floor in the quarter, 3-6 from 3-point line, 10-10 from free throw line.
 
- Chattanooga closed the game on an 11-0 run in the final 3:15 … 6-of-6 from the free throw line.
 
- Chattanooga was 14-of-14 from the free throw line in the game … last time UTC was perfect from the line when shooting 10 or more was vs. Elon on December 17, 2009 (13-13).
 
- After UTC started the game with a 3-pointer, Samford went on a 17-0 run … UTC responded with an 11-0 run to close out the first quarter, trailed 17-14 at the end of the quarter.
 
- Outrebounded the Bulldogs 37-32 … sixth straight game outrebounding opponent.
 
- Mocs with eight turnovers … eighth game with 10 or fewer turnovers … UTC scored 11 points on 11 Samford turnovers … Samford scored eight on Mocs' miscues.
 
- UTC had 23 bench points … Molly Melton and Shelbie Davenport combined for 17 points and 11 rebounds off the bench.
 
- Chattanooga shot 39.7 percent, 23-of-58 … 11-of-22 from the 3-point line, 50 percent for the third straight game (28-of-56).
 
- 11 ties for most 3-pointers made this season (Wofford, UT Martin)
 
- 65 points is fourth most by a UTC opponent … 11 3-pointers is most made by a UTC foe this season.
 
INDIVIDUAL
- Aryanna Gilbert, RSr., G
19 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 40 minutes
FG: 6-of-17, 3FG: 3-of-9; FT: 4-of-4
10^th game this season playing every minute
 
- Lakelyn Bouldin, So, G
12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
FG: 4-of-9; 3FG: 2-of-4; FT: 2-of-2
 
- Brooke Burns, Fr., G
12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
FG: 2-of-7; 3FG: 2-of-4; FT: 6-of-6
 
- Molly Melton, Jr., G
9 points, 4 rebounds
FG: 3-of-4; 3FG: 3-of-4
 
- Shelbie Davenport, RJr., G
8 points, 7 rebounds
FG: 3-of-4; FT: 2-of-2