Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
Chattanooga at VMI
Cameron Hall – Lexington, Va.
Sunday – Feb. 25, 2018

TEAM
- Chattanooga lost its regular season finale 68-65 at VMI…9-22, 3-15 in the SoCon…VMI is 9-20, 4-14 in the league.
- 11th game to come down to the final possession (4-7), seven in conference action.
- Trailed by as many as 17 in the second half before closing to within one in the final minute.
- 37.3 percent shooting today (22-59)…10th time that's occurred, three of the last four.
- +7 rebounding margin with 42 compared to 35 for the Keydets…+12 in the second half…despite the rebounding numbers, only managed a 17-15 advantage in second chance points.
- 15 turnovers…15 or more in three of the last four contests...-4 turnover margin.
- VMI shot 57.1 percent (20-35) on its 2pt attempts…27.3 percent (6-22) from beyond the arc.
 
COACH
- Lamont Paris is 9-22 in his first season at Chattanooga, his first as a collegiate head coach.
- 3-15 in Southern Conference regular season games.
- 0-2 vs. VMI.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
1 – 13th one-possession game this year (4-9).
3 – Consecutive game Makale Foreman made four treys…50.0 percent (12-24) during that stretch.
4 – Road game in a row with double-digit boards for Joshua Phillips…12.3 rpg over that span.
7 – Season-best offensive boards by an individual (Phillips) in a game this year.
10 – 3pt made for the 13th time this season.
19 – Offensive rebounds is a season high…topped 18 at The Citadel on Jan. 13…12th occurrence of 10 or more.
41 – Second-half points…three straight games with 41 or more and seventh in eight contests.
171 – Points in SoCon games for Phillips, more than double his 3-year career numbers at Middle Tennessee (83).
 
STUDENT-ATHLETES
Nat Dixon, Jr.-F
- Tied for game-high honors with 16 points…6-12 FG, 3-7 3pt & 1-3 FT.
- Added six rebounds and a game-high four assists.
 
Makinde London, Jr.-F
- Matched Dixon's 16 points making 7-16 FG and 2-6 3pt.
- Chipped in five rebounds, two assists, one block and two steals.
 
Makale Foreman, So.-G
- 14 points…4-11 FG, 4-10 3pt and 2-2 FT.
- 8th contest making four or more treys.