Chattanooga Basketball
Postgame Notes
No. 15 Georgia Tech 95, Chattanooga 64
McKenzie Arena - Chattanooga, Tenn.
Dec. 14, 2009
Team
- Chattanooga is 5-5 on the season, 0-1 in the Southern Conference after a 95-64 loss to No. 15 Georgia Tech of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Monday night at the McKenzie Arena. The Yellow Jackets are 7-1 on the young season.
- The Yellow Jackets now lead the series 13-2 in the first meeting between the two schools since Dec. 22, 1992, an 81-74 win in the Roundhouse for Georgia Tech which has won 12 consecutive meetings.
- UTC is 615-362 as a DI program (33rd season), 327-82 in the McKenzie Arena.
- Chattanooga is 6-24 all-time against the ACC.
- The Mocs are 3-45 against ranked opponents. The last time a ranked opponent came to the McKenzie Arena was No. 10 Tennessee on Dec. 4, 2007 escaping with a 76-70 victory. The last ranked win for the Mocs was over No. 19 Illinois on March 16, 1997 as Chattanooga moved on to its first Sweet 16 appearance.
- Head Coach John Shulman is 95-77 in his sixth year, 63-21 in the McKenzie Arena, 0-1 against Georgia Tech.
- Entering tonight's game, the Mocs shoot 48.2 percent from the field in wins and 37.8 percent in losses. Tonight they shot 32.8 percent.
- The Mocs attempted a school record 38 three-pointers in the loss. That breaks the old mark of 37 taken against Ohio Valley on Nov. 11, 2006.
- Georgia Tech shot a stellar 69.2 percent (18-26) in the first half hitting five of seven threes. For the game, the Yellow Jackets shot 60.8 percent which is a season high total for a Mocs opponent. Tech shot 68.6 percent (24-35) inside the arc.
- Despite turning the ball over 20 times, the Mocs still forced 19 from Georgia Tech. The difference is the Yellow Jackets scored 37 off the Mocs 20 miscues while UTC managed 20 points off Tech TO's.
- Georgia Tech's post advantage was witnessed in two areas. First, the Yellow Jackets out-rebounded Chattanooga 40-31. Second, Tech out-scored the Mocs 32-12 in the paint.
- The Mocs played without the services of two scholarship players (Troy Cage, Dante Harvey) due to injury. Cage is possibly out for the year after surgery to repair stress fractures in his leg. Harvey is out until mid-to-late January with a wrist injury suffered at Jacksonville State (12/1). UTC has lost 29 man-game missed on the season through eight games. The Yellow Jackets played without starting guard Iman Shumpert (knee).
- Game time for this Saturday at Murray State has changed to 3 p.m. (ET).
Individual
Senior Ty Patterson
- In just his second game of the season, Patterson fell one point shy of his career high by scoring 22 points on 8-15 FG and 6-12 3pt FG.
- The six threes made and 12 attempts are both career highs.
- Added five rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Sophomore Keegan Bell
- The Southern Conference leader in assists added five to his season total. It is the fifth straight game and seventh time he has had five or more in a game this season.
- Scored 13 points to join Patterson in double digits.
Junior Jeremy Saffore
- Led team with seven rebounds.
- It is the second time this season (Virginia Intermont with 13) and in his career that he has led the team in rebounding.
