Chattanooga Basketball
Postgame Notes
Murray State 73, Chattanooga 62
Regional Sports Events Center - Murray, Ky.
Dec. 19, 2009
Team
- Chattanooga is 5-6 on the season, 0-1 in the Southern Conference after a hard-gought 73-62 loss at Murray State of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Saturday afternoon at the Regional Sports Events Center. The Racers are 9-2 thus far and winners of nine of the last 10.
- The Racers now lead the series 5-2. The Mocs are 0-4 in games played at Murray State.
- UTC is 615-363 as a DI program (33rd season), 162-215 on the road.
- Chattanooga is 74-71 all-time against the current OVC membership. Since the move to DI (1977-78), the Mocs are 36-14 against the OVC.
- Head Coach John Shulman is 95-78 in his sixth year, 24-44 on the road, 1-1 against Murray State.
- Entering tonight's game, the Mocs shoot 48.2 percent from the field in wins and 36.6 percent in losses. Today they shot 37.7 percent. Chattanooga hit 50 percent (13-26) of its first half offerings, but managed just 28.6 percent (10-35) in the second frame. Murray State shot 51.9 percent (27-52) for the game and 60 percent (15-25) in the second half.
- Today's game was a battle of two tradition-rich programs. Between the two schools, they have competed in 23 NCAA Tournaments (Chattanooga 10, MSU 13) as the conference champion from their respective leagues.
- The Racers scored 22 points off 18 Chattanooga turnovers with 11 steals. Murray State also scored 40 points in the paint to just 26 for the Mocs.
- 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 33 man-game missed on the season through eight games. The Racer played at full strength.
- With Keegan Bell not starting due to a stomach virus, no Mocs player has started every game this season. Bell, Josh Odem and Ridge McKeither have each started 10 of the 11 games this season. Bell played just eight minutes.
Individual
Sophomore Jasper Williams
- Made second career start due to a stomach virus for Keegan Bell. Scored seven points with four assists in 26 minutes.
- Previous start came at Richmond where he scored six points and four rebounds in place of a banged up Josh Odem.
Senior Ty Patterson
- 16 points on 6-13 shooting including 4-8 from three-point range.
- Scored all 16 points in the first half.
- Has scored 16 or better in all three appearances this season as well as hitting four or three in all three games.
Junior DeAntre Jefferson
- First double-double in a Mocs uniform with 10 points and a game-high 11 boards.
- Shot 4-6 from the field and 2-4 from the free throw line to accumulate his 10 points.
- Even mix on his 11 boards with five offensive and six defensive.
- Had eight points and eight rebounds in the second half.
Freshman Josh Odem
- Had three steals today.
- Marks the third time this season with three or more steals with a high of four against ETSU.
- Was 0-4 from three-point range. It is the first game he did not make a three in this season.
