Chattanooga Basketball
Postgame Notes
Chattanooga 75, Georgia Southern 63
Hanner Fieldhouse - Statesboro, Ga.
Jan. 6, 2010
Team
- Chattanooga is 9-6 on the season, 1-1 in the Southern Conference with a 75-63 win over Georgia Southern in Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Ga. The Eagles are 3-13, 0-3 in SoCon play.
- The Mocs lead the series 27-15, 8-9 in Statesboro. The Eagles had won the last two in Statesboro and four of the last five before tonight's win.
- UTC is 619-363 as a DI program (33rd season), 164-214 on the road.
- Head Coach John Shulman is 99-78 in his sixth year, 26-42 on the road. He is 49-41 in SoCon games, 19-26 away.
- Chattanooga has won four straight games, all by double digits. The last time they won four consecutive games was last season winning five in a row from Jan. 10-22, all SoCon games. The last time a Mocs team won four straight by double digits was in Dec. 15-29, 2007.
- Entering tonight's game, the Mocs shoot 48.3 percent from the field in wins and 36.8 percent in losses. Tonight the Mocs hit 50 percent of their shots (22-44).
- The Mocs led 32-18 at the half and are now 7-0 when leading at the break.
- Chattanooga is now 8-0 when topping the 70-point mark, 1-6 when falling short of that mark.
- The Mocs have held four straight opponents under 40 percent shooting. Tonight the Eagles hit 34.3 percent from the floor and 28 percent from three-point range.
- Chattanooga held a 42-32 advantage on the glass with the Eagles grabbing 17 of their 32 boards on the offensive end.
- The Mocs turned the ball over 27 times, their most since 29 at Missouri. Georgia Southern did not take advantage, however, scoing just 12 points off the 27 miscues.
- Chattanooga hit 14 three-pointers tying season high (Mississippi Valley State). As a team, the Mocs made 60.9 percent (14-23) from beyond the arc, easily the season's best.
- Tonight was the first game since last Wednesday's win over Eastern Kentucky. It is part of a two-game in 14-day stretch. On Jan. 14, the Mocs play seven games in 17 days.
- The Mocs played without the services of two scholarship players (Troy Cage, Dante Harvey). 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 43 man-games missed on the season through 15 games.
Individual
Senior Ty Patterson
- Set a new career high with 25 points on 8-11 from the field, 7-9 from three-point range and 2-2 from the free throw line.
- It was his third 20-point game of the season, fourth of his career.
- New career high with seven three-pointers made.
- Led the team in rebounding for the second straight game with seven.
- Team leader with four assists. In his last three games, Patterson has 14 assists and just one turnover.
- Scored 17 points in the first half hitting all six shots, five coming from three-point range.
Freshman Josh Odem
- Also had a career high with 22 points hitting 6-9 on FG, 4-4 from three and 6-6 from FT line.
- Career high with six boards while adding two assists off the bench.
- Four three-pointers tied his high against Mississippi Valley State.
- Six free throws made and attempted are both new highs.
Freshman Sam Watson
- Scored seven points with three rebounds in 18 minutes.
- New high with three assists.
- Mocs are 3-0 in his starts.
