Chattanooga Basketball
Postgame Notes
Chattanooga 69, Marshall 68
Cam Henderson Center - Huntington, W. Va.
Nov. 20, 2010
Team
- Chattanooga is 2-2 on the season following 69-68 win at Marshall...The Thundering Herd is 2-1.
- The Mocs now lead the series 28-19...1st meeting since Dec. 2, 1997...9-12 in Huntington...Schools were one-time heated rivals in the Southern Conference.
- UTC is now 627-376 as a DI program (34th season)...165-224 on the road...39-37 against current C-USA teams since the move to DI in 1977-78.
- Head Coach John Shulman is 107-92 in his seventh year, 27-52 on the road...Shulman is 1-0 vs. Marshall...Tonight was his 199th game as head coach of the Mocs.
- Marshall is the fourth consecutive undefeated team UTC has faced to open the season...Tennessee (0-0), Austin Peay (1-0), Kennesaw State (2-0) and Marshall (2-0).
- Chattanooga shot 36.8 percent (21-57) from the field for the game, 37.5% (12-32) from 3-pt range and 60.0% (15-25) from free throw line.
- The Mocs did not win a single game in 2009-10 shooting under 40% from the field...1st win shooting under 40 percent since 2007 Elon (12/18) when the Mocs shot 39.2%.
- 12 three-pointers marks 29th straight game with five or more treys, 4th longest such streak in country.
- Mocs owned 40-39 advantage on the glass.
- Marshall out-shot UTC making 45.2% (21-57)...Thundering Herd out-scored the Mocs 36-16 in the paint.
- Score tied 5 times and lead changed hands 8 times.
- Chattanooga bench out-scored the Herd 19-11.
- The Mocs have a flurry of contests to start the year...Tonight's game is the fourth of seven games in 16 days with five of the seven on the road...UTC will travel approximately 2,900 miles over the first 16 days.
Individual
Junior Keegan Bell
- Father Dan was an assistant on the Marshall coaching staff during the heyday of the SoCon rivalry between the two schools and his mom Diana was a track star for the Herd.
- Scored 12 pts on 4-12 FG, 2-8 3pt and 2-3 FT...4 assists with 0 TO's.
- Took a charge as time expired to clinch win.
Junior Chris Early
- Native of Huntington, W. Va.
- Tied his career high coming into the game of 13 points (Alabama, 12/22/08), all in the first half...4-12 from the field, 4-9 from 3pt range.
- 4 treys is a career high.
Sophomore Dontay Hampton
- Came off the bench in the first half to provide an excellent spark on both ends of the floor with 7 pts, 2 rebounds and 2 steals in 10 min.
Senior Jeremy Saffore
- Made 1st start of 2010-11 after 30 last year.
- Had a slow start, but finished with 8 pts, 7 reb and 2 blocks.
- All 8 points came in 2nd half.
