CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga Mocs used a strong surge to close out the first half and run away with a 107-48 win over visiting Reinhardt Tuesday afternoon.  Chattanooga (6-6/3-0 SoCon) had five double digit scorers led by a season-high 21 points from Ricky Taylor (Brownsville, Tenn.).

Chris Early (Huntington, W. Va.) posted his first double-double of the year, scoring a career-high 17 points, while tying his top mark of 12 rebounds.  He led a dominant show of force on the glass as UTC out-rebounded the Eagles 60-26 in front of a festive crowd in a rare midweek afternoon game in McKenzie Arena.

It was a close one early with seven lead changes in the opening seven minutes.  Reinhardt led 15-14 on a Tony Foster three-pointer at 13:27.  It was all Mocs from there.

Chattanooga took control over the final 13 minutes, out-scoring Reinhardt 41-13 to take a 55-27 advantage into intermission.  It was more of the same coming out of the break as UTC scored the first seven points to go up 62-27 on a Taylor fast break layup at 18:27.

The lead topped the 40-point mark, 75-34, at 14:58 on a layup by Jeremy Saffore (Nashville, Tenn.).  Troy Cage (Baton Rouge, La.) made it a 50-point margin, 86-36, with a jumper less than four minutes later.  It was two of Cage's career-best 14 points off the bench.

After seven unanswered points by Reinhardt, the Mocs went on a 21-10 run to take their biggest lead, 107-46, on a Jahmal Burroughs (New Orleans, La.) layup at 1:51.  David Sasser provided the final tally at the buzzer for the Eagles in the 107-48 UTC triumph.

Omar Wattad (Johnson City, Tenn.) and Burroughs each had 11 points.  Six different Mocs had more than five rebounds.  DeAntre Jefferson (Bloomington, Ill.) had eight boards, while Saffore added seven.  Cage also posted career highs with three steals and three assists.

Bob Cousy Award candidate Keegan Bell (Hazel Green, Ala.) played a season-low 24 minutes but still dished out eight assists.  It marks eight games this season with five or more for Bell.

Ismael John led Reinhardt with a strong overall performance of 14 points, five rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals.  Steven Jenkins had 11 points for the Eagles.

The Mocs take a few days off for a holiday break before returning to McKenzie Arena for the annual Dr Pepper Classic Dec. 29-30.  The opening game pits Georgia State against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 4:30 p.m. (E.S.T.), followed by Chattanooga hosting former Mocs guard Lincoln Walters and Montreat College at 7:00 p.m.  The game times are the same on the 30th with the consolation game at 4:30 and championship game at 7.

Tickets can be purchased online at GoMocs.com ($4 with TRADITION promo code) or by calling (423) 266-MOCS (6627).  Fans can access live video, audio and stats via Chattanooga All-Access on GoMocs.com.  The game will also broadcast on the Mocs Sports Network on ESPN 105.1 FM in the Chattanooga area with the "Voice of the Mocs" Jim Reynolds.