Chattanooga Basketball - Postgame Notes
Reinhardt at Chattanooga
McKenzie Arena - Chattanooga, Tenn.
Tuesday - Dec. 21, 2010
TEAM
- The Mocs even their record at 6-6 with a 107-48 win over Reinhardt today.
100-point games
- 36th in school history...Mocs are 36-0 in game when scoring 100+ points.
- First time since a 107-62 win vs. Virginia Intermont on Nov. 13, 2009.
- Ranks No. 17 on the Mocs' single game scoring list.
- The 59-point win is the sixth largest margin of victory in school history...biggest win since a 61-point victory over Covenant College (120-59) on Nov. 9, 2007.
- All 11 Mocs who saw action scored at least four points in the game.
- UTC outscored the Eagles 44-12 in the paint and 23-6 on second chance points.
- Reinhardt actually led 15-14 with 13:27 left in the first half after a 3-pointer by Tony Foster...UTC then went on a 20-2 run to take control of the game...the Mocs outscored Reinhardt 41-12 in the last 13 minutes of the first half to take a 55-27 lead into the locker room.
- UTC shot a season-high 52.6% (40-76) from the floor...also shot a season-high 41.2% (14-34) from 3-pt. range.
- Mocs grabbed a season-high 60 rebounds against just 26 for the Rams....season-high 20 on the offensive end...tied for sixth-most boards in school history...most boards in a game since getting 61 against Tennessee Wesleyan on Nov. 27, 1991.
- 14 three-point field goals ties for the seventh most in school history...two off the record 16 set on three different occasions...most since hitting 14 against Mississippi Valley State on Dec. 12, 2009.
- Reinhardt shot 16-62 (25.8%) from the field...a season-low for a Mocs' opponent.
- The Mocs had five double-digit scorers (Taylor 21, Early 17, Cage 14, Wattad 11, Burroughs 11) for the first time since Tennessee Temple on the same date last year.
INDIVIDUAL
Junior Keegan Bell
- Game-high eight assists.
- Fifth game with 8+ assists this season...top-15 in the nation and No. 1 in the SoCon with 6.6 apg.
- Eight points on 3-7 shooting, 2-5 from 3-pt. range and 7-8 from the FT line.
- Season-highs in FTs and attempts.
- 6-15 (40.0%) from 3-pt. range in last three games...just 8-44 (18.1%) in nine games before that.
Junior Jahmal Burroughs
- Season-high 11 points off the bench
- Shot 4-4 from the field and 3-4 from the FT line.
- Added five boards.
Senior Troy Cage
- Career-high 14 points.
- Shot 6-12 from the field and 2-6 from 3-pt. range.
- Career-highs in makes and attempts from the field and behind the arc.
- Tied a season-high with five boards.
- Career-high three assists.
- Career-high and game-high three steals
Junior Chris Early
- Career-high 17 points.
- Shot 6-10 from the field, 3-5 from 3-pt. range and 2-2 from the FT line.
- Third career double-double...first this season.
- Most rebounds by a Mocs this season.
- Only played 18 minutes.
Senior Jeff Smith
- Season-high seven points on 3-9 shooting, 1-5 from 3-pt. range.
- Season-high four boards.
- Career-high four assists.
Junior Ricky Taylor
- Season-high and game-high 21 points.
- Shot 7-14 from the field, 2-4 from 3-pt. range and 5-7 from the FT line.
- First 20+ point game of the season...seventh of his career.
Junior Omar Wattad
- 11 points on 4-6 shooting, 3-5 from 3-pt. range.
- 16-36 (44.4%) from 3-pt. range in his last five games...33.3% for the year.
- Hit double-figures in eight of last nine games.
