Chattanooga Basketball - Postgame Notes
Samford at Chattanooga
McKenzie Arena - Chattanooga, Tenn.
Feb. 10, 2010
Team
- The Mocs fell to Samford 78-54 tonight...UTC is now 13-13 on the year and 5-8 in the SoCon North Division...the Bulldogs move to 10-15, 4-9 in the North.
- Chattanooga holds a 45-33 advantage in the series...The Mocs are 32-12 in Chattanooga...UTC had won the last 10 meetings, 16 of the last 17 and 17 of 19 in the series before tonight's loss.
- UTC is 623-370 as a DI program (33rd season)...The Mocs are 334-180 in SoCon games.
- Samford opened on a tear, hitting 7-8 from the field, 4-4 from 3-pt. range and 2-2 from the FT line...in the first half, the Bulldogs tied a season-high with 38 points on 13-25 shooting (52.0%), 10-17 from 3-pt. range (58.8%) and 2-2 from the FT line.
- The Mocs were only down six 38-32 at the half, despite Samford's hot shooting...UTC held the Bulldogs to just one field goal in the final six minutes during an 11-3 run to close the half.
- Samford only missed four shots in the second half, shooting 12-16 from the field (75.05) and 5-7 (71.4%) from 3-pt. range.
- Chattanooga shot a season-low 29.5% (18-61) from the field tonight.
Individual
Sophomore Chris Early
- Scored 10 points on 4-7 shooting, 2-3 from 3-pt. range
- Second-straight game in double figures
Senior Ty Patterson
- 15 points on 6-14 shooting, 3-9 from 3-pt. range
- Seventh straight game in double-figures
- Added three steals
Sophomore Keegan Bell
- Scored 11 points on 3-11 shooting, 3-10 from 3-pt. range, 2-2 from the FT line
- First game with 10+ points in four contests
Sophomore Ricky Taylor
- 10 points on 3-12 shooting, 2-8 from 3-pt. range and 2-2 from the FT line
