Chattanooga Basketball - Postgame Notes
Furman at Chattanooga
McKenzie Arena - Chattanooga, Tenn.
Feb. 13, 2010
Team
- The Mocs drop an 87-78 decision to Furman tonight...UTC is now 13-14 on the year and 5-9 in the SoCon North Division...the Paladins move to 12-13, 6-8 in the South.
- The contest was part of a doubleheader with the women's team...The Lady Mocs defeated Appalachian State 59-56.
- Chattanooga holds a 46-22 advantage in the series...The Mocs are 24-6 in Chattanooga...Furman is 6-4 in the last 10 meetings.
- UTC is 623-370 as a DI program (33rd season)...The Mocs are 334-180 in SoCon games.
- The Mocs are on the road next Saturday at Samford at 3 p.m. (EST)...The home finale is the following Monday, Feb. 22, with Davidson coming to the Roundhouse (7 p.m.).
- Chattanooga associate head coach David Conrady is a 1987 graduate of Furman..."Rady" was a four-year letterwinner (1983-86) and was on the SoCon All-Freshman team in 1983.
- The Mocs have started 12 different players at least once this season...There have been 12 different lineups as well.
- Chattanooga has lost 55 man games this season (injury, illness, suspension, etc.).
- The Mocs are 10-3 when scoring 70 or more points.
- Chattanooga is 4-13 when trailing at halftime. Last time the Mocs came back from a halftime deficit was at home Jan. 28 against Western Carolina (36-29)...The Paladins led 32-27.
- The Mocs are 5-11 when opponent scores 70 or more.
- Chattanooga is 0-13 when trailing with five minutes to play.
- The Mocs are 8-4 when committing less than 15 turnovers ...In the last six games, the Mocs have just 72 turnovers (12.0/gm) including a season-low eight Wednesday against Samford...Season average entering was 16.6 per game.
- Chattanooga held a 38-26 advantage in points in the paint and a 22-12 in second chance points.
- Furman made 45 percent of its three-point attempts (9-20)...On two-point shots, the Paladins hit 58.8% (20-34).
Individual
Junior DeAntre Jefferson
- Led the Mocs with 15 points on 5-7 shooting from the field and 5-7 from the free throw line.
- It is his fifth game this season leading the team in scoring and sixth leading in rebounding.
- His five boards were tied as a team high by Jeremy Saffore and Chris Early.
Sophomore Keegan Bell
- 14 points on 5-11 FG, 2-3 3pt and 2-2 FT...scored all 14 in the final 12 minutes of the game.
- Seven assists against just one turnover...The seven assists are his most since 10 against Mississippi Valley State (12/10) and is his high in a league game.
- Three steals tonight...high for a SoCon contest and most since three against Longwood (11/28).
Sophomore Ricky Taylor
- 14 points on 6-11 FG, 1-5 3pt and 1-3 FT.
Senior Ty Patterson
- 12 points and three steals in 35 minutes...shot 4-10 FG, 2-6 3pt and 2-4 FT.
- Has scored in double digits in eight straight games.