Chattanooga Basketball - Postgame Notes
Chattanooga at Appalachian State
Holmes Center - Boone, N.C.
Feb. 25, 2010
Team
- Chattanooga dropped an 80-74 decision at Appalachian State Thursday night in the Holmes Center...UTC is now 14-16 on the year and 6-11 in the SoCon North Division...the Mountaineers are 19-11, 12-5 in the North.
- Tonight was the third contest in a four-games-in-eight-days stretch for Chattanooga...The Mocs end the regular season Saturday at Western Carolina which will be on SportSouth at 3 p.m., as part of SoCon Saturday.
- The teams combined to shoot 15 free throws tonight...There were no free throws shot in the first half.
- Chattanooga leads the all-time series 40-28...UTC is 11-18 in Boone.
- UTC is 624-372 as a DI program (33rd season)...The Mocs are 335-182 in SoCon games.
- The Mocs have started 12 different players at least once this season...There have been 12 different lineups as well...Tonight's lineup is 6-4 (Keegan Bell, Ricky Taylor, Ty Patterson, Sam Watson and Jeremy Saffore).
- The Mocs are 11-4 when scoring 70 or more...UTC is 6-12 when opponent scores 70 or more.
- Chattanooga is 5-14 when trailing at the half...App State led 35-29 at the break...The last time UTC came back from a halftime deficit was Monday against Davidson (35-32).
- The Mocs are 0-14 when trailing with five minutes to play in the game.
- Chattanooga opponents have hit 10 or more three-pointers 13 times (4-9).
- In the last nine games, Chattanooga has committed 106 turnovers, 11.8 per game...UTC was averaging 17.8 turnovers per contest with a -2.4 turnover margin and had an assist: turnover ratio of 0.83 entering that span...The Mocs had 14 points and 10 turnovers tonight.
- App State dominated the glass 36-26.
- Chattanooga's bench outscored its counterparts 32-9.
Individual
Junior Ricky Taylor
- Second straight game with 22 points shooting 9-14 FG and 4-7 3pt.
- Ties his career high.
- Sixth 20-point game, third time with 22 (Mississippi Valley State - 12/12/10/Davidson on Monday)
- It is his 20th game scoring in double digits, 10th time leading the team in scoring.
Junior Ridge McKeither
- 12 points, all in second half, on 4-11 FG, 1-1 3pt, 3-4 FT.
- Team-high five rebounds.
Senior Ty Patterson
- 10 points on 4-10 FG, 2-7 3pt.
- Career high of four steals.
- Scored all 10 points in second half.
Sophomore Keegan Bell
- 10 assists and three steals...third game with 10 or more assists.
- Most assists in a league game this season.
