CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga suffered through a cold shooting night in dropping an 89-57 decision at Austin Peay (10-6/4-0 OVC) Monday night.  Chattanooga (7-8/3-0 SoCon) shot 23.7 percent (14-59) from the floor, its worst shooting performance since making 21.7 percent (15-69) against North Carolina on Dec. 5, 1997 in Charlotte, N.C.

Troy Cage (Baton Rouge, La.) led the Mocs with 13 points and nine rebounds.  Chris Early (Huntington, W. Va.) added 12 points and nine boards, while Ricky Taylor (Brownsville, Tenn.) chipped in 12 points as well.

Tyshwan Edmondson led all scorers with 23 points while making four steals for the Govs.  Josh Terry added 16 points and seven rebounds, while John Fraley posted 11 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks and three steals.

It was all Govs from the beginning.  Early scored a three-point play the old-fashioned way to cut an early deficit to 11-7 with 15:38 left in the half.  Austin Peay went on 26-6 run capped by a Justin Blake trey at 6:51 to give it a 37-13 advantage.  Trailing 41-17, the Mocs scored the final six points to go into halftime down 41-23.

Back-to-back three-pointers by Early cut the lead to 17, 48-31, with 17:47 left, but the Mocs would get no closer.  A 16-2 Govs run put the game away as Terry's three-point play made it 64-33 with 13:18 left in the game.

Chattanooga shot 19.2 percent (5-26) from the field in the first half and 27.3 percent (9-33) in the second.  The Mocs managed just five three-pointers in 26 attempts shooting just 19.2 percent, the team's worst effort from beyond the arc since 15 percent (3-20) at Missouri last season.

Two bright notes came on the glass and at the foul line.  UTC out-rebounded the Govs 44-42 including 17 offensive boards, its best total against a DI program this season.  Chattanooga hit a 24 of 28 free throws, an 85.7 percent effort, its' best since making 86.4 percent (19-22) against Holy Cross in Puerto Rico on Dec. 19, 2005.

The Mocs remain on the road heading back into Southern Conference play at UNC Greensboro on Saturday, Dec. 8.  Game time is slated for 2 p.m., and fans can access live audio and stats via Chattanooga All-Access on GoMocs.com.  The game will also be broadcast on the Mocs Sports Network on ESPN 105.1 FM in the Chattanooga area with the "Voice of the Mocs" Jim Reynolds.