Chattanooga Mocs Basketball - Postgame Notes
Chattanooga at Austin Peay
Dunn Center - Clarksville, Tenn.
Monday - Jan. 3, 2011
TEAM
- The Mocs fall to 7-8 on the year with a, 89-57 loss at Austin Peay...the 32-point setback is the largest margin of defeat in the series with the Governors that dates back to the 1958-59 season...UTC is now 10-8 all-time against APSU...the Govs improved to 10-6 overall.
- UTC made the first basket of the game, but Austin Peay outscored the Mocs 26-8 over the next eight minutes to break the game open.
- The Mocs started the game 2-14 from the field...Chattanooga finished 14-59 (23.7%) from the field...its lowest FG% in a game since shooting 21.7% (15-69) against North Carolina on Dec. 5, 1997 in Charlotte, N.C.
- Chattanooga was 5-26 (19.2%) from 3-pt. range...its lowest percentage from behind the arc since going 3-20 (15.0%) at Missouri on Nov. 24, 2009.
INDIVIDUAL
Senior Troy Cage
- Got his first start because Omar Wattad was sent to the locker room by the officials to change his undershirt.
- Team-high 13 points.
- Shot 2-8 from the field, 0-2 from 3-pt. range and 9-11 from the FT line.
- 4th game in double-figures...3rd in the last four games.
- Also tied for team-high with nine boards.
Junior Chris Early
- 12 points on 4-12 shooting, 2-6 from 3-pt. range and 2-3 from the FT line.
- Tied for team-high with nine boards.
- 12 FG attempts ties a career-high.
Junior Ricky Taylor
- 12 points on 2-10 shooting, 1-4 from 3-pt. range and 7-7 from the FT line.
- Ties a career-high for FTs made.
- Ties his high for most FTs without a miss in a game.