Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
Hiwassee vs. Chattanooga
The McKenzie Arena - Chattanooga, Tenn.
Wednesday - Dec. 21, 2011
TEAM
- Chattanooga improves to 4-8 overall with a 95-41 win over Hiwassee (4-11).
- The Mocs used a 27-0 run midway through the first half to break the game open ... leading 16-9 after a Hiwassee bucket from cody Carson at the 13:42 mark of the first half...UTC did not allow another basket until the Tigers' Joel bailey hit a three at the 2:11 mark.
- 15th 50-point win in Mocs's DI era...3rd this season, a school record...54-point margin of victory today ranks tied for 10th on that list.
- 11 of the 12 Mocs that played, scored at least one point...only starting PG Keegan Bell, who had a game-high eight assists in 22 minutes failed to score...Bell only took one shot in the game.
- UTC shot 31-56 (55.4%) from the floor, its second-best percentage of the season.
- Chattanooga was 10-18 (55.6%) from 3-pt. range, including 6-9 in the first half...it was a season-high for percentage...the 18 attempts were the second-fewest on the season (14 vs. Butler).
- The Mocs were 23-34 (67.6%) from the FT line...season-highs for attempts and makes.
- The 41 points allowed are the second fewest on the year (36 vs. Warren Wilson).
INDIVIDUAL
Freshman Martynas Bareika
- Season-high six points on 2-2 shooting, 2-4 from the FT line.
- Season-high 12 minutes.
Senior Keegan Bell
- Game-high eight assists.
- Extends his school record for assists to 424.
Freshman Trey Brown
- Four points on 1-2 shooting from 3-pt. range and 1-2 from the FT line.
- First career points.
Freshman Jared Bryant
- Career-high 14 points...first game in double-figures.
- Shot 5-8 from the field and 4-5 from the FT line.
- Career-high seven boards.
Junior Dontay Hampton
- 14 points on 4-6 shooting, 4-5 from 3-pt. range and 2-2 from the FT line.
- Career-high for threes made.
- Season-high four assists.
Freshman Lance Stokes
- Season-high nine points in first career-start.
- Shot 2-5 from the field and 5-6 from the FT line.
- Season-high six rebounds.
- Season-high three steals.
Senior Ricky Taylor
- Game-high and season-high 21 points...18 in the first half.
- Shot 8-13 form the field and 5-9 from 3-pt. range.
- Second-most points in a game by a Moc this season.
- Tied for most 3-pt. FGs in a game by a Moc this season.
- Closing in on 1,000 career points with 990 in 95 games played.
