Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
Longwood at Chattanooga - Dr Pepper Classic Game 2
The McKenzie Arena - Chattanooga, Tenn.
Thursday - Dec. 29, 2011
TEAM
- UTC outscored Longwood 53-20 in the second half to secure an 85-50 win in Game 2 of the 2011 Dr Pepper Classic...UTC improves to 5-8 overall while the Lancers drop to 4-9.
- UTC only led by two at the break...here is a look at 1st half vs. 2nd half shooting
- FG% - 13-33 (39.4%) in the first...19-33 (57.6%) in the second...32-66 (48.5%) for the game.
- 3FG% - 1-13 (7.7%) in the first...8-14 (57.1%) in the second...9-27 (33.3%) for the game.
- Used a 13-2 spurt in the first 5:40 of the second half to take control of the game.
- Longwood made four of its first seven shots from deep...only hit three of its last 28 shots from behind the arc...went 0-15 in the second half.
- 56 rebounds is the most by a UTC team since grabbing 60 against Reinhardt on Dec. 21, 2010...T18th most rebounds in school history...78th time in DI era with 50 or more...most against a DI opponent since 56 vs. College of Charleston, 12/15/07...also had 56 that season against East Tennessee State (11/278/07).
- 27 assists is tied for the 13th most assists in school history...most since logging 28 in an 87-74 win against The Citadel on Dec. 1, 2007...28th time in DI era with 25 or more.
- 32 FGs made tied a season-high for Chattanooga.
- UTC outrebounded Longwood 56-31...the +25 margin on the boards is the most since +34 vs. Reinhardt on Dec. 21, 2010...most against a DI opponents since +29 against Georgia Southern in the Southern Conference tournament on March 5, 2010.
INDIVIDUAL
Senior Keegan Bell
- One rebound shy of a triple-double with 10 points, 16 assists and nine boards.
- Career-high 16 assists...one shy of the school-record of 17 set by Gary Robb against Southern on Dec. 29, 1992.
- Shot 4-9 from the field, 0-3 from 3-pt. range and 2-4 from the FT line.
- Added two steals
- Has 24 assists and two turnovers in last two games.
Senior Jahmal Burroughs
- Season-high 10 points.
- Made all five of his shot attempts from the floor.
- Most points against a DI opponent.
Junior Z. Mason
- Season-high 10 points on 4-7 shooting, 2-2 from the FT line.
- Added seven boards.
Senior Ricky Taylor
- Scored his 1,000 point on a three-pointer at the 7:53 mark.
- 18th member of UTC's 1,000-point club.
- Finished with 10 points on 4-10 shooting, 1-4 from 3-pt. range.
- Added five rebounds and three assists.
Senior Omar Wattad
- Game-high 18 points on 6-13 shooting, 6-12 from 3-pt. range.
- 5-6 from 3-pt. range in the second half.
- Season-high for threes made.
- Tied a career-high with seven rebounds.
- 13-27 (48.1%) from 3-pt. range the last three games.
Junior Drazen Zlovaric
- Game-high 10 rebounds.
- Added nine points, all in the first half.
- Shot 3-5 from the field and 3-5 from the FT line.
- Season-high three assists.
