CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- Z. Mason (Nashville, Tenn.) led the Chattanooga Mocs (9-9/3-2) to a 51-48 Southern Conference win over visiting Wofford (9-8/2-3) Thursday night in McKenzie Arena. Mason had his first collegiate double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds.

His effort in reserve helped UTC to a 24-1 advantage in bench points. The 13 boards paced a 45-40 advantage on the glass.

Mason's jumper at 12:36 gave the Mocs a 38-32 advantage nearing the mid-point of the second half. The Terriers scored six straight to tie the game at 38 and then again at 40-all on a jumper by Brad Loesing with 7:05 to play.

Chattanooga weathered a storm scoring just one basket in more than nine minutes of clock time before Mason scored with 3:06 remaining to give the Mocs a three-point advantage, 43-40.

Drew Crowell tied the game for the fourth time with just over a minute left on the clock, 44-44. It was a free throw game from there on.  Mason made two followed by two more from Ricky Taylor (Brownsville, Tenn.) inside 30 seconds making it 48-44.

Loesing's layup made it a two-point game, 48-46, as the clock ticked inside 20 seconds. Keegan Bell (Huntsville, Ala.) made one of two charity tosses (49-46) before Kevin Giltner was fouled taking a three-pointer just eight seconds later. He missed the first, but made the next two to get within one.

Bell drained two free throws with just over six seconds left for a three-point cushion. Loesing's three was errant as the horn sounded on the 51-48 win.

Taylor had 11 points and seven rebounds, while Drazen Zlovaric (Novi Sad, Serbia) chipped in 10 points and five rebounds. Wofford was paced by Loesing's 21 points and five assists.

It was defensive game throughout as Chattanooga never trailed. UTC held the Terriers to just 28.4 percent (19-67) from the floor including 17.1 percent (6-35). The Mocs shot just 39.6 percent (19-48) with an 11.1 percent (2-18) performance from beyond the arc.

The next three games are on the road for the Mocs beginning Saturday at Samford. The 3 p.m., Eastern Time tip is on the SoCon Sports Network broadcast locally on WTCI Ch. 45 (Chattanooga) and WNGH Ch. 18 (North Georgia), as well as nationally on ESPN3.com

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