Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
Georgia Southern at Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tenn. - McKenzie Arena
Jan. 28, 2011
Team Notes
- Chattanooga fell to 9-14 and 3-7 in the Southern Conference as Jelani Hewitt hit a three-point field goal at the buzzer to give Georgia Southern a 75-72 win...the Eagles improved to 9-12 and 7-4 in the league.
- The Mocs have lost consecutive home games for the first time since opening the 2010 season with defeats against Austin Peay, 67-70, and Jackson State, 87-75.
- Tonight's attendance was 4,170, the largest of the season at McKenzie Arena surpassing the 3,245 mark set against Appalachian State.
- Mocs have out-rebounded their past eight opponents dating back to Jan. 2 at Tennessee.
- Chattanooga held edges in points in paint (36-30) points from the bench (22-15) and second-chance points (17-12).
- The Eagles used a 28-8 run over 6:54 to take their first lead of the game, 70-68, with 2:56 remaining...two layups by Ricky Taylor put the Mocs up by two, 72-70, with 1:07 left...Hewitt made a jumper with 41 second remaining to knot the contest at 72.
- There were three lead changes throughout the game, all in the second half....as the Mocs' largest lead was 16 with 12:03 remaining.
- Georgia Southern is now 17-31 in the all-time series and 6-17 in meetings at McKenzie Arena.
- Chattanooga shot 48.4% (15-31) from the field in the first half taking a 36-26 advantage on Georgia Southern.
Senior Guard Ricky Taylor
- Registered nine points to move into eight all-time in front of Alphonso Pugh (2003-06) with 1,145 career points...went 4-11 from the field and 1-2 from the free throw line.
Senior Guard Omar Wattad
- Surpassed a career-high with 10 rebounds...previous was seven that he hit three times, last was against Longwood (12/29/11).
- Recorded 10 points, his 35th career double-digit scoring games including 15 this season.
- Tied a season-high with five assists, achieved three time this season last against Wofford (1/12/12)
- His two steals tied a season-high for the sixth time, most recently at UNCG (1/19/11)
Junior Drazen Zlovaric
- Tallied his fourth career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds...it was his 14th double-digit scoring game of the season....went 8-12 from the field.
- Has now grabbed 7 or more rebounds in 14 of 23 games
Senior Guard Keegan Bell
- Notched his 32nd double-digit scoring game of his career with 16 points on 6-10 shooting...went 4-8 from three-point range, he 17th time he has made four or more three in his two-plus seasons with the Mocs.
- Nailed three of his first four shots from behind the arc.
- Improved his UTC leading assist total to 494...it was his 55th career five-plus assist games and his 18th this season.
Freshman Guard Ronrico White
- Went 2-4 from three-point range for six points.
Sophomore Forward Drew Baker
- Appeared in 14 minutes, the most this season against Division I competition, registering four points on 2-2 shooting from the field.
Junior Guard Dontay Hampton
- Totaled seven points going 2-7 form the field and 3-3 from the charity stripe
- Tied a season-high with four assists, last achieved against Hiawassee (12/21/11).
