Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
Robert Morris at Chattanooga
Battle 4 Atlantis Hosted Games
McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Wednesday – Nov. 26, 2014
TEAM
- The Mocs scored a 61-46 win over Robert Morris in the first game of the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament in McKenzie Arena today … UTC improves to 2-3 while the Colonials drop to 1-4.
- Chattanooga led for 38:59 today ... held the lead for 76:44 over the last two games (80 minutes) ... stayed in front of Tennessee Tech for 37:45 this past Saturday.
- Trailing 19-20 with 6:22 left in the opening half, UTC used an 11-0 run to take a 30-20 lead … run was capped by a Tre' McLean three with 3:14 left in the first.
- Leading 36-37, Chattanooga used a 14-2 run midway through the second half to take a 50-29 advantage with 10:10 left … Greg Pryor's three capped that spurt.
- Pryor's three at the 10:10 mark was the last FG in the game for UTC … the Mocs were 0-6 from the field, but 11-14 from the FT line in the last 10 minutes.
- Chattanooga shot 39.0 percent for the game (16-41) ... the last time the team shot less than 40 percent in a win was March 1, 2014, a 63-44 triumph over Appalachian State.
- Robert Morris was held to 27.8 percent shooting for the game (15-54) ... that's the lowest opponent FG percentage since Covenant also shot 15 of 54 in last season's opener (11/8/13) ... lowest by a DI opponent since Longwood shot 25.0 percent (15-60) in the opening game of the Dr Pepper Classic on Dec. 29, 2011.
- Mocs controlled the paint in the first half, outscoring RMU 18-4 … The Colonials owned the inside in the second with a 18-0 advantage.
- Chattanooga improves to 2-0 at home.
- Mocs blocked a season-high six shots today.
INDIVIDUAL
Casey Jones – Jr.-G
- Tied for game-high honors with 13 points.
- Shot 2-6 from the field, 9-10 from the FT line.
- Double-double with a game-high and season-high 10 boards.
- Fourth career double-double … first this season.
- Added two blocks.
Greg Pryor – So.-G
- Tied for game-high with 13 points.
- Shot 3-5 from 3-pt. range … 4-4 from the FT line.
- Three 3pt's is a career high.
Justin Tuoyo – So.-F
- Tied for game-high with 13 points
- Shot 5-10 from the field, 3-7 from the FT line.
- Added six boards and tied season-high with three blocks.
Ronrico White – Sr.-G
- Seven assists and no turnovers in 32 minutes.
- Added three points and five boards.
- Made his first start since March 8, 2013 against UNCG at the SoCon Tournament.
