MOCS MEN'S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
Game No. 10 | Chattanooga at The Citadel | McAlister Fieldhouse | Dec. 11, 2014
FOR STARTERS
- Chattanooga is now an even 5-5 on the season, 1-0 in SoCon play…1-4 on the road…The Citadel is 4-5, 0-1 in the SoCon…4-1 at home.
- The Mocs series lead moves to 58-16…54-13 in regular season league play…28-9 in Charleston.
- Fourth straight win in the series for UTC.
- All five wins this season are by 11 or more points.
KEY SPURTS
- The Mocs held the Bulldogs without a field goal for four or minutes five different times.
- Longest drought was 5:47 of the second half…C.J. Bray scored at 16:13 on a layup…home squad did not make another shot until 9:46, a P.J. Horgan layup.
- Chattanooga was 28-23 late in the first half as Martynas Bareika drained his first shot attempt of the season, a 3pt with about five seconds left…sparked a 14-3 run capped by Ronrico White's three at 16:30 of the second half for a 16-point lead, 42-26.
- The Citadel ran off 10 unanswered points to tie the score 21-21 with 6:26 remaining in the first half…all 10 came from Jake Wright off the bench in a 2:36 flurry…it was the only time the score was tied after 0-0.
- The Mocs led for 36:14…Tre' McLean's 3pt at 5:42 in the opening frame put the good guys ahead for good.
SHOT CHART
- Nine different Mocs netted the first nine shots…10 made the 12 total in the first half.
- Chattanooga shot better than 50 percent for the second consecutive game…50.9 percent (27-53) from the field…50.0 percent (8-16) from the free throw line.
- Bulldogs are fifth team UTC has limited to 40 percent or worse shooting…shot 40.0 percent (16-40), 37.5 percent (3-8) from 3pt range.
BOARD WORK
- Chattanooga dominated the glass, 34-22…fifth game with an advantage on the boards…best margin against a DI opponent.
- 11 offensive rebounds…fifth straight game with 10 more.
- 14-5 lead in second chance points.
PLAYER NOTES
Justin Tuoyo, So.-F
- Career-high 14 points…7-11 FG…5th double-digit game this season.
- 9 rebounds, six on the offensive boards…second-most offensive rebounds this season.
- Tied career high with six blocks.
Greg Pryor, So.-G
- 11 points…5-9 FG, 1-2 3pt…6th double figure game of 2014-15, 14th career.
- Season-high five rebounds.
