MOCS MEN'S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
Game No. 18 | Chattanooga at ETSU | Freedom Hall | Jan. 10, 2015
FOR STARTERS
- Chattanooga is now 11-7, 4-1 in the Southern Conference…ETSU falls to 9-5, 4-2 in league play.
- The Mocs series lead is now 44-33, 33-22 in regular season SoCon matchups…15-19 in Johnson City.
- UTC has won five of its last six and eight of the past 10 ballgames…the Bucs three-game win streak snapped.
OVERTIME
- Chattanooga's last overtime game was last February 27 at Western Carolina, an 83-81 win…Casey Jones hit the game-winner there too.
- The Mocs are 4-2 in the series in overtime…last OT matchup was a 71-70 ETSU win on Nov. 15, 2006 in Johnson City.
SHOT CHART
- The Mocs shot 36.5 percent from the field making 23 of 63 shots…last time the squad won when shooting less than 40 percent in a game was in November's against Robert Morris.
- Season-high 14 three-pointers made in a school-record-tying 38 attempts (36.8%)…limited ETSU to eight of 20 attempts…while that was a 40 percent effort, the Bucs made nearly four less than their average and took seven-and-a-half fewer attempts than normal
- Chattanooga made 14 of 17 free throws (82.4%) compared to 45.0 percent (9-20) for ETSU.
BOARD WORK
- ETSU won the battle on the glass 41-39…the Mocs are 2-7 now when getting out-rebounded…won the last two when getting out-boarded.
- UTC had 17 offensive rebounds, 10 in the second half and overtime.
- Second chance points went the Bucs' way 13-12.
MISCELLANEOUS
- Justin Tuoyo had three blocks…15 straight games with two or more blocks.
- Chattanooga was +2 on turnovers with nine, while ETSU had 11…13 points off turnovers for the Mocs.
- UTC played without starting point guard Greg Pryor and forward Lance Stokes.
PLAYER NOTES
Casey Jones, Jr.-F
- 9 points, 11 rebounds…3pt with 1.7 left in overtime was the game winner…second game-winning overtime basket in his career with first coming at Western Carolina last February.
- Offensive rebound with just under 18 seconds to go set up the opportunity.
- 2 blocks…4th multi-block game this season.
- Played 44 of the 45 minutes.
Eric Robertson, Jr.-G
- Tied career high with 20 points...7-14 FG including 6-11 3pt.
- New career best with six 3pt made…leads the SoCon in 3pt FG percentage at 53.5 percent.
- 14 second half points with four of his six treys in the second frame.
- 6th double digit scoring night of 2014-15, 13 for his career…2nd 20-point effort.
Ronrico White, Sr.-G
- 16 points and seven assists with just two turnovers…47th career game with 10 or more points, 11th of the season.
- Played all 45 minutes.
- Tied season high with four 3pt made…new career high with 14 attempted.
- His alma mater Bearden High School in Knoxville retired his jersey Friday night...the team stopped to watch the ceremony.
Martynas Bareika, Sr.-F
- Season-high 13 points and four rebounds…20th time in his career he's reached double digits, first time in 2014-15.
- Shot 3-9 from 3pt range making all three in the second half.
