MOCS MEN'S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
Game No. 19 | Chattanooga at Samford | Hanna Center | Jan. 15, 2015
FOR STARTERS
- Chattanooga is now 12-7, 5-1 in the Southern Conference…Samford drops to 7-13, 0-7 in league play.
- The Mocs series lead is now 52-36, 9-4 in regular season SoCon matchups…16-24 in Birmingham.
- UTC has won six of its last seven and nine of the past 11 ballgames…now 3-0 on the road in conference games.
- Chattanooga and Mercer are tied atop the SoCon standings at 5-1, Wofford is third at 4-1.
SHOT CHART
- The Mocs shot 48.4 percent from the field (30-62), but just 25.0 percent from 3pt range (5-20)…59.5 percent (25-42) on 2pt shots.
- UTC made 70.8 percent (17-24) from the free throw line…23 of the free tosses came in the second half.
- Samford made 53.3 percent (24-45) from the field, 28.6 percent (2-7) from 3pt range and 61.9 percent (26-42) at the line…shot three fewer free throws (42) than shots attempted (45).
BOARD WORK
- Chattanooga was +8 on the boards with a 36-28 advantage…fewest rebounds allowed to an opponent since 25 to Furman four games ago.
- The Mocs had 14 offensive rebounds…40 percent offensive rebound rate…led to 20-5 margin in second chance points.
- 10-0 when out-rebounding the opponent.
MISCELLANEOUS
- Justin Tuoyo had three blocks…16 straight games with two or more blocks.
- Chattanooga was +3 on turnovers with 15, while ETSU had 18…17 points off turnovers for the Mocs.
- UTC returned point guard Greg Pryor and forward Lance Stokes tonight…Pryor missed last two games with an injury, while Stokes missed one.
- The Mocs had a season-high 29 personal fouls.
PLAYER NOTES
Justin Tuoyo, So.-F
- 14 points and 11 rebounds…4th double-double this season matches Casey Jones for team high…5-10 FG, 4-6 FT.
- 8 offensive boards was three more rebounds than any individual on Samford had total (5).
- 4 assists with no turnovers.
Ronrico White, Sr.-G
- Matched Tuoyo for team-high honors with 14 points…5-10 FG, 2-4 3pt and 2-4 FT…12th double digit scoring night of the season, 48th career.
- 4 assists…10th game this season with four or more.
- 39 minutes played tonight…played all but one minute (124) in the last three games.
Casey Jones, Jr.-F
- 12 points on 5-9 FG, 1-2 3pt and 1-2 FT…14th game with 10 or more points, 37th career.
- 7 rebounds, three assists, two blocks and four steals…season high for steals.
- 3pt to end the first half marked back-to-back treys to end halves after his three with 1.7 seconds left in OT won the game at ETSU.
Martynas Bareika, Sr.-F
- 12 points in 15 minutes…4-8 FG, 2-5 3pt & 2-2 FT…12.5 points per game over last two outings.
- Scored 7 straight points in the second half to give his squad its largest lead of 13 (71-58) with 4:21 to go.
Chuck Ester, So.-F
- 10 points off the bench…most points in a SoCon contest so far.
- Added two rebounds, two assists, a block and a steal in 17 minutes.
- 5-9 from the field for his 10 points.
