Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
VMI at Chattanooga
McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Thursday – Jan. 22, 2015
TEAM
- The Chattanooga Mocs scored an 86-64 win over VMI at home tonight … UTC moves to 13-7 overall and 6-1 in SoCon action … VMI drops to 7-13 and 3-6 in league games.
- UTC has now won seven of its last eight and 10 of its last 12 … four-straight wins is the longest streak this season.
- The Mocs are tied atop the SoCon standings with Wofford at 6-1 … Mercer lost to Western Carolina tonight to drop to 6-2.
- Chattanooga is 38-11 against VMI … previous game was the Keydets last in the SoCon before leaving the league in 2003.
- UTC improved to 10-2 at home this season.
- The 86 points are the most in SoCon play for Chattanooga this season … VMI's 64 points is their third fewest this season.
- VMI shot 21-68 (30.9%) from the floor … 68 shots are the most against UTC this season … 21 FGs for VMI ties a season-low.
- The Keydets were 7-25 (28.0%) from 3-point range … most threes taken against UTC this season.
- VMI won the battle on the boards 48-38 … 48 rebounds are the second-most allowed by Chattanooga this season.
- UTC forced VMI into 22 turnovers … most against a SoCon team this season … held a 23-7 advantage in points off turnovers … Mocs only coughed it up 10 times tonight … UTC leads the SoCon in turnover margin at +2.2.
INDIVIDUAL
Casey Jones – Jr.-G
- 13 points on 6-10 shooting, 1-5 from the FT line.
- Added five boards and three steals.
- Topped 400 rebounds in his career (404).
Eric Robertson – Jr.-G
- Game-high 17 points … led team in scoring for the fourth time.
- Shot 5-5 from the field and 3-3 from 3-point range.
- Seventh game in double-figures this season.
- Added three boards in 26 minutes off the bench.
- Leads the SoCon in 3-pt. FG% at 52.6% (41-78).
- Fourth in the SoCon in FG% - 54.5% (60-110).
Justin Tuoyo – So.-F
- 10 points and seven boards.
- Shot 3-7 from the field and 4-5 from the FT line.
- Added four blocks and two steals in just 19 minutes.
- Leads the SoCon and is No. 5 in the nation with 3.5 blocks per game.
Ronrico White – Sr.-G
- 15 points on 4-10 shooting, 1-6 from 3-point range and 6-6 from the FT line.
- Three assists and no turnovers in 26 minutes.
- Sixth game this season with 25+ minutes and no turnovers.
- Eighth-straight game in double figures.
