Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
Samford at Chattanooga
McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Saturday – Feb. 14, 2015
TEAM
- Chattanooga improved to 18-8 overall and 11-3 in SoCon action with tonight's 79-72 win over Samford … the Bulldogs dropped to 12-16 overall and 5-10 in league play.
- UTC has won 10 of the last 12, 13 of 16 and 16 of its past 20 contests.
- The Mocs are 13-2 at home this season … 25-4 in McKenzie Arena in two seasons under head coach Will Wade … best home record in first two seasons for a head coach at UTC since Mack McCarthy went 27-6 in 1985 and 1986 … UTC is 13-2 at home in SoCon games in two years under Wade.
- UTC is 23-7 in SoCon games in two seasons under head coach Will Wade … best start to a league career at UTC since Mack McCarthy went 26-6 in his first two years with the Mocs (12-4 in 1985 and 14-2 in 1986).
- UTC shot 54.0% (27-50) from the floor … sixth time this season over 50% from the field … won all six of those games.
- 10 blocks is second most this season … high is 15 vs. Western Carolina (1/8/15) ... entered game ranked 10th in the nation in blocks (5.8/gm).
- The Mocs won the battle on the boards (40-30) for the third game in a row … UTC is 13-2 when outrebounding its opponent.
- UTC's 18 wins equals its total from last season.
SoCon Race
- At 11-3, Chattanooga is alone in second-place, a game behind Wofford.
- Other league games today: ETSU 66 vs. Furman 59, Mercer 55 vs. UNCG 50, Wofford 75 at Western Carolina 55.
- Current top six: Wofford (12-2), CHATTANOOGA (11-3), Mercer (10-4), Western Carolina (8-7), ETSU (8-7) and VMI (5-9) … top six get first round byes in SoCon Championship (Asheville, N.C., March 6-9) with top two playing the winners of first round games (seeds 7-10).
INDIVIDUAL
Casey Jones – Jr.-F
- Tied for game-high and team-high with 21 points.
- Shot 7-14 from the field, 7-10 from the FT line.
- Tied for game-high with 10 boards.
- Sixth double-double of the season.
- 8th game with 20+ points … all eight have come in pairs..had 23 in Thursday's win at Wofford.
- Fourth game with 20 and 10.
- Season-high six assists.
- Tied a career-high with three blocks.
Tre' McLean – So.-G
- Eight points, four boards and three assists.
- Played 29 minutes … second most in a SoCon game.
- Shot 3-5 from the field and 2-5 from the FT line.
Eric Robertson – Jr.-G
- Career-high 21 points.
- Shot 7-11 from the field, 5-8 from 3-pt. range and 2-2 from the FT line.
- Career-high three blocks.
- Third time this season with 5+ threes.
Justin Tuoyo – So.-F
- 14 points on 5-9 shooting, 4-7 from the FT line.
- Tied for game-high with 10 boards.
- Fifth double-double of the season.
- Added three blocks.
