MOCS MEN'S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
Game No. 32 | Chattanooga vs. Furman | SoCon Quarters – U.S. Cellular Center | March 7, 2015
FOR STARTERS
- Chattanooga is 22-10, Furman 10-21 after a 69-67 win in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference Championship.
- The Mocs are 52-28 all-time in the SoCon Tourney in 38 seasons…22-14 in the quarterfinals.
- UTC's six-game win streak is snapped…2nd run of five or more wins which is a first since 1996-97.
HEAD COACH WILL WADE
- Will Wade is 40-25 in his second season in the Scenic City…4th Moc coach (Mack McCarthy 42, Ron Shumate 40, Jeff Lebo 40) to win 40 games in first two seasons of their tenure.
- Wade is 0-2 in SoCon tournament games.
- Wade is 4-1 against Furman…0-1 in Asheville.
THE SERIES
- Chattanooga is 52-26 against Furman…6-1 in neutral site matchups.
- The Mocs are 4-4 in the SoCon Tournament against the Paladins 3-4 when facing Furman in the quarterfinals.
- Loss snaps five-game win streak in the series for UTC.
CHARTING OFFENSE
- Mocs are now 21-6 when scoring 60 or more points this season.
- Chattanooga shot 56.0% (14-25) in the first half, 33.3% (10-30) in the second…43.6% (24-55) for the game.
- Limited Furman to 42.9% (18-42)…9-2 when shooting a better percentage than opponent, 18-3 under Will Wade.
- The Paladins made 27 of 32 free throws (84.4%) including 25 of 30 (83.3%) in the second half…the Mocs made 68.4 percent (13-19).
- Daniel Fowler's basket with 4:58 to play was the last FG of the game for Furman…made 18 of 22 (81.8%) from the FT line down the stretch, 11 of 12 (91.7%) in the final minute.
MISCELLANEOUS
- 11 turnovers tonight are the fewest since eight in the overtime win at Furman…three in the second half, but those converted to eight Paladin points.
- 9 of Furman's 11 second chance points came in the second 20…UTC held 14-11 advantage for the game.
- 16 offensive rebounds for the Mocs marks the 22nd occasion with 10 or more…nine times with 15 or more.
- Great effort from the bench…out-scored Furman reserves 29-14.
PLAYER NOTES
Ronrico White, Sr-G
- 16 points and five assists…led team in scoring for seventh time this season, 13th in his career.
- 1,100 career points…14th on the DI era scoring list.
- 21st time in double digits this year, 57th career.
- 5 or more assists for the 19th time in his career, seventh in 2014-15…285 career assists ranks 10th all-time.
- 3rd in the DI era in FT made (336) and fifth in attempts (429).
Casey Jones, Jr.-F
- 12 points and three blocks.
- 3 blocks ties career high.
- 953 points and 495 rebounds in his career.
- 5-9 from the floor and 2-2 FT tonight.
MISCELLANEOUS PLAYER
- Justin Tuoyo has two blocks…104 for the season…29th multi-block game of the year.
- Chuck Ester came off the bench for seven points and a team-high seven rebounds.
- Eric Robertson tied his season high with three assists.
