2016-17 Chattanooga Mocs Basketball
Post-Game Notes at Coastal Carolina
Conway, S.C. – Nov. 29 – HTC Center
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Team Notes
- Chattanooga posts 68-52 win at Coastal Carolina Tuesday night…5-2 on the season, while CCU drops to 2-5.
- 4-1 on the road…final game in six of seven away from home to start the 2016-17 campaign.
- No. 8 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll.
- Led 41-23 at the half…largest halftime lead over a DI opponent this season (15 vs. Central Arkansas)…5-0 when leading at the break, 28-0 under
Matt McCall.
- 45.8 percent shooting (27-59)…hit 53.3 percent (16-30) in the opening 20.
- 5-0 when shooting 40 percent or better this season…30-3 under McCall.
- Won last 15 games (21 of last 22) when out-shooting opponents…held CCU to just 37.0 percent (20-54).
- 33.3 percent (9-27) from beyond the arc…53.3 percent (8-15) in the first half.
- 23-16 advantage in points off turnovers…was 21-4 before the break.
- -1 on the boards (35/36)…3-2 when out-boarded this year, 11-7 under McCall.
- 28-0 (5-0 in 2016-17) when leading with five minutes to play under McCall.
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Head Coach Matt McCall
- 34-8 in two seasons…14-5 on the road.
- 1-0 vs. Coastal Carolina…1-2 vs. Sun Belt opposition.
- 20 of the 34 wins are by double digits.
- 16-4 in regular season non-conference matchups.
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Series Notes
- Lead the series 3-0…1-0 at CCU.
- 16-point triumph is largest margin of victory in the brief series.
- 103-63 against current Sun Belt membership…1-1 this season (Arkansas State)…45-31 vs. Appalachian State, 0-4 vs. Arkansas State, 3-0 vs. Coastal Carolina, 30-21 vs. Georgia Southern, 23-2 vs. Georgia State, 1-2 vs. ULL, 0-1 vs. ULM, 1-1 vs. South Alabama and 0-1 vs. Troy.
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Individual Notes
Tre' McLean, Sr.-G/F
- Season-high 26 points & three steals tonight…tied for game-high honors with nine rebounds.
- 19 of his 26 came in the first half.
- 30th career double-digit scoring game.
- 2nd consecutive game with three or more steals…11th time in his career.
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Justin Tuoyo, Sr.-F
- 6 points, nine rebounds and four blocks.
- UTC career block leader extended that total to 209…8th in SoCon history , four shy of seventh-place Lucas Troutman (213, 2011-14) of Elon.
- 33 rebounds (8.3/gm) and 19 blocks (4.8) in last four games.
- Multiple blocks in every game this season & 59 times in his career (72 games).
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Makinde London, So.-F
- 11 points…season high for points against a DI opponent.
- Back-to-back double-figure scoring nights scoring 10 at Kennesaw State Saturday.
- 7 rebounds as well.
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Greg Pryor, Sr.-G
- 4 assists gives him 286 for his career.
- Moves past Ronrico White (285) and Willie White (284) into 10th-place all-time at UTC.
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Rodney Chatman, Fr.-G
- Came off the bench to post nine points, three assists and three steals in 23 minutes.
- Most points against a DI opponent.
- Matches season high for assists and steals.
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