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CHATTANOOGA---Johnathan Burroughs-Cook's season-high 20 points led four in double figures in an 83-73 Southern Conference win over The Citadel. Thirteen of the 20 came in the second half.
 
Burroughs-Cook was joined in double digits by Casey Jones, who tallied a season-best 17. Justin Tuoyo had a double-double with 13 points and a career-high-tying 13 boards, while Tre' McLean added 12 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals.
 
Zane Najdawi paced the Bulldogs with 15 points and five rebounds. Frankie Johnson chipped in 13 with Leandro Allende and Warren Sledge posting 12 and 10, respectively.
 
It was a see-saw battle for the first 33 minutes. A Najdawi triple at 6:45 cut the Bulldogs' deficit to eight points, 66-58. Tuoyo scored on four of the next five possessions for a 9-1 run to extend the margin to 75-59 with 4:06 to go. The lead reached 17, 83-68, on two Greg Pryor free throws before a flurry of points in the final 1:30 got the Bulldogs within 10 at the final buzzer.
 
The Mocs held the nation's top scoring team more than 24 points shy of its 97.2 scoring average. It was just the sixth time The Citadel has been limited to less than 75 in a game.
 
Tuoyo reached the 500 mark in career rebounds with his 13th of the night. That puts him at No. 12 in UTC's DI era career rebounding list. He also blocked four shots to get to within seven of 250 in his career.
 
RECORDS
Chattanooga – 13-4, 4-1 in the SoCon. The Citadel – 9-10, 2-4 in league play.
 
STAT OF THE GAME
Chattanooga limited the Bulldogs to eight three-pointers which was nearly five less than their 12.7 per game average. Four of the triples came for two players who had made just nine entering tonight's contest
 
QUOTABLE
"I feel like, early on, we had to get down and play tough. They threw a couple of traps at us and we were kind of rattled, but then we started getting it together and started breaking in and getting easy layups at the rim." – Senior guard Johnathan Burroughs-Cook. For more thoughts from coach and student-athletes, click the quotes link above.
 
NOTABLE
All 13 wins this season are by double digits. For further breakdown on stats and facts from today's game, click notes link above.
 
SOCON SCOREBOARD
Mercer 68, at Samford 65
 
NEXT UP
Saturday, Jan. 14 at Mercer. Tipoff is at 2 p.m., airing on ASN as well as locally on the airwaves on Real 96.1 FM in Chattanooga. Links to live stats, video and audio (Mocs Sports Network) are on GoMocs.com's men's basketball schedule page.
 
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ABOUT CHATTANOOGA BASKETBALL
- The Mocs are by far the most successful program in the Southern Conference since joining the league in 1977-78. The team has won 30 titles with 11 regular season, 11 tournament and eight division.
- 16 NCAA Tournament Appearances (11 DI): 1961 (DII), 1973 (DII), 1975 (DII), 1976 (DII Runner-up), 1977 (DII National Champs), 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 (Sweet 16), 2005, 2009, 2016
- 11 SoCon Tournament Crowns: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2009, 2016
- 11 SoCon Regular Season Championships: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2016
- 8 Division Titles: 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011
- The 1997 team went to the NCAA Sweet 16 with wins over Georgia and Illinois.
- 5 SoCon Players of the Year: Willie White (1981-82), Keith Nelson (1991-92), Tim Brooks (1992-93), Chad Copeland (1993-94) and Johnny Taylor (1996-97).
- 3 SoCon Defensive Players of the Year: Z. Mason (2014), Justin Tuoyo (2015, 2016).
- 4 SoCon Coaches of the Year: Murray Arnold (1982, '83), Mack McCarthy (1986, '92, '93), Will Wade (2014) and Matt McCall (2016).
- 9 NBA Draft Picks: Walter "Moose" McGary (1973 & '74), William Gordon (1977), Wayne Golden (1977), Russ Schoene (1982), Nick Morken (1982), Willie White (1984), Gerald Wilkins (1985, 13 seasons) and Johnny Taylor (1997 1st Round).