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CHATTANOOGA---The trio of Johnathan Burroughs-Cook, Justin Tuoyo and Greg Pryor combined for 47 points in the Chattanooga Mocs 80-64 win over Furman Saturday in McKenzie Arena. It was the first league loss for the Paladins.
 
The Mocs came out of halftime up six, 35-29, but the visitors slowly chipped away at the advantage. Devin Sibley tied the game at 40-all with a three at 16:09. He gave his squad the lead 43 seconds later on a drive to the basket.
 
Rodney Chatman knotted the score at 42 with two free throws on the next possession. Makinde London followed with a layup a minute later to swing the lead back to the Mocs. The two teams swapped turnovers before Daniel Fowler drilled a triple to wrestle the lead back to 45-44 Furman.
 
London had the answer 17 seconds later. He sparked an 11-0 run with a 3pt from the right side of the key. The 2:18 spurt ended with London calmly sinking two free throws. The Paladins never got closer than seven the rest of the way.
 
Pryor had three points before the start of the run. He scored 10 points over two-plus minutes with the game in the balance. He ended up with 13 on a perfect shooting night making all four shots, three from three, and two free throws.
 
Burroughs-Cook scored a season-high 19 with 13 pivotal first-half points. Tuoyo added 15 points, eight rebounds and three blocks. London and Casey Jones each had nine points with Jones' 3pt with 4:30 to go serving as the dagger.
 
The Paladins received a fantastic performance from Devin Sibley. He scored 25 leading a visiting trio that combined for 55 of their 64 points. Kris Acox chipped in 18 points and six boards, while Fowler contributed 12 points and six assists.
 
RECORDS
Chattanooga – 12-4, 3-1 in the SoCon. Furman – 10-7, 3-1 in league play.
 
STAT OF THE GAME
Chattanooga scored 81 points on 23-43 shooting (53.5%) with 9-20 beyond the arc (45.0%). Furman entered the game ranked No. 40 nationally in scoring defense (64.5 ppg) and No. 12 in 3pt percentage defense (28.4%). Its 40.1 field goal percentage defense led the league.
 
QUOTABLE
" "We had much better ball movement in the second half than we did in the first. We talked about that a lot at halftime. The floor moved a bit more in the second half and that was what we wanted." – Coach Matt McCall. For more thoughts from coach and student-athletes, click the quotes link above.
 
NOTABLE
81 is the second-highest point total against Furman this season (84 at Georgia). For further breakdown on stats and facts from today's game, click notes link above.
 
SOCON SCOREBOARD
at The Citadel 79, VMI 74
Wofford at Samford – Ppd.
ETSU 67, at Mercer 58
at UNCG 76, Western Carolina 57
 
NEXT UP
Wednesday, Jan. 11 vs. The Citadel in McKenzie Arena. Tipoff is at 5 p.m., airing on ESPN3 as well as locally on the airwaves on Real 96.1 FM in Chattanooga. Links to live stats, video (WatchESPN) 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).