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CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs wrapped up the home portion of the regular season with a 64-54 loss to Mercer Saturday evening. There were a total of 11 ties, a season high, and nine lead changes.
 
The Mocs took a 45-43 lead on a Rodney Chatman free throw with 7:41 to go. Mercer scored the next seven points before Justin Tuoyo's 3pt from the left corner at 5:39.
 
It was a four-point game, 52-48, on two more Chatman free throws. Jordan Strawberry got an open look and buried a three to get the lead to seven, 55-48. The Mocs battled with layups by Tuoyo and Makinde London, but the Bears made five-for six from the free throw line to net the win.
 
Each team had three tally double digits with the Strawberry scoring a game-high 17 points. Tuoyo led UTC with 14, while Casey Jones and Greg Pryor chipped in 11 and 10, respectively. Pryor added six assists and four rebounds.
 
The Mocs were locked in defensively in the first half. They limited Mercer to just 17 points, a season low against a DI opponent. They took a 23-17 advantage into the break.
 
RECORDS
Chattanooga – 19-10, 10-7 in the SoCon. Mercer – 15-16, 8-9 in league play.
 
STAT OF THE GAME
The Mocs shot 16.7 percent from 3pt range making four of 24 attempts. Click the stats link above for a complete look at today's statistics.
 
QUOTABLE
"The final chapter is not written until the end of the last game. You never know what happens. You can never call it. We're a really talented team, if we just find the heart in each other to be a team and not just basketball players playing basketball, there's no telling where we could go." – Senior Greg Pryor. For more thoughts from coach and student-athletes, click the quotes link above.
 
NOTABLE
Chattanooga and Wofford are locked into the 4-5 seeded game in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference Tournament. That game is played at 2:30 p.m., on Saturday, March 4. For further breakdown on stats and facts from today's game, click notes link above.
 
SOCON SCOREBOARD
at Furman 78, Wofford 69
The Citadel at Samford, 7 p.m.
ETSU at Western Carolina, 7 p.m.
VMI at UNCG, 7 p.m.
 
NEXT UP
Monday, Feb. 27 at The Citadel. It's the final regular season game for both programs before heading to Asheville for the SoCon Championships. The contest starts at 7 p.m., airing on the WatchESPN app (ESPN3) 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).