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MOBILE---The Chattanooga Mocs had a hard time finding the bottom of the net in a 63-42 loss to Southeast Missouri in the Goldie & Herman Ungar Classic. The Mocs were limited to less than 30 percent shooting for the second consecutive night at the Mitchell Center.
 
Jerry Johnson, Jr., led Chattanooga with 12 points. Jonathan Dalton and Ledarrius Brewer pace the Redhawks with 15 and 11 points, respectively.
 
It was a one-point game with 3:35 left in the first half. Donovann Toatley's jumper cut the SEMO lead to 18-17. The Mocs went without another field goal over the next 11:25 until Maurice Commander's three ended a 19-1 run with good guys trailing 37-21.
 
Chattanooga could not consistently get the ball in the basket. SEMO's lead swelled to as many as 27 before a flurry to finish the game. Johnson and Kevin Easley three-pointers book-ended Jonathan Scott scoring on the block in the final minute of the game.
 
Even with the struggles making shots, there was a good sign with the amount of open, good looks at the basket.
 
"We did do some good things," Coach Lamont Paris said. "Jerry Johnson did a really good job of creating good looks for guys throughout the game. He hand-delivered good shots, we just didn't make them. Obviously, it was not a good offensive performance looking at the numbers.
 
"If you dig beyond the numbers, there were a couple of good things (to build on)."
 
The Mocs play the final of a three-games-in-three-day set Sunday against Jacksonville. Game time at the Mitchell Center is 4:05 p.m., Eastern time.
 
RECORDS
Chattanooga 2-3 | SEMO 3-2
 
SERIES
Chattanooga trails the series 0-2…0-1 at a neutral site.
 
3 NOTES TO KNOW
Check out the full complement of notes at the link above.

• 25.4 percent shooting tonight is the lowest field goal percentage since 23.7 percent (14-59) at Austin Peay on Jan. 3, 2011.
• 32 made field goals over the last two games. Fewest since 31 in the 2008 O'Reilly Auto Parts Classic vs. USC and Fairfield.
• Back-to-back games where the Mocs started fast with 8-2 leads before shooting struggles curtailed the squad.

 
3 STATS TO KNOW
Check out the full stats at the link above.

• The Mocs are 32-116 (27.6%) including 7-52 (13.5%) from 3pt range over the first two games of the tournament.
• Seven rebounds for Thomas Smallwood. Six or more in all five contests. He's averaging 9.2 per game in the early going.
• SEMO dominated in points in the paint 32-10.

 
QUOTABLE
Check out all of what we heard at the quotes link above.
"It's hard during the game…it's hard to do it between games. It's hard for guys to be confident when they're not making shots. It's hard but not impossible. When you're less experienced, you rise and fall with every make or miss. The more we get in the gym and get shots up, the more you hope to minimize that." – Coach Lamont Paris what to do when the shots aren't falling.
 
"I thought we did enough defensively tonight to win. There were some points in transition, but that's in large part to our inability to get the ball in the basket." – Coach Paris on defensive performance.
 
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Sunday, Nov. 18: vs. Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 23: at Michigan, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 27: Hiwassee, 7 p.m.
 
SOCON SCOREBOARD
at Western Carolina 94, Hiwassee 55
ETSU 76, at Winthrop 74
Furman 76, at Villanova 68 (OT)
 
GOMOCS.COM IN A WORD FEATURE SERIES
David Jean-Baptiste – Engaged
Thomas Smallwood – Dad
Rod Johnson – Mayor
Kevin Easley – Goofy
Justin Brown – Waffle
Jerry Johnson, Jr. – Buckets
Jonathan Scott – Energy
Keigan Kerby – Hair
 
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