Chattanooga at Charlotte
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Charlotte, N.C.; Dale F. Halton Arena
Postgame Notes
 
TEAM
- Chattanooga claimed an 80-69 season-opening win over Charlotte Tuesday night…1-0, 1-0 on the road, while the 49ers ore 0-1.
- 31-11 in opening games during the DI era…5-10 away from the Scenic City.
- Won six of the last seven season openers with a 3-1 record on the road with wins at Georgia (2015) and Tennessee (2016) and last year's loss at Wyoming (2017).
- Tonight's contest was the first opening contest against a Conference USA opponent.
- Third-largest margin of victory (11) on the road to start a campaign…13 at Tennessee (82-69, 2016-17) and 12 at Mississippi State (85-73, 1991-92).
 
SERIES NOTES
- Mocs lead the brief series 4-2…swept the home-and-home series with a 64-50 triumph in Chattanooga last December.
- 2-1 at Charlotte…last win in Charlotte came during the 1970-71 season.
- 82-73 against current CUSA membership.
 
COACH LAMONT PARIS
- 11-23 in his second season in Gig City…2-14 on the road.
- 2-2 against CUSA opposition…1-2 on the road.
- 1-1 in season openers.
 
STUDENT-ATHLETES
- Junior guard Jerry Johnson, Jr., led the way with 18 points tonight. He was one of eight making their Mocs debut tonight…spoiler alert, David Jean-Baptiste is the lone returning letter winner on the squad.
- Freshman guard Donnovan Toatley scored 17 points with 13 in the second half…6-6 from the FT line in the final 1:02.
- Senior center Thomas Smallwood tallied 14 points…7-footer was 4-5 from 3pt range…also grabbed six rebounds.
- Freshman forward Kevin Easley began his Chattanooga career with 13 points and seven rebounds…five of his boards came on the offensive glass.