Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
Chattanooga vs. MTSU
Rose Hill Gym –Bronx, N.Y. – Fordham
Saturday – Dec. 29, 2018
 
TEAM
 
- Chattanooga fell 58-47 to Middle Tennessee at the Fordham Holiday Classic … UTC falls to 4-10 overall … MTSU improves to 9-3 … MTSU leads the series against the Mocs 28-17 … this was the first game between the two programs since 2008.
 
- Chattanooga started the third quarter on a 9-3 run and got as close as 39-33 … UTC outscored the Blue Raiders 13-8 in the frame.
 
- In the fourth, the Mocs used a 6-2 run at the start of the quarter to get as close as five points, 46-41 with 6:54 to play.
 
- The Mocs shot 55.6 percent in the first quarter … UTC was 2-of-3 from the 3-point line in the opening frame.
 
- Chattanooga was 17-of-46 for the game … 4-of-16 from the 3-point line … 9-of-12 from the free throw line.
 
- UTC outrebounded the Blue Raiders 39-28 … the Mocs had a 17-6 fastbreak advantage and scored seven second chance points on 12 offensive rebounds.
 
- Chattanooga's bench, led by Dial (12) and Long (11) outscored MTSU 28-5
 
INDIVIDUAL
 
- Bria Dial, G., So.
12 points, 4 rebounds, 36 minutes
Career-high for points and 3-pointers
FG: 4-of-9; 3FG: 4-9
Season-high for minutes
 
- Mya Long, G., So.
11 points, 4 rebounds, 28 minutes
Fourth game in double figures
FG: 3-of-6; FTs 5-of-5
Career-high for free throws
Season-high for minutes played
 
- Arianne Whitaker, F, RJr.
8 points, 6 rebounds
FG: 4-of-11
Team-high rebounds
 
- Lakelyn Bouldin, G., Jr.
7 points, 6 rebounds
FG: 2-of-5; FT: 3-of-5
Team-high rebounds