Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
Samford at Chattanooga
McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Saturday – Jan. 12, 2019

TEAM
- The Mocs posted an 80-75 win over Samford to improve to 8-10 and 3-2 in SoCon play.  The Bulldogs fell to 11-7 and 1-4 in league action.

- Samford jumped out to a 9-2 lead, and led 23-21 with 8:27 left in the first half … Mocs went on a 10-0 run over the next two minutes that included two Ramon Vila layups and threes from Jonathan Scott and Thomas Smallwood, to take a lead they would not give up.

- UTC led by as many as 14 in the second half (65-51 – 12:17) before Samford cut the lead to 72-71 with 2:12 left to play.

- Mocs were 2-2 from three and 2-2 from the FT line the last two minutes to seal the win.

- Mocs were 0-9 when opponents scored 73 points or more until tonight.

- Samford outscored UTC 44-24 in the paint … even on second chance points 10-10 … Mocs held the rebounding edge 38-36.

- Chattanooga shot 31-59 (52.5%) from the field and 12-14 (50.0%) from three … fifth time in last six games shooting over 50% from the field … 170-340 (50.0%) from the field the last six games … second time in last three games doing it from three.

- Eighth time this season with double-digit three pointers … 6-2 in those games … seven of those have been in the last 10 games.  

- UTC got 22 points off the bench – Smallwood (9), Commander (3), Toatley (10) … Samford got none. 

- Mocs are 60-38 all-time against Samford … 41-12 in Chattanooga … 15-6 in SoCon games … UTC has faced Samford more than any other opponent. 

INDIVIDUAL
Head Coach Lamont Paris
- 18-33 in his second season.
- 6-17 in SoCon play.
- 14-9 at home.
- 3-1 vs. Samford.

Kevin Easley – 33 – Fr.-F
- Team-high 20 points.
- Shot 8-13 from the field, 4-6 form three and 0-2 from the FT line.
- Eighth time leading the team in scoring.
- 15^th game in double-figures … fifth with 20+.
- Added six boards and an assist.
- 12-18 (66.7%) from three last three games.

Thomas Smallwood – 33 – Sr.-C
- 3-3 from three in 15 minutes off the bench.
- Most threes since hitting four in the season opener at Charlotte.
- All three were in the first half.
- Added three assists and three boards.
- 18-35 (51.4%) from three on the year.

Donovan Toatley – 5 – Fr.-G
- 10 points in 28 minutes off the bench.
- Shot 4-9 from the field, 2-4 from the FT line.
- 10^th game in double-figures … fifth time in last six games.
- Tied for team-high with four assists
- Added three boards. 
- Mocs were +17 when he was in the game.

Ramon Vila – 15 – So.-F
- First double-double at UTC with 18 points and 11 boards.
- Tied season-high in scoring.
- Set season mark with a game-high in rebounds.
- Shot 8-10 from the field, 2-3 from the FT line.
- Best shooting percentage by a Moc in a SoCon game this season.
- Sixth game in double-figures … fifth in a row. 
- Third time leading the team in rebounding. 
- Added two assists.