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CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball program plays the middle game of three in a row home Thursday night against Mercer. The Southern Conference matchup tips off at 8 p.m., following the women's contest with Wofford beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Chattanooga's won two of three to start the New Year including last Saturday's 80-75 triumph over Samford. The win over the Bulldogs shows signs of maturation for the young team as the visitors cut a 14-point lead down to a mere point with 2:12 to go before the Mocs made the plays down the stretch to win the game.
"The biggest thing was stick-to-itiveness I think," Coach
Lamont Paris shared in his post-game press conference. "We really stayed the course in what we wanted to do defensively. We didn't waver when they went bang-bang on a couple scores where we made a mistake. We didn't abort that mission and go to something else, we stayed true in what we wanted to do in this game. We kept it pretty simple and played within what we wanted to do.
"No one had to play hero ball. That doesn't mean we didn't make a couple big shots here and there, but I thought it was commitment in what we wanted to do and we just stayed the course."
Kevin Easley leads the Mocs averaging 14.9 points and 6.0 rebounds per game.
Ramon Vila (11.5) and
Donovann Toatley (11.7) add double-digit scoring to the group. The Bears are paced by guard Ross Cummings at 16.5 points per contest. Cummings is the reigning SoCon Player of the Week registering 29.0 points per game in a split with a win over Western Carolina and overtime loss to ETSU in Macon.
It airs on ESPN3 online and 96.1 FM in Chattanooga. Audio is also available on the TuneIn app as well as GoMocs.com. Home tickets are available at the link above or by calling (423) 266-MOCS (6627).
Chattanooga ends the home stand Saturday with a visit from The Citadel. Both games this weekend are doubleheaders with the ladies hosting Furman (2 pm) Saturday.
Game No. 19: Mercer (6-11/1-4) at Chattanooga (8-10/3-2)
Site: Chattanooga, Tenn. | McKenzie Arena (10,995)
Time (EST): 8 p.m.
Watch: ESPN3 | Chris Goforth (PxP) & Todd Agne (Analysis)
Listen: There are three places where you can find "Voice of the Mocs" Jim Reynolds' call. In Chattanooga, listen on 96.1 FM on the dial. Away from the Scenic City, catch it either on
GoMocs.com or the
TuneIn app. Links to video, audio and live stats are provided on the
men's basketball schedule page.
Tickets: Tickets for home events can be
purchased on GoMocs.com or by calling (423) 266-MOCS (6627).
Clear Bag Policy: Click the link above for our "Clear Bag Policy" for ALL home events.
Promotion: Academic Night. The athletics department honors its student-athletes academic accomplishments with a school-record 3.137 Fall Semester GPA as a group. Included is a special 3-point card at entrances with the names of all the student-athletes with 3.0 or better GPAs.
Game Sponsor: Erlanger.
PROBABLE STARTERS
F – 1 –
Jonathan Scott: 6.3 ppg | 3.9 rpg
F – 34 –
Kevin Easley: 14.9 ppg | 6.0 rpg
C – 15 –
Ramon Vila: 11.5 ppg | 4.9 rpg
G – 3 –
David Jean-Baptiste: 9.0 ppg | 2.0 rpg
G – 2 –
Jerry Johnson, Jr.: 9.9 ppg | 3.4 rpg
SERIES VS. MERCER
Chattanooga trails 32-37 | SoCon Regular Season: 4-4 | Home: 18-11 | Away: 11-24 | Neutral: 2-1 | N/A: 1-1
Last 10 meetings:
| Date |
Site |
Result |
Score |
| 12/10/2011 |
A |
L |
56-67 |
| 12/16/2012 |
H |
L |
53-63 |
| 1/29/2015 |
A |
L |
72-75 (OT) |
| 2/19/2015 |
H |
W |
74-61 |
| 1/5/2016 |
H |
W |
74-62 |
| 2/8/2016 |
A |
W |
72-66 (OT) |
| 1/14/2017 |
A |
W |
70-68 |
| 2/25/2017 |
H |
L |
54-64 |
| 1/15/2018 |
A |
L |
71-75 (OT) |
| 2/10/2018 |
H |
L |
75-84 |
NOTABLE
- The Mocs are celebrating Academic Night as mentioned above. The basketball program posted a record 2.97 team GPA in the Fall led by grad student Thomas Smallwood and sophomore transfer Alex Tostado with 4.0s. Justin Brown and A.J. Caldwell joined the duo on the Dean's List (3.2 or higher), while Duane Moss, Donovann Toatley and Ramon Vila earned Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0 or better).
- Freshman Kevin Easley has five 20-point efforts this season. That's second best by a Chattanooga freshman only to Keith Parker's 10 in 1977-78. Easley currently leads the team in scoring (14.9 ppg) and rebounding (6.0 rpg). No freshman has led the team in scoring or rebounding in a season in the DI era (since 1977-78).
- The Mocs are 3-2 in the Southern Conference standing fifth. They're behind Wofford (6-0), ETSU (5-1), UNCG (4-1) and Furman (4-2). Western Carolina (2-4) is sixth with Mercer (1-4), The Citadel (1-4) and Samford (1-4) just ahead of VMI (0-5).
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Jan. 19 vs. The Citadel, 4:30 p.m. (DH-Women vs. Furman at 2 p.m.)
Jan. 24 at Furman, 7 p.m.
Jan. 26 at Wofford, 7 p.m.
SOCON WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Jan. 17 (Thursday)
Mercer at Chattanooga, 8 p.m.
VMI at ETSU, 7 p.m.
UNCG at Western Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
The Citadel at Samford, 8 p.m.
Jan. 19 (Saturday)
The Citadel at Chattanooga, 4:30 p.m.
Western Carolina at VMI, 1 p.m.
Mercer at Samford, 3 p.m.
UNCG at ETSU, 4 p.m.
Furman at Wofford, 7 p.m.
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
Duane Moss –
Dwight
Ramon Vila –
Everyman
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