Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
Chattanooga at No. 17 Tennessee
Thompson-Boling Arena – Knoxville, Tenn.
Monday - November 25, 2019
TEAM
- Chattanooga dropped an 58-46 at No. 17 Tennessee tonight. UTC dropped to 3-3 overall while the Vols improved to 5-0.
- The Mocs are 6-29 in the all-time series against Tennessee … 3-21 on the road … Mocs won the previous meeting 82-69 in the season opener on Nov. 11, 2016 … Vols are 46-7 (.868) at home since the Mocs season-opening win there on Nov. 11, 2016.
- Tennessee's 30th in a row in Thompson-Boling Arena, the longest active streak in the nation.
- 3-43 all-time against ranked opponents, 1-33 in the regular season. The last win against a ranked opponent was March 16, 1997 defeating No. 19 Illinois 75-63 advancing to the NCAA Sweet 16. That came after a 73-70 win over No. 17 Georgia in the opening round.
- The Mocs cut the lead to seven 38-32 on a
Rod Johnson three-pointer with 13:47 left to play … it was as close as the Mocs got in the second half.Â
- Seven of the eight Mocs who played scored tonight … no one reached double-figures.Â
- Tennessee was 15-23 from the FT line … UTC was 2-4.
- The Mocs got 15 points off the bench … fourth game with 10+ points from the reserves.Â
INDIVIDUAL
A.J. Caldwell, So.-G
- Seven points on 2-3 shooting from 3-pt. range and 1-2 from the FT line.
- Season-highs for threes made.Â
- 5-11 from deep for the season.
Maurice Commander, So.-G
- Tied a career-high with three steals.Â
David Jean-Baptiste, Jr.-G
- Team-high nine points…4-17 FG, 0-5 3pt & 1-2 FT.
- Broke a streak of 13-straight games in double digits.
Matt Ryan, Gr.-G/F
- Nine points…4-12 FG, 1-7 from 3pt range.
- Tied for team-high in scoring.
- Fouled out for the first time.
Jonathan Scott, Sr.-G
- Season-high eight points.
- Shot 3-6 from the field and 2-3 from three.
- Second game this season with 2 threes.Â
Ramon Vila, Jr.-F
- Team-high eight boards.
- Second game this season with 8+ rebounds.
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