Chattanooga at UNC Asheville
Saturday, December 21, 2019
Asheville, N.C.; Kimmel Arena
Postgame Notes
 
TEAM
- Chattanooga held on for a 68-64 win at UNC Asheville Saturday afternoon…8-5 for the Mocs so far, 6-5 for the Bulldogs.
- 20-5 in the Lamont Paris Era when holding opponents to less than 70 points…6-2 this season.
- UTC is 19-3 over the last 22 pre-holiday break contests…2-2 on the road…first win away from the Scenic City heading into the break since 77-60 at SMU on Dec. 19, 1998.
- Fourth time in school history with seven or more DI non-conference wins in the regular season…1987-88 (7-4), 2015-16 (9-2) and 2016-17 (7-4) were the others.
- Chattanooga has won three of the last four and five of seven.
- The victory gives the Mocs a perfect 7-0 mark in the series…first meeting in nearly 22 years…3-0 in Asheville.
- Five of the Mocs 11 Southern Conference Tournament titles, most in the league among current members and one off the all-time record of 12 (Davidson), came in Asheville albeit at the Civic Center,
- -4 in turnover margin (14-10)…Asheville entered the contest No. 2 in the nation at 7.9…14 turnovers are 1.4 more than the season average (12.6) but 6.3 less than the Bulldogs usually force (20.3).
- 90.3 defensive rebound percentage collecting 28 of 31 possible on the day…three offensive boards for Asheville is a season low by an opponent…Mocs average allowing 9.2 off the offensive glass.
- Balanced attack with five players scoring between nine and 15 points: Matt Ryan 15, Ramon Vila 11, Maurice Commander 11, David Jean-Baptiste 9 and A.J. Caldwell with nine.
- 10 3pt made…fifth game in double digits from long range…shot 45.5 percent…made seven of first 10.
- Led by five, 36-31 at the half…5-2 when ahead at intermission.
- Held the lead for 37:06…never trailed…it was tied 2-2 and 57-57.
 
STUDENT-ATHLETES
Matt Ryan, Gr.-G/F
- 15 points on 3-8 shooting, 2-4 from 3pt range and 7-9 free throws…career highs for FTs made and attempted.
- Six of his points came in the final 19.3 seconds.
 
Ramon Vila, Jr.-F
- 11 points and a game-high eight rebounds.
- 5-7 shooting…averaging 12.8 points and 6.0 rebounds per game over last four…20.8 points and 9.8 boards per 40 minutes.
 
Maurice Commander, So.-G
- Tied his season high with 11 points…tied his career best with six rebounds.
- Best shooting day thus far with 4-7 overall, 3-4 beyond the arc.