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Sophomore A.J. Caldwell.

Men's Basketball

Postgame Notes at UNCG

Chattanooga at UNCG
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Greensboro, N.C.; Greensboro Coliseum
Postgame Notes
 
TEAM
- Chattanooga dropped a 72-52 decision at UNC Greensboro Saturday night in the Greensboro Coliseum…12-7, 3-3 in the Southern Conference…Spartans move to 15-5, 5-2 in the league.
- 24-22 all-time vs. UNCG…10-12 on the road…20-18 in regular season league matchups.
- Trailed 36-27 at the half…1st time behind at the break since 41-36 deficit at home against Troy, an 84-80 OT win on Dec. 15…3-4 when down at the half this season.
- 19 turnovers were one short of season high 20 at Eastern Kentucky…only seven were the result of steals by the Spartans…UNCG entered the game 5th nationally in steals per game (10.2).
- 38.2 percent shooting on the night making 20 of 52…came in hot with a 53.4 percent effort over the 3-game homestand.
- UNCG turned in a 48.5 percent (32-66) effort from the field including 41.7 percent (5-12) from three…entered the contest making 43.2 percent and 31.8 percent beyond the arc.
- -3 rebound margin, 36 to 39…first time getting out-rebounded since loss at Virginia Tech in December…+55 (7.9) over that seven-game span.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
.684 – defensive rebound percentage tonight. Collected 81.2 percent of opponent misses in previous four contests.
5:35 – scoreless drought. Trailed 58-51 after Ramon Vila layup at 6:07. Next point came on Ashton Smith FT inside 26 seconds.
6 – consecutive games with multiple 3s for David Jean-Baptiste. He's 15-26 (57.7%) over that span.
18 – second chance points for the Spartans ties Virginia Tech for season high by an opponent.
46 – meetings between the two combatants. Second-fewest matchups against current SoCon membership behind Wofford's 42.
70 – Mocs are 5-0 in the last 20 matchups when holding the Spartans to fewer than 70 points, 3-12 when they top it.
 
STUDENT-ATHLETES
Ramon Vila, Jr.-F
- 15 points and five boards.
- 6-7 from the field…26 of 39 (66.7%) over last four outings.
- Double digits in eight of last nine games.
 
David Jean-Baptiste, Jr.-G
- 10 points and five rebounds.
- 4-11 FG but 2-3 from 3pt range.
- 15 of 19 games in double figures.
 
A.J. Caldwell, So.-G/F
- Career-high seven rebounds…4th straight game with five or more.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

A.J. Caldwell

#0 A.J. Caldwell

G
6' 4"
Redshirt Sophomore
David Jean-Baptiste

#3 David Jean-Baptiste

G
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Ramon Vila

#15 Ramon Vila

F
6' 8"
Redshirt Junior
Ashton Smith

#12 Ashton Smith

G
5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

A.J. Caldwell

#0 A.J. Caldwell

6' 4"
Redshirt Sophomore
G
David Jean-Baptiste

#3 David Jean-Baptiste

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
G
Ramon Vila

#15 Ramon Vila

6' 8"
Redshirt Junior
F
Ashton Smith

#12 Ashton Smith

5' 8"
Freshman
G