Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
Chattanooga at ETSU
Johnson City, Tenn. | Brooks Gym
February 1, 2020
 
TEAM
- Chattanooga beat ETSU 91-82 in triple overtime in Johnson City … Mocs improve to 5-16 overall and 4-3 in SoCon … ETSU moves 7-15 overall and 2-5 in league play.
 
- UTC leads the series 58-24 and 26-14 in Johnson City … Mocs are 35-16 in SoCon regular season play against ETSU.
 
- Chattanooga is 3-0 in triple overtime … last triple OT game was a 92-85 win over College of Charleston on Jan. 9, 1999 at home – Wes Moore's first year.
 
- UTC shot 58.8 percent in all three overtime periods … 10-17 … UTC was 0-1 from the 3-point line and 12-of-14 from the free throw line.
 
- Chattanooga shot 41 percent (32-78) from the field, 6-24 from 3-point line and 21-of-26 from free throw line.
 
- Chattanooga outrebounded the Bucs 55-36 … UTC had 12 points on 17 offensive rebounds.
 
- 91 points is the most by UTC this season … 32 field goals and 78 attempts is most this season … 21 free throws made is the most since making 21 against UNCG in the first round of the SoCon Tournament.
 
- 55 rebounds is most for the Mocs since recording 51 against Wofford in 2014.
 
- Seven blocked shots is a season-high.
 
- 82 points is fourth-most by a UTC foe this season … eight blocked shots is a season-best against UTC.
 
- UTC took its largest lead of the game, 45-32, with 6:36 to play in the third quarter on a 3-pointer from Eboni Williams … ETSU went on a 9-0 run to cut the Mocs lead to four points, 45-41, with 2:26 to play in the period … UTC led 47-43 heading into the fourth.
 
- ETSU kept it close throughout the fourth, never letting UTC's lead get larger than six and got it as close as one in the final seconds before tying the game with a layup by Stafford with 14 seconds to play.
 
- The Bucs lead by as much as two points in the first overtime … UTC's Williams tied the game, 68-68 with 22 seconds remaining to force a second OT.
 
- Mocs led by as much as four points in the second OT and never trailed … ETSU committed a charge when trying to go for the win with 2.6 seconds to play and the game went to a third OT.
 
- ETSU took a two-point lead at the start of the final OT period … UTC responded with a 9-0 run to lead 87-80 on a layup by Bouldin with 2:24 to play … Mocs outscored the Bucs 13-4 in final OT.
 
- Two with double-doubles … last time was Aryanna Gilbert and Arianne Whitaker against Florida in 2017
 
- Last time with four in double figures was vs. Wofford, 1/16/20
 
INDIVIDUAL
- Eboni Williams, F, So.
25 points, 16 rebounds, 3 steals, 52 minutes
FG: 9-22; 3FG: 1-5; FT: 6-7 (5-5 in OT)
Season-high points (two shy of career-high); career-high rebounds, career-high minutes
Third double-double this season, seventh career
Most points and rebounds by a UTC player this season.
 
- Abbey Cornelius, F, So.
18 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocked shots, 51 minutes
FG: 5-8; FT: 8-9 (3-3 in OT)
Career-high rebounds, minutes, free throws
Matched career-high for assists, season-high for blocked shots
Second double-double this season, second career.
 
- Bria Dial, G, Jr.
21 points, 3 rebounds, 43 minutes
FG: 6-14; 3FG: 3-9; FT: 6-8 (4-6 in OT)
Third game with 20 or more points (season/career)
 
- Lakelyn Bouldin, G, Sr.
13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists
Passed Kayla Christopher (2009-13) for 14^th on the Mocs' all-time scoring list with 1,341 career points
210 3-pointers.
 
- NaKeia Burks, G, RSr.
9 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocked shots
Career-high rebounds, matched career-high blocked shots.