Chattanooga at Wofford
Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020
Spartanburg, S.C.; Richardson Indoor Stadium
Postgame Notes
 
TEAM
- Chattanooga captured its second season sweep of the year in an 84-77 shootout at Wofford…15-10 on the season, 6-6 in the Southern Conference…Terriers are now 16-9, 8-4 in league play.
- 176 points scored in last two road games (92 at Samford).
- Season-high 60 percent (27-45) shooting from the field…best performance since 61.9 percent (39-63) in the Dec. 14, 2016 win over Tennessee Wesleyan…best against a DI opponent since 67.9 percent (36-53) on Nov. 27, 2015 topping Alabama State in the Emerald Coast Classic in Niceville, Fla….it's been nearly 10 years that the Mocs hit 60 percent or better in a SoCon game with that coming in the 2010 SoCon Tourney win over Georgia Southern in Charlotte making 66.7 percent (34-51).
- 11 3pt made shooting 46.2 percent beyond the arc…10 of the 11 came from three players – Maurice Commander (4), Rod Johnson (3) & Matt Ryan (3)…Stefan Kenić made the other.
- Two 20-points scorers with 25 by Matt Ryan and 22 for Maurice Commander…second time this season with Ryan (20) joining Ramon Vila (24) in the home win over Samford.
- 7-0 vs schools with a dog in their nickname including 2-0 against Terriers.
- 7-7 away from Chattanooga this season with a 5-7 mark in true road games and 2-0 neutral…12 DI seasons with a .500 or better mark outside the Chattanooga city limits.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
2 – 2nd SoCon series sweep of the season (Samford).
8:55 – Length of time Chattanooga led tonight compared to Wofford's 28:41…there were seven ties and five lead changes.
10 – 10-0 when making 10 or more threes in a game (11).
29.4 – Offensive rebound percentage collecting five of the mere 17 chances…19.0 for Wofford grabbing just four…Terriers still had a 6-5 advantage on second chance points scoring on their first two offensive boards, but not the latter two mentioned in the story.
58.9 – Combined FG percentage between the two teams tonight…27-45 for the Mocs, 29-50 (58%) for their hosts.
90.5 – Second-half FT percentage making 19 of 21 after going 0-1 in the first 20 minutes.
 
STUDENT-ATHLETES
Matt Ryan, Gr.-G/F
- 25 points…6th 20-point effort of the season, seventh of his career.
- 7-10 shooting including 3-5 from 3pt range…8-8 at the free throw line.
- 27 consecutive FTs made tied Brandon Born '95 for the fourth-longest streak…Born also ranks third with a separate run of 29 in his career.
 
Maurice Commander, So.-G
- Career-high 22 points, all in the last 19:07.
- Averaged 3.14 pts per shot attempt…made 5-7 from the field, 4-6 from 3pt range…tied career highs for FG and 3pt made.
- Career best for FT made (8) and attempted (11).
- Also had four rebounds and two assists…second on the squad in defensive rebounds (3).
 
Rod Johnson, Jr.-F
- Tied his career high with 18 points…added a game-high six rebounds.
- 7-11 from the field with a career best in FG made.
- 3-5 from 3pt range…10 of his last 17 (58.8%).
 
Ramon Vila, Jr.-F
- 10 points on 4-6 FG and 2-2 FT…9th straight double-digit scoring game and 17th overall this season.