Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
Wofford at Chattanooga
McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Saturday – Jan. 16, 2020
TEAM
- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's basketball team dropped a 77-59 Southern Conference game to Wofford in McKenzie Arena today.  UTC falls to 11-4 overall and 2-4 in league action.  Wofford improves to 8-4 and 5-1 in SoCon play. 

- After leading 35-22 at the half, the Mocs were outscored 55-24 in the second half. 

- Mocs led 24-19 when Wofford's Nick Pringle hit a jumper with 5:15 left in the first half … UTC closed the half on a 11-3 run to take a 35-22 lead at the break. 

- Mocs led 44-36 after a David Jean-Baptiste jumper with 12:58 left to play … Wofford went on a 12-2 run over the next 3:40 to take a 48-46 lead on a Storm Murphy jumper with 9:18 to play.

- Last time the Mocs lost a 10-point halftime advantage was at Western Carolina, Dec. 3, 2019 (39-29) … led by 11, 45-34, with 16:52 in 2nd half. Lost 77-87.

- Mocs only had six assists on 22 baskets … second-lowest total this season [4 at Tennessee Tech (11/30/20)].

- Mocs had 10 turnovers in the second half … just two for Wofford … Terriers had a 15-2 advantage in points off turnovers in the second half.

- Wofford was 17-22 (77.3%) from the FT line in the second half … UTC was 4-6 (66.7%).

- Wofford had 12 offensive rebounds in the second half … UTC had none … 15-0 advantage in second chance points for the Terriers.    

SERIES NOTES
- 45th meeting.
- 25-20 overall.
- 14-7 in McKenzie Arena.
- 22-18 in the SoCon Regular Season.
- 2-6 under Lamont Paris. 

INDIVIDUAL
Josh Ayeni – Sr.-F
- 11 points on 3-3 shooting, 5-6 from the FT line.
- Added three boards.
- Doubles figures in three of last four games … five times this season.

Darius Banks – Sr.-G
- 11 points on 4-10 shooting, 1-5 from three and 2-2 from the FT line.
- Just his second game as a Moc … double-figures in both games.
- Tied for team-high with seven boards.

A.J. Caldwell – Jr.-G
- Game-high four steals. 
- One off his career-high set at MTSU on Dec. 7, 2020.

David Jean-Baptiste – Sr.-G
- 13 points on 6-9 shooting, 1-2 from three and 0-1 from the FT line.
- Added three boards and three assists before fouling out for the second time this season.

Malachi Smith – So.-G
- Team-high 15 points.
- Fifth game leading the team in scoring.
- 6-16 from the field, 1-4 from three and 2-3 from the FT line.
- Tied for team-high with seven boards.
- Double-figures in 13 games this season.
- Tied or led the team in rebounds 14 times.