2021-22 Chattanooga Mocs Men's Basketball
Game 8 – at Lipscomb
Dec. 5 – Allen Arena – Nashville, Tenn.
Postgame Notes
 
GENERAL
- The Chattanooga Mocs 85-64 triumph at Lipscomb Sunday evening in Allen Arena…Mocs are now 7-1, while the Bison move to 5-4.
- Won last two trips to the Nashville area beating Middle Tennessee (80-70) and Tennessee State (66-63) last year...last loss was Dec. 17, 2016 at Vandy (74-76) on a late three...last visit to Lipscomb was an 80-56 blowout victory on Dec. 29, 2015.
- 20-point halftime lead (38-18) is largest against a DI opponent since +26 (48-22) against Alabama State in the Emerald Coast Classic in Florida on Nov. 29, 2019...best in a road game since +21 (50-29) at Wofford on Jan. 15, 2005.
- 18 points allowed in a half matches the season low given up against a DI opponent to UNC Asheville in the home opener...fewest at the half away from the Scenic City since 18 to Samford the second half of the March 5, 2016 win in Asheville...fewest on the road since 18 in the Feb. 12, 2015 triumph at Wofford.
- 1,366-1,108 in season No. 103…45th campaign as a DI program with an 820-539 ledger.
- 10 straight non-conference road wins...last road loss was Dec. 11, 2019 at Virginia Tech (58-63).
- 19-1 in last 20 non-conference games.
- 15-5 in last 20 road contests.
- Start 7-1 for the 6th time: 1927 (8-1), 1972-73 (7-1), 1974-75 (10-1), 1981-82 (7-1) and 1983-84 (12-1)...only better starts are 9-0 last season and 8-0 in 1973-74.
- 46-54 all-time on Game 8 of the campaign…last year's game 8 was a 69-66 win at UAB on Dec. 19, 2020.
- 6-13 all-time on Dec. 5…last game on this date before tonight? 79-72 win over Northern Kentucky last year…last road win on this date? 69-68 at Tennessee in 2004.
- Limited their hosts to 38.8 percent percent shooting (19-49)…4th opponent this season limited to less than 40 percent FG shooting…that included just four for 17 (23.5%) from three.
- 48.0 percent (12-25) from 3pt range…ties for season high in threes made (Covenant).
- +1 in turnover margin (9/10) but +12 in points off turnovers (14-2).
- +20 in rebounding margin with a 46-26 advantage on the glass…27 second chance points on 19 offensive rebounds.
 
SERIES
All-Time Meetings: 29 | Record: 12-17 | Home: 7-8 | Away: 4-9 | Neutral: 1-0

• First meeting since 2015…Chattanooga swept the last home-and-home matchups 78-60 in the Scenic City (12/29/14) and 80-56 at Lipscomb (12/29/15).
• Last three meetings were all on Dec. 29.
• 6-0 in the last six meetings.

 
COACH
Lamont Paris (College of Wooster '96)
Record: 67-65

• Home: 38-22 | Away: 25-37 | Neutral: 4-6
• vs. Lipscomb: 1-0 | Home: 0-0 | Away: 1-0

 
INDIVIDUAL
- Malachi Smith had 27 points, seven rebounds and seven assists (ties career high)...4th 20-point effort of the season, 10th career.
- Smith likes playing in Nashville with 56 points and 20 rebounds in two games in the Music City...had 29 points and 13 rebounds leading last year's comeback win at Tennessee State. 
- David Jean-Baptiste scored 24 points on 8-12 shooting, 7-10 from beyond the arc…career high for 3s made...had 18 in the second half including making 5-6 from 3pt range…seven threes are the most by a Moc since Stefan Kenic's 7-7 in the OT win over Western Carolina last February…11th 20-point effort.
- Second time this season Smith & Jean-Baptiste both scored 20 points in a game...DJB had 26 while Mali poured in 21 in the season opening win at Loyola Marymount...5th time together overall.
- Jean-Baptiste is averaging 20.0 ppg on the road this season…12th point was 1,400 for his career…passed Ralph Simpson '73 (1,400), who finished with 1,400 on the number and Nicchaeus Doaks '09 (1,411) into eighth all-time at UTC…his 1,412 total is 37 short of the legendary trio of Gerald Wilkins (1983-85), Brandon Born (1991-95) and Walter "Moose" McGary (1972-74). 
- DJB now has 226 3pt made which is second all-time at Chattanooga behind Stephen McDowell's (2008-09) 243.
- UTC career-high 12 rebounds for Darius Banks…his collegiate best is 15 against Elon in 2018 for James Madison.
- 11 points and seven rebounds for Silvio DeSousa…five straight games in double figures averaging 15.6 points and 8.6 boards per game over that span.