Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
Chattanooga at Wofford
Richardson Indoor Arena – Spartanburg, S.C.
Wednesday – Feb. 10, 2021
TEAM
- The Chattanooga Mocs scored a 78-66 win over SoCon-leading Wofford in Spartanburg, S.C., tonight … the win moves Chattanooga to 15-5 overall and 6-5 in league action … Wofford falls to 12-7 and 9-4 in SoCon action.

- Third-straight win for UTC … all on the road. 

SoCon Standings
UNCG – 9-3, 16-6
Wofford – 9-4, 12-6
ETSU – 7-4, 11-8
Chattanooga – 6-5, 15-5
Furman – 6-5, 12-8

- Wofford Storm Murphy came into the game third in the SoCon with 19.0 ppg … finished with no points in 31 minutes of action … 0-5 from the field and 0-2 from three … scored 23 in the first meeting against Chattanooga.  

- After leading 35-22 at the half, the Mocs were outscored 55-24 in the second half to lose 77-59 in the first meeting in Chattanooga on Jan. 16.  The Mocs led by as many as 23 in this one before closing out the win. 

- This is the first Division I win for the Mocs where they didn't trail in the second half … second wire-to-wire win of the season (Lander).   

- 12-0 this season & 27-4 over last two when holding opponents below 70 points.

- Third of a three-game road trip.

- 9-2 on the road so far this season … ninth time in school history with 8+ road wins … most since a school-record 11 in 2015-16 … Mocs have won 13 of last 16 on the road dating back to last season. 

- Mocs outrebounded Wofford 34-27 … just the third SoCon game winning the battle on the boards. 

- UTC was 11-25 (44.0%) from three … fifth game of the year with 10+ threes … third in SoCon action.

- 17-20 (85.0%) from the FT line … came into the game leading the SoCon and No. 15 in the nation, shooting 78.3% from the FT line.

SERIES NOTES
- 46th meeting.
- 26-20 overall.
- 11-11 in Spartanburg, S.C.
- 23-18 in the SoCon Regular Season.
- 3-6 under Lamont Paris.
- Just the third win in the last 10 meetings for the Mocs.

INDIVIDUAL
Darius Banks – Sr.-G
- Seven points on 2-7 shooting, 1-3 from three and 2-2 from the FT line.
- First time in eight games played not reaching double-figures.
- Added five boards and two assists.

David Jean-Baptiste – Sr.-G
- Tied for game-high with 21 points.
- Shot 7-13 from the field, 5-9 from three and 2-2 from the FT line.
- Team-high fifth game with 20+ points … eighth career.
- Eighth game this season with 3+ three-pointers. 
- Led the team with seven rebounds … second time this season/career.
- 19-39 (48.7%) from three last seven games.
- 1,212 career points passes Greg Pryor (2014-17) for 15^th on the Mocs all-time scoring list. 

Stefan Kenic – Sr.-F
- 16 points on 6-7 shooting, 4-4 from the FT line.
- Added two boards and a steal.
- First time in double-figures since a career-high 27 against Mercer on Jan. 13. 

Malachi Smith – So.-G
- Tied for game-high with 21 points.
- Shot 7-14 from the field, 3-5 from three and 4-6 from the FT line.
- Game-high and season-high seven assists.
- Team-high sixth game with 5+ assists.
- Added five boards. 
- 28-47 (59.6%) from the field last four games.
- Fourth game with 20+ Points.