Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
Chattanooga at ETSU
Freedom Hall – Johnson City, Tenn.
Saturday – Feb. 6, 2021
TEAM
- The Chattanooga Mocs scored 67-65 win over ETSU in Johnson City, Tenn., today … UTC improved to 14-5 overall and 5-5 in SoCon action … ETSU drops to 11-7 and 7-3 in league play.

- Junior A.J. Caldwell hit a three with one second left to give the Mocs the win … 1-5 from the field and 1-4 from three on the game.  

- ETSU took its only lead of the game 65-64 on a three by Ty Brewer with 11 seconds to play.

- Resilient group has trailed in the second half of all 12 DI wins.

- Mocs led by 16 (58-42) following an and-one by Malachi Smith with 6:52 to play.

- 11-0 this season & 26-4 over last two when holding opponents below 70 points.

- Second of a three-game road trip.

- 8-2 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 12 of last 15 on the road dating back to last season.  

- Mocs only turned the ball over five times … seventh SoCon game with 10 or fewer turnovers … third in a row with less than 10 … ironically, just the third win when giving up 10 or fewer turnovers.

- UTC is 12-4 in games decided by 10 points or less this season.

- ETSU outrebounded the Mocs 29-26, but UTC dominated the points in the paint 30-18. 

- All seven Mocs who played scored. 

SERIES NOTES
- 92^nd meeting.
- 48-44 all-time.
- 16-25 on the road.
- 34-25 in the SoCon regular season.
- 1-8 under Lamont Paris.
- ETSU had won 10-straight in the series.
- Previous win for the Mocs was in the 2016 SoCon Tournament Championship game (73-67).
- Last win in Johnson City for the Mocs was 76-68 on Feb. 13, 2016.

INDIVIDUAL
Darius Banks – Sr.-G
- 14 points on 6-12 shooting, 1-2 from three and 1-2 from the FT line.
- Double-figures in all six games since entering the lineup against Mercer on 1/13.
- Just his second three of the year … came into the game 1-13.
- Added six boards.

A.J. Caldwell – Jr.-G
- Game-winning three with one second left.
- Scored three points on 1-5 shooting, 1-4 from three.
- Added five boards, two assists and a steal.
- Played 34 minutes off the bench.

David Jean-Baptiste – Sr.-G
- Tied for team-high with 18 points.
- Shot 7-13 from the field, 4-7 from three.
- Added five boards, three steals and two assists.
- Fouled out for the third time this season … had not fouled out of a game prior to this year.
- 1,191 career points passes Z. Mason (2012-14) for 16^th on the Mocs' all-time list.

Malachi Smith – So.-G
- Tied for team-high with 18 points.
- Shot 7-12 from the field, 1-2 from three and 3-4 from the FT line.
- Team-high seven rebounds.
- Added two assists and a steal.
- 21-33 (63.6%) from the field last three games.