No. 5 ETSU 63, No. 4 Chattanooga 54
March 6, 2021

Chattanooga Mocs

Head coach Lamont Paris
"A tough loss, obviously. It always hurts to lose in the conference tournament."
 
"We gave them some shots at the rim late in the game, and we didn't play well offensively at the end."
 
On having just eight players available due to COVID-related issues, among the missing leading scorer Malachi Smith and fellow starter Darius Banks.
"We were short-handed, missing some guys in our rotation, and that made it tough. When you lose at a moment's notice two guys who play 30-plus minutes a game, you have to change things on the fly. That reared its ugly head in a lot of ways tonight."
 
ETSU Bucs

Head coach Jason Shay
"Overall, a good opening game for us. Chattanooga got off to a good start, but we were able to hang in there and overcome starting 1-of-10 (from the field)."
 
"Our shot selection was not great at the start, but we didn't panic, stayed the course and finally got some shots to drop."
 
"I liked our game plan. We had a week to prepare and put in a zone I don't think they were ready for."
 
On Damari Monsanto, who scored 18 points and had 10 rebounds
"He got some good looks and got to the foul line. He had a very efficient game, 18 points on nine shots, and he got on the boards."