2022-23 Chattanooga Mocs Men's Basketball
Game 14 – The Citadel
December 29 – McAlister Field House– Charleston, S.C.
Postgame Notes
 
GENERAL
- Chattanooga has now lost its last three and falls to 8-6 overall and 0-1 in SoCon play… Citadel improves to 6-7 and 1-0 in the league… the loss is just the second for the Mocs against the Bulldogs in the last 11 meetings.
 
- All-time record 1,394-1,121… 848-552 in Division I era (since 1977-78)… 458-278 in SoCon games all-time.
 
- Chattanooga had won six of its last nine SoCon openers before entering today's game.
 
- The Mocs held the lead for just 16:28 opposed to The Citadel's 20:22… UTC's biggest lead of the game was seven (1^st 5:26)… CIT's largest edge was 11 (2^nd 9:45)… five lead changes and four ties.
 
- UTC ended the game shooting 35.4% (23-of-65) from the field… 35.9% (14-of-39) from deep… 80.0% (8-of-10) from the line… the 65 FG attempts were the most this season in a loss… the 39 3PT FG attempts ties the most this season in a loss (Georgia).
 
- The Citadel shot 46.2% (24-of-52) from the floor… 40.9% (9-of-22) from deep… 86.4% (19-of-22) from the line… turned the ball over 13 times opposed to UTC's 10… first time the Mocs won the turnover battle against a DI opponent since Milwaukee.
 
- Chattanooga was outrebounded by a 38-35 count… suffered a 29-19 disadvantage in defensive rebounds… earned a 15-9 edge on the offensive side.

- Chattanooga was held to just 26 first half points… second lowest output of the season (24, Lipscomb)… finished the first 20 minutes shooting 31.3% (10-of-32) from the floor… just 23.5% (4-of-17) from deep.
 
- The Mocs were outscored 15-3 in points off the bench in the first half… finished the game with a 22-13 disadvantage.
 
SERIES
All-Time Meetings: 91^st Meeting | Record: 71-20 | Home: 38-6 | Away: 31-14 | Neutral: 2-0
 
COACH
Dan Earl (Penn State '97), 1^st Season
Record: 8-6 (UTC) | 81-145 (8^th)

• Home: 57-47 | Away: 20-88 | Neutral: 5-10
• vs. The Citadel: 9-7 | Home: 6-1 | Away: 3-5 | Neutral: 0-1

INDIVIDUAL
- Jake Stephens surpassed 1,700 career points with his fourth point tonight… now at 1,716… 300 coming at UTC… finished the game with 20 points and 11 rebounds… eighth double-double of the season… added five blocks... third time this season with five blocks.

- Jamal Johnson followed his career-high game (23) at Georgia with 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting… 6-of-10 from deep… back-to-back games shooting 6-of-10 from three… sixth-straight game with three or more threes.

- Dalvin White ended with nine points on a trio of threes… totaled five assists to zero turnovers… entered the game third in NCAA Division I in A/TO ratio (4.38).