2022-23 Chattanooga Mocs Men's Basketball
Game 8 – Gardner-Webb
December 3 – Paul Porter Arena – Boiling Springs, N.C.
Postgame Notes
 
GENERAL
- Chattanooga improves to 5-3 after the 82-71 victory at Gardner-Webb… GWU falls to 2-6… Mocs have won their last three… two-straight on the road.

- All-time record 1,391-1,118… 845-549 in Division I era (since 1977-78).
 
- Chattanooga is 27-7 in its last 34 non-conference games.
 
- During the current three-game winning streak, Chattanooga has trailed at halftime in all three… UTC has held its opposition to 32 points or less in the second half in all three.
 
- The Mocs held the Runnin' Bulldogs to a 27.3% (9-of-33) field-goal percentage over the final 20 minutes… 18.2% (2-of-11) mark from deep in that span.
 
- Chattanooga finished 12-of-27 (44.4%) from three in the win… entered the game ranked fifth in NCAA DI in three-pointers per game (11.8)… three-straight games with 12 or more… first time accomplishing the feat since 2018 (December 1-12).
 
- Eight different Mocs recorded at least one three-pointer in the win… third time this season with eight or more… set a new NCAA DI record with 10 different players during the win over Covenant a few weeks ago.
 
- Chattanooga entered the bonus extremely early in the second half as GWU committed its seventh foul of the final 20 at the 12:29 mark… UTC finished the contest 16-of-19 (84.2%) from the line after that mark… 24-of-31 (77.4%) for the game… season-high for both makes and attempts.
 
- Both teams combined to shoot 54.7% (29-of-53) in the first half… GWU ended with a 59.3% (16-of-27) clip… UTC an even 50.0% (13-of-26)… Bulldogs 60.0% (6-of-10) from deep… Mocs 43.8% (7-of-16).
 
- Fourth game this season where UTC and its opponent were separated by four points or less at halftime… fourth-straight game trailing at the break.

SERIES
All-Time Meetings: 2 | Record: 1-1 | Home: 0-1 | Away: 1-0 | Neutral: 0-0
 
COACH
Dan Earl (Penn State '97), 1^st Season
Record: 5-3 (UTC) | 78-142 (8^th)

• Home: 55-46 | Away: 18-86 | Neutral: 5-10
• vs. Gardner-Webb: 3-2 | Home: 2-1 | Away: 1-1 | Neutral: 0-0

INDIVIDUAL
- Jake Stephens posted his third-straight game of 26 or more points… finished with 29 points and nine rebounds… added a season-high five blocks… shot 8-of-13 from the floor… 3-of-6 from deep… 7-of-8 from the line.

- Dalvin White added another double-digit scoring effort and was highly efficient as the floor general… finished with 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting (2-of-4 3PT)… added game-high five assists in ratio to just one turnover.

- Jamaal Walker reached double figures for the third time this season… ended with 10 points in addition to four rebounds and two assists.