2022-23 Chattanooga Mocs Men's Basketball
Game 15 – at Mercer
December 31 – Hawkins Arena – Macon, Ga.
Postgame Notes
 
GENERAL
- Chattanooga snapped a three-game skid behind a dominating 80-51 victory at Mercer… improves to 9-6 overall and 1-1 in the SoCon… Mercer falls to 7-8 and 0-2.
 
- All-time record 1,395-1,121… 849-552 in Division I era (since 1977-78)… 459-278 in SoCon games all-time.
 
- The 29-point margin of victory is the fourth-largest in a SoCon road game in program history… largest since 27 (93-66) in a win at Western Carolina on January 16, 1993… largest is a 36-point win at Furman (81-45) on January 9, 1997.
 
- The Mocs held Mercer to a lowly 6.7% (1-of-15) mark from three in the win… lowest percentage allowed in a SoCon road game since 0.0% (0-of-5) against Western Carolina on February 15, 1997… lowest overall since 0.0% (0-of-14) against Samford on March 5, 2016 in the SoCon Tournament.
 
- Chattanooga finished the game shooting 41.2% (14-of-34) from deep and 48.1% (26-of-54) from the floor in the win… 10^th-straight game with 10 or more threes… longest active streak in NCAA Division I.
 
- The Mocs limited Mercer to a 35.5% (22-of-62) mark from the field… lowest total against an NCAA DI opponent this season… lowest since 27.4% (17-of-62) against Western Carolina last season on February 9, 2022.
 
- Chattanooga held Mercer without a three-point field goal in the opening half… all 22 of the Bears first half points came via two-point field goals… 0-of-10 from deep… 0-of-1 from the line.

SERIES
All-Time Meetings: 86^th Meeting | Record: 45-41 | Home: 25-13 | Away: 17-27 | Neutral: 3-1
 
COACH
Dan Earl (Penn State '97), 1^st Season
Record: 9-6 (UTC) | 82-145 (8^th)

• Home: 57-47 | Away: 21-88 | Neutral: 5-10
• vs. Mercer: 5-10 | Home: 3-3 | Away: 2-6 | Neutral: 0-1

INDIVIDUAL
- Jamal Johnson surpassed 900 career collegiate points with his eighth point of the game which came in the first half… 812 of those points came prior to UTC… finished with 21 points and eight boards… seventh-straight game with three or more threes (3-of-7)… eight rebounds ties a career-high.

- Jake Stephens was held under double figures for the first time this season after finishing with nine points… added six rebounds and seven assists… first time under double figures when playing 20+ minutes since November 25, 2021 (vs. Central Arkansas) when at VMI… finished a game-high +31.

- AJ Caldwell finished 3-of-7 from deep and totaled nine points and four rebounds… knocked down buzzer-beating three in OT last season in a 76-74 win at Mercer.