2022-23 Chattanooga Mocs Men's Basketball
Game 19 – at Samford
January 14 – Pete Hanna Center – Birmingham, Ala.
Postgame Notes
 
GENERAL
- Chattanooga fell to 11-8 overall and 3-3 inside SoCon play following a tight 75-74 loss at Samford… Samford improved to 12-7 overall and stayed perfect inside league action at 6-0.
 
- All-time record 1,397-1,123… 851-554 in Division I era (since 1977-78)… 461-280 in SoCon games all-time.
 
- Chattanooga held a 14-point lead at halftime 45-31… Samford out-scored the Mocs 44-29 in the second half… UTC held a lead as big as 19 (2^nd 14:48).
 
- Chattanooga held the lead for over 30 minutes (30:52)… Samford led for just 4:31… 12 lead changes and 11 ties throughout the contest.
 
- Chattanooga was held without a FG for over 7-plus minutes late in the second half… Randy Brady's dunk to take the lead with 0:17 seconds left broke the drought.
 
- Chattanooga earned the battle on the glass by a 40-35 edge… Samford won the turnover battle 12-7 and turned the 12 turnovers into 10 points opposed to Chattanooga's seven.
 
- Both teams attempted 57 FGs in the contest… Chattanooga went 26-of-57 (45.6%) while Samford ended 23-of-57 (40.4%)… UTC went 10-of-33 (30.3%) from three while Samford went 10-of-29 (34.5%).
 
- The Mocs knocked down seven first-half triples (7-of-17, 41.2%) while holding Samford to a 4-of-14 (28.6%) mark from deep in the first 20 minutes… the Mocs went just 3-of-16 (18.8%) from deep in the second half… Samford answered with a 6-of-15 (40.0%) mark.

SERIES
All-Time Meetings: 108^th Meeting | Record: 67-41 | Home: 42-12 | Away: 23-29 | Neutral: 2-0
 
COACH
Dan Earl (Penn State '97), 1^st Season
Record: 11-8 (UTC) | 84-148 (8^th)

• Home: 59-47 | Away: 21-90 | Neutral: 5-10
• vs. Samford: 4-14 | Home: 3-4 | Away: 0-8 | Neutral: 1-2

INDIVIDUAL
- Jake Stephens led the team with 19 points on 7-of-14 (2-of-8 3PT) shooting… added seven rebounds, three assists and three blocks… missed buzzer-beating three ball at the top of the key as time expired.

- Jamal Johnson finished with 16 points on 4-of-12 (3-of-9 3PT) shooting… added six rebounds… played in his hometown of Birmingham.

- Dalvin White added 13 points and led the team with five assists… committed just one turnover… added three rebounds.