Chattanooga vs. Mercer
Chattanooga, Tenn. | The McKenzie Arena
Saturday, January 14, 2023
Postgame Notes
 
TEAM
• Chattanooga beat Mercer 78-70 in overtime at The McKenzie Arena … UTC improves to 10-8 overall and 2-1 in SoCon … Mercer falls to 6-11 on the year and 2-2 against the league.
 
• 78 points is the most by UTC this season … 70 is the most scored by a Mocs' opponent this season.
 
• The Mocs improve to 19-11 all-time against Mercer and 8-9 in SoCon regular season play … at home, UTC is 10-3 against the Bears.
 
• Chattanooga is 2-0 against Mercer in overtime … last game in overtime was first meeting on November 30, 1983.
 
• In overtime, UTC is 26-26 all-time and 21-24 in one overtime games … last overtime game was a 70-63 loss to Furman in the SoCon Tournament.
 
• Chattanooga shot 83.3 percent in overtime … 5-of-6 from the field including 2-for-2 from the 3-point line … 8-of-11 from the free throw line.
 
• UTC outscored Mercer 20-12 in overtime (5 minutes) … Abbey Cornelius scored 8 points, Yazz Wazeerud-Din scored 5 points … no turnovers in overtime.
 
• Chattanooga shot 27-of-55 (49.1%) for the game and was 6-of-14 from long range … Mocs made 18-of-23 from the free throw line – second-best effort this season.
 
• Mocs had a 10-0 scoring run in the second … went from 20-18 to a 30-18 lead with 2:31 remaining in the half.
 
• Mercer outscored the Mocs 18-10 in the third quarter, shooting 53.3 percent (8-15) behind 10 points from Enjulina Gonzalez
 
• UTC led 44-40 heading into the fourth quarter … Mocs shot 33.3 percent (5-15) in the fourth and fell behind 54-50 on back-to-back shots by Gonzalez with 2:36 to play.
 
• Chattanooga had opportunity for final shot, but the shot was blocked and Mercer got the rebound … no time for Mercer to get shot off.
 
• Mercer outrebounded the Mocs 30-27 … UTC scored eight second chance points off seven offensive rebounds while Mercer had four points off of six.
 
• UTC scored 17 points off 17 Bear turnovers while Mercer had 20 points off 17 UTC miscues.
 
• In the paint UTC outdueled the Bears 38-30 and the Mercer bench outscored the Mocs 44-0 … 34 points came from Enjulina Gonzalez.
 
• Addie Grace Porter tied her career-high for assists with seven for the third time in her career.
 
INDIVIDUAL
• Raven Thompson, Fr., F
23 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 assist
FG: 8-15; 3FG: 1-3; FT: 6-7
Matched career-high (third time). Scored UTC's first eight points and had 13 by the end of the first quarter … scored 19 points in the first half … did not score again until a 3-point play with 1:37 to play in regulation … scored one point in overtime.
 
• Yazz Wazeerud-Din, Gr., G
23 points, 3 rebounds, 1 blocked shot
Seventh game this season with 20 or more points.
10^th game with at least three 3-pointers … has made 12 in the last three games.
Scored five points in overtime … had seven points in fourth quarter
 
• Abbey Cornelius, Gr., C
18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, two steals, 1 blocked shot
One point shy of season-high (19 vs. Austin Peay)
12^th game this season with double-figure scoring … scored eight points in overtime.
Moved to 25^th all-time for scoring with 1,086 points … passed Kim Horsey (1981-84) … moved to ninth all-time for rebounds with 817 … passed Taylor Hall (2010-14).