2022-23 Chattanooga Mocs Men's Basketball
Game 23 – ETSU
January 28 – Freedom Hall – Johnson City, Tenn.
Postgame Notes
 
GENERAL
- Chattanooga snapped a four-game skid with a 73-64 win over rival ETSU inside Freedom Hall… UTC improves to 12-11 overall and 4-6 in the SoCon… ETSU falls to 8-15 and 4-6… the Bucs have now lost a school record eight-straight home games.
 
- All-time record 1,398-1,126… 852-557 in Division I era (since 1977-78)… 462-283 in SoCon games all-time.
 
- Chattanooga controlled much of the game despite the seven lead changes and five ties… the Mocs led the contest for 30:57… ETSU had the lead for just 5:21.
 
- The Mocs accumulated 28 points off the bench… most against a DI opponent this season… 54 bench points the last two games… ETSU provided just nine points from the non-starters.
 
- UTC shot a blistering 52.2% (13-of-23) from deep and 41.8% (23-of-55) from the floor in total… the 52.2% (13-of-23) mark from deep is the second-most efficient this season (53.8, 14-of-26 at Tennessee Tech).
 
- Chattanooga capitalized at the free-throw line and knocked down 15-of-18 (83.3%) attempts… second-best mark against a SoCon opponent this season (88.9%, 24-of-27 against WCU)… went 11-of-12 (91.7%) in the second half… ETSU finished a perfect 16-of-16 (100.0%) in the game.
 
- Despite being undersized, Chattanooga out-rebounded ETSU by a +7 margin… 39-32… tied 11-11 on the offensive glass… 28-21 on the defensive side… the 39 rebounds are the most against a SoCon opponent this season.
 
SERIES
All-Time Meetings: 98^th Meeting | Record: 52-46 | Home: 27-13 | Away: 18-25 | Neutral: 7-8
 
COACH
Dan Earl (Penn State '97), 1^st Season
Record: 12-11 (UTC) | 85-150 (8^th)

• Home: 59-50 | Away: 22-90 | Neutral: 5-10
• vs. ETSU: 2-14 | Home: 1-6 | Away: 1-7 | Neutral: 0-1

INDIVIDUAL
- Dalvin White led the team with 15 points… finished 4-of-7 from the field… 3-of-4 from deep… 4-of-4 from the line… knocked down a huge three to put UTC ahead 68-64 with 1:48 left in the game
 
- Jamal Johnson added 12 points and four rebounds… knocked down a pair of threes… team-high 34 minutes of floor time.

- Sam Alexis provided 12 points off the bench on 5-of-8 shooting… hauled in a team-high seven rebounds including four on the offensive glass.