2022-23 Chattanooga Mocs Men's Basketball
Game 16 – at UNCG
January 4 – Greensboro Coliseum – Greensboro, N.C.
Postgame Notes
 
GENERAL
- Chattanooga fell to 9-7 overall and 1-2 in SoCon play after the 73-61 defeat at UNCG… UNCG improves to 9-7 and 3-0 in the SoCon… the Mocs are just 1-6 in the last seven games in Greensboro… lone win came last season.
 
- All-time record 1,395-1,122… 849-553 in Division I era (since 1977-78)… 459-279 in SoCon games all-time.
 
- Chattanooga trailed 37-30 at halftime… the first deficit at the break since a 39-38 tally at Gardner-Webb on December 3… span of seven games… UTC was limited to a 29.4% (5-of-17) mark from deep in the half… 38.5% (10-of-26) from the floor in total.
 
- UNCG led the contest for 38:39… UTC held the lead for just 16 seconds… there was just one tie and two lead changes as the Spartans controlled much of the game.
 
- Chattanooga won the rebounding advantage 38-33… first time in the four-game road trip earning an edge on the boards… however UNCG won the points in the paint battle 36-26.
 
- The Mocs were forced into 15 turnovers while turning over its opponent just nine times… UNCG tuned the 15 turnovers into 15 points.
 
- UTC finished the game with just one block… lowest block total of the season… just the third time all season finishing with less blocks than its opponent… now 0-3 in games when out-blocked.
 
- After UTC pulled within one at 39-38 with 15:16 left in the second half, UNCG outscored the Mocs 18-6 over the next 5:08 to build a 57-44 lead… 6-0 and 7-0 runs were a part of the outburst… the stretch proved the difference.

SERIES
All-Time Meetings: 53^rd Meeting | Record: 27-26 | Home: 15-9 | Away: 11-14 | Neutral: 1-3
 
COACH
Dan Earl (Penn State '97), 1^st Season
Record: 9-7 (UTC) | 82-146 (8^th)

• Home: 57-47 | Away: 21-89 | Neutral: 5-10
• vs. UNCG: 3-12 | Home: 2-5 | Away: 1-7 | Neutral: 0-0

INDIVIDUAL
- Jamal Johnson connected on his 200^th career three-pointer with his first of the game… it was his 40^th with UTC… finished the game with 19 points… ended 5-of-11 from three… eighth-straight game with three or more threes.

- Jake Stephens flirted with a triple double after posting 17 points, 13 boards and seven assists… went 6-of-14 from the floor and just 1-of-6 from deep… ninth double-double of the season… consecutive games with seven assists.

- Jamaal Walker finished in double figures for the fourth time this season… ended with 10 points and four boards… went 6-of-8 at the free-throw line… career high six free throws made.