2022-23 Chattanooga Mocs Men's Basketball
Game 16 – at UNCG
January 4 – Greensboro Coliseum – Greensboro, N.C.
Postgame Notes
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Dan Earl, Head Coach
Opening thoughts after 73-61 loss at UNCG.
"Credit to UNCG tonight, I thought they were the tougher team tonight. They just kind of physically, both offensively and defensively, really took it to us. I think we let missing shots affect us on both sides of the ball. We had 15 turnovers too many and just missed too many shots. We didn't shoot the ball well at all, we did get some good looks, they just didn't fall. We can't allow that to affect us during the game."
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On what was the difference.
"The turnovers were a big thing, and they do some interesting things defensively. We actually threw the ball over the top and got some good looks, we just didn't make those shots. I thought we made poor decisions when we got the ball downhill. Defensively, they drive against ball screens and they were able to get in the middle of the paint way too often."
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On coming from behind and not being able to close the gap.
"It's tough. It starts off with not trying to dig yourself a hole, and some of that is making shots, but a lot is taking care of the ball. It starts off with not digging a big hole and then again, credit to UNCG. Every time we threw a punch in the second half, they came back and threw one at us. We just couldn't make plays in-a-row. They were able to stretch that lead back."
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