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Postgame Notes - Louisville
11/10/2023 10:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball
2023-24 Chattanooga Mocs Men's Basketball
Game 2 – at Louisville
November 10 – KFC Yum! Center – Louisville, Ky.
Postgame Notes
GENERAL GAME INFO
Attendance: 10,364 (22,090)
Game Duration: 2:08
Officials: Brent Hampton, Justin Porterfield, Jemel Spearman
TEAM
- Chattanooga improved to 2-0 on the season following an 81-71 victory at ACC-member Louisville inside the KFC Yum! Center Friday night… Louisville drops to an even 1-1.
- The win marked the first win over an ACC program for UTC since a 67-65 win over Clemson in the first round of the 1985 NIT… first-ever regular season win over an ACC member in program history.
- All-time record 1,407-1,132… 861-562 in Division I era (since 1977-78).
- Chattanooga improves to 15-1 under head coach Dan Earl when scoring 80 or more points… 13-1 under coach Earl when shooting 40.0% or better from three… ended the game 14-of-34 (41.2%) as a team from deep… 6-of-11 (54.5%) in the second half from deep.
- Chattanooga led the game for 34:32 and trailed for just 1:16… just three lead changes and four ties… largest lead was 21 (65-44) with 6:52 left in the game… largest lead held over a Power 5 team since a 44-24 advantage over NC State during the 1982 NCAA Tournament.
- Despite giving up a good amount of size to a lengthy Louisville team, Chattanooga and Louisville tied in the rebounding category 41-41… 12-29 offense-defensive rebounds for the Mocs… 17-24 for U of L.
- Chattanooga held a 33-27 lead at halftime… held UofL to 30.0% (9-of-30) from the floor and 25.0% (2-of-8) from deep… UTC shot 34.3% (12-of-35) from the field and 34.8% (8-of-23) from deep on high volume… Cards earned the edge on the glass 26-21 in the first 20.
SERIES
All-Time Meetings: 12th Meeting | Record: 6-6 | Home: 2-0 | Away: 4-6 | Neutral: 0-0
COACH
Dan Earl (Penn State '97), 2nd Season
Record: 20-17 (UTC) | 93-156 (9th)
Home: 62-52 | Away: 23-93 | Neutral: 8-11
vs. Louisville: 1-0 | Home: 0-0 | Away: 1-0 | Neutral: 0-0
INDIVIDUAL
- Honor Huff finished the game with a career-high 25 points on 9-of-19 shooting including a 7-of-13 mark from deep… the seven threes are also a career-high… five threes in the first half.
- Myles Che posted 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the floor… went 6-of-6 from the line… went 5-of-6 from inside the arc… added two assists and finished a team-best +11 in the +/- category.
- Sam Alexis was dominant in the paint and totaled 16 points and 11 rebounds… third career double-double… went 7-of-10 from the floor… 2-of-2 from deep… added four blocks… averaging 4.5 blocks per game this season.
- Tyler Millin added a career-high 11 rebounds while chipping in with five points.
- Jan Zidek added eight points and six rebounds in the victory which included a crucial late-game three to put things away… surpassed 900 career points with his fourth point of the night.
Game 2 – at Louisville
November 10 – KFC Yum! Center – Louisville, Ky.
Postgame Notes
GENERAL GAME INFO
Attendance: 10,364 (22,090)
Game Duration: 2:08
Officials: Brent Hampton, Justin Porterfield, Jemel Spearman
TEAM
- Chattanooga improved to 2-0 on the season following an 81-71 victory at ACC-member Louisville inside the KFC Yum! Center Friday night… Louisville drops to an even 1-1.
- The win marked the first win over an ACC program for UTC since a 67-65 win over Clemson in the first round of the 1985 NIT… first-ever regular season win over an ACC member in program history.
- All-time record 1,407-1,132… 861-562 in Division I era (since 1977-78).
- Chattanooga improves to 15-1 under head coach Dan Earl when scoring 80 or more points… 13-1 under coach Earl when shooting 40.0% or better from three… ended the game 14-of-34 (41.2%) as a team from deep… 6-of-11 (54.5%) in the second half from deep.
- Chattanooga led the game for 34:32 and trailed for just 1:16… just three lead changes and four ties… largest lead was 21 (65-44) with 6:52 left in the game… largest lead held over a Power 5 team since a 44-24 advantage over NC State during the 1982 NCAA Tournament.
- Despite giving up a good amount of size to a lengthy Louisville team, Chattanooga and Louisville tied in the rebounding category 41-41… 12-29 offense-defensive rebounds for the Mocs… 17-24 for U of L.
- Chattanooga held a 33-27 lead at halftime… held UofL to 30.0% (9-of-30) from the floor and 25.0% (2-of-8) from deep… UTC shot 34.3% (12-of-35) from the field and 34.8% (8-of-23) from deep on high volume… Cards earned the edge on the glass 26-21 in the first 20.
SERIES
All-Time Meetings: 12th Meeting | Record: 6-6 | Home: 2-0 | Away: 4-6 | Neutral: 0-0
COACH
Dan Earl (Penn State '97), 2nd Season
Record: 20-17 (UTC) | 93-156 (9th)
Home: 62-52 | Away: 23-93 | Neutral: 8-11
vs. Louisville: 1-0 | Home: 0-0 | Away: 1-0 | Neutral: 0-0
INDIVIDUAL
- Honor Huff finished the game with a career-high 25 points on 9-of-19 shooting including a 7-of-13 mark from deep… the seven threes are also a career-high… five threes in the first half.
- Myles Che posted 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the floor… went 6-of-6 from the line… went 5-of-6 from inside the arc… added two assists and finished a team-best +11 in the +/- category.
- Sam Alexis was dominant in the paint and totaled 16 points and 11 rebounds… third career double-double… went 7-of-10 from the floor… 2-of-2 from deep… added four blocks… averaging 4.5 blocks per game this season.
- Tyler Millin added a career-high 11 rebounds while chipping in with five points.
- Jan Zidek added eight points and six rebounds in the victory which included a crucial late-game three to put things away… surpassed 900 career points with his fourth point of the night.
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