2023-24 Chattanooga Mocs Men's Basketball
Game 3 – Bellarmine
November 14 – McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Postgame Notes
 
GENERAL GAME INFO
Attendance: 2,846
Game Duration: 1:47
Officials: Todd Austin, Sean Lineberger, Sidney Cohen
 
TEAM
- Chattanooga improved to 3-0 following a thrilling 72-64 comeback win over Bellarmine on Tuesday night in McKenzie Arena… BU drops to 0-3 following three-straight road games to begin the campaign.
 
- Chattanooga begins the 2023-24 season 3-0… third time in the last three seasons for the program with a 3-0 start.

- All-time record 1,408-1,132… 862-562 in Division I era (since 1977-78)… 478-145 all-time record in McKenzie Arena.
 
- Trailing 64-59 with 3:53 left in the game, the Mocs ended the contest on a 13-0 run… recorded seven-straight defensive stops to end the game… finished 3-of-5 from the field and 6-of-6 from the line.
 
- UTC led the contest for just 15:52… Bellarmine led for 19:36… Knights held the biggest lead for either team at 10 (12-2, 1^st 15:19) less than five minutes into the game… 11 lead changes and six ties.
 
- Chattanooga earned a hefty advantage on the glass after out-rebounding Bellarmine by a whopping +17 margin (39-22)… 32-19 on the defensive side and 7-3 offensively… 20-11 advantage in the second half.
 
- UTC went 14-of-15 (93.3%) from the free-throw line during the victory… highest percentage on at least 15 attempts since going 17-of-18 at The Citadel on January 9, 2021.
 
- The Mocs struggled from deep during the victory… went just 6-of-28 (21.4%)… lowest total made threes in the Dan Earl era… previous was 7 against Oakland City (11/10/22).
 
- UTC allowed just eight made threes (8-of-26) at a 30.8% rate… Mocs have allowed just 19 threes through the first three games this season… lowest total in a three-game stretch under Earl since allowing 16 against Georgia, The Citadel & Mercer in late December 2022.
 
- Chattanooga led 35-32 at the halftime mark after shooting 51.9% (14-of-27) from the floor… 20 of the 35 points came from inside the paint… Bellarmine earned an 8-1 advantage in turnovers over the first 20 minutes.

SERIES
All-Time Meetings: 3^rd Meeting | Record: 3-0 | Home: 1-0 | Away: 2-0 | Neutral: 0-0
 
COACH
Dan Earl (Penn State '97), 2^nd Season
Record: 21-17 (UTC) | 94-156 (9^th)
Home: 63-52 | Away: 23-93 | Neutral: 8-11
vs. Bellarmine: 1-0 | Home: 1-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 

INDIVIDUAL
- Honor Huff finished with a team-high 16 points on 7-of-16 shooting… added four rebounds and four assists… two steals… ended +12 in the +/- category which was second best on the team.

- Tyler Millin chipped in with 10 points and eight rebounds during the win… went 4-of-6 from the field… surpassed 300 career rebounds… 274 career rebounds at Middle Tennessee before the start of the 2023-24 season at UTC.

- Myles Che had another stellar performance as a freshman… finished with 14 points on 3-of-4 shooting and a 7-of-8 effort from the free-throw line… added four assists and three boards… knocked down dagger three with 1:07 left to put UTC ahead 68-64.

- Sam Alexis continued his impressive sophomore campaign with 14 points and nine rebounds… shot 6-of-9 from the field… finished +8.

- Randy Brady was crucial on the defensive end with nine rebounds (including the game's final)… all were defensive boards… finished the game a +23 in just over 17 minutes of action… +11 better than the next player on the floor (Huff).