2023-24 Chattanooga Mocs Men's Basketball
Game 6 – SEMO
November 26 – McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Postgame Notes
 
GENERAL GAME INFO
2023 Coke Zero Sugar Classic
Attendance: 2,907
Game Duration: 1:58
Officials: Byron Evans, Kyle Bottoms, Chris McCurry
 
TEAM
- Chattanooga improved to 5-1 on the season following a 72-56 victory over SEMO in the final game of the Coke Zero Sugar Classic inside McKenzie Arena… SEMO drops to 1-5 after the loss.

- All-time record 1,410-1,133… 864-563 in Division I era (since 1977-78)… 480-146 all-time record in McKenzie Arena.
 
- The Mocs are now 35-10 in its last 45 non-conference games… 23-4 in last 27 non-conference games at home.
 
- Chattanooga went wire-to-wire in the victory… led for 38:47 of the 40 possible minutes… largest lead was 19 (72-53) with 57 seconds left in the game… second wire-to-wire victory of the season (Covenant, 11/6)… seventh wire-to-wire victory under Dan Earl.
 
- Another dominating effort on the glass for UTC… earned a 43-29 (+14) edge in the rebounding category… fourth time in first six games of the season with a +11 margin or better… first time since start of 2012-13 season with 10+ margin in a four-of-six game stretch.
 
- Chattanooga was outscored by a wide 25-5 margin in points off the bench… trend for the season… UTC has been outscored 91-40 in points off the bench over the last five games.
 
- UTC limited SEMO to just a 32.8% (19-of-58) mark from the field… 29.2% (7-of-24) from deep… lowest FG% and 3PT FG% mark allowed to DI opponent this season… lowest FG% allowed to DI non-conference opponent since UNC Asheville on November 14, 2021.
 
- Chattanooga shot just 37.5% (6-of-16) from deep… but was highly efficient in total… season-high 52.3% (23-of-44) FG% against DI opponent… shot 60.7% (17-of-28) from inside the arc… six made 3PT FG's ties lowest (Bellarmine, 11/14/23) during Earl era.
 
- The Mocs attempted a season-high 30 free throws in the win… made just 20 for a 66.7% (20-of-30) final tally… SEMO finished 11-of-19 (57.9%)… 42 total fouls called in the contest.
 
- Chattanooga led at the half for the fifth time in the first six games of the season… led 35-25 at the break… held SEMO to a 26.7% (8-of-30) mark from the floor… similar 26.7% (4-of-15) mark from deep… UTC struggled at the line in the first half… 11-of-19 (57.9%).

SERIES
All-Time Meetings: 3^rd Meeting | Record: 1-2 | Home: 1-0 | Away: 0-1 | Neutral: 0-1
 
COACH
Dan Earl (Penn State '97), 2^nd Season
Record: 23-18 (UTC) | 96-157 (9^th)
Home: 65-53 | Away: 23-93 | Neutral: 8-11
vs. SEMO: 1-0 | Home: 1-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 

INDIVIDUAL
- Sam Alexis nearly notched his third-straight double-double… finished one rebound shy… tied a team-high with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting (2-of-4, 3PT) and grabbed nine rebounds… added two assists and a block.

- Honor Huff tied Alexis for team-high scoring… scored 18 points on 6-of-13 shooting including a 3-of-6 mark from deep… fifth-straight game with 16 or more points.

- Jan Zidek added 16 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field… went 7-of-10 from the FT line… grabbed five rebounds and recorded two assists and a block… career-point total is closing in on 1,000… currently at 957.

- Myles Che reached double figures for the first time since the November 14 win over Bellarmine… added 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting… grabbed three rebounds… posted three assists and two steals… game-high +27 in +/- category.

- Sean Cusano made his collegiate debut… played 6-plus minutes and grabbed a rebound… finished a +6 in the +/- category.