2023-24 Chattanooga Mocs Men's Basketball
Game 7 – at Lipscomb
November 29 – Allen Arena – Nashville, Tenn.
Postgame Notes
 
GENERAL GAME INFO
Attendance: 2,132
Game Duration: 1:52
Officials: Chris King, Steve Divine, Hunter Allen
 
TEAM
- Chattanooga falls to 5-2 on the season following the 82-68 loss at Lipscomb on Wednesday morning inside Allen Arena… Lipscomb improves to 6-3 on the season after the win… largest non-conference loss since an 89-53 (-36) loss at Florida State on 11/20/2019.
 
- Today's game was a "Standalone Game" in the famous words of Jon Rothstein… only game on the NCAA DI docket before 4PM ET… 11AM CT start was due to Lipscomb's annual "Education Day" festivities.

- All-time record 1,410-1,134… 864-564 in Division I era (since 1977-78).
 
- The Mocs are now 35-11 in its last 46 non-conference games… 14-6 in non-conference road games over its last 20.
 
- Despite entering with a +15.2 advantage in rebounding margin, Chattanooga was outrebounded by a 44-32 count with the 12-rebound difference all coming on defensive boards… largest rebounding deficit this season… just the fifth time in 42 games under coach Dan Earl with a 10 or more disadvantage on the glass.
 
- First time this season UTC won the turnover category… committed just nine turnovers while forcing 11 from the Bisons… just two second-half turnovers for the Mocs… earned a 14-8 edge in points off turnovers.
 
- Chattanooga was heavily outscored in the paint 40-20… Lipscomb finished 21-of-39 (53.8%) on two-point attempts… 17-of-26 (65.4%) from inside the paint… most points UTC has allowed in the paint this season.
 
- Chattanooga finished the game shooting a season-low 34.9% (22-of-63) from the field… shot 34.3% (12-of-35) from three… 75.0% (12-of-16) from the line… allowed Lipscomb to shoot 49.2% (30-of-61) from the floor and 40.9% (9-of-22) from deep… highest FG% and 3PT% allowed this season.
 
- Chattanooga trailed 41-27 at the break after shooting 24.1% (7-of-29) from the field and 25.0% (4-of-16) from deep… largest halftime deficit since trailing by 16 (39-23) at Belmont on December 15, 2021… Lipscomb shot a blistering 53.6% (15-of-28) from the floor in the first 20 minutes.
 
- Chattanooga started the game just 1-of-12 from the field… 0-of-7 from deep… 5-of-7 from the FT line… still hung around for a 12-7 deficit at the 12:21 mark.

SERIES NOTES
All-Time Meetings: 31^st Meeting | Record: 12-19 | Home: 7-9 | Away: 5-10 | Neutral: 0-0

- UTC had won three-straight in Nashville entering Wednesday's game… now 5-3 in the last eight in the Music City which dates back to 1963.
 
- Five of the last seven previous meetings have been decided by double-digit points… last year's 72-66 Lipscomb win snapped a streak of three-straight double-digit differences.

COACH
Dan Earl (Penn State '97), 2^nd Season
Record: 23-19 (UTC) | 96-158 (9^th)
Home: 65-53 | Away: 23-94 | Neutral: 8-11
vs. Lipscomb: 0-2 | Home: 0-1 | Away: 0-1 | Neutral: 0-0
 
INDIVIDUAL
- Honor Huff led UTC in scoring with a team-high 16 points on 4-of-11 shooting… 4-of-9 from deep… 4-of-5 from the line… added three rebounds, two assists and three steals… three steals ties a career and season-high (Evansville, 11/24)… 90^th career assist on second one today.

- Sean Cusano added a team second-best 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting including a 2-of-3 mark from deep… those 12 points are the true freshmen's first 12 points of his collegiate career after debuting on Sunday against SEMO… added three rebounds and a blocked shot… finished +5 in the +/- category.