2023-24 Chattanooga Mocs Men's Basketball
Game 9 – Tennessee Wesleyan
December 10 – McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Postgame Notes
 
GENERAL GAME INFO
Attendance: 2,901
Game Duration: 1:40
Officials: John Dillon, Jordan Arnold, Chase Shaw
 
TEAM
- Chattanooga improved to 6-3 on the season following the 112-51 victory over Tennessee Wesleyan… most points scored in a game since 125 against The Citadel on February 1, 2016… TWU remains at 4-6 as the game was an exhibition for the NAIA members.

- All-time record 1,411-1,135… 865-565 in Division I era (since 1977-78)… 481-146 all-time record in McKenzie Arena.
 
- The Mocs are now 36-12 in its last 48 non-conference games… 24-4 in last 28 non-conference games at home… - 115-1 in the DI era (beginning 1977-78) against non-DI competition…lone loss was 73-69 to Southern Poly on Dec. 16, 1999.
 
- UTC led the contest for 38:04 while TWU held a slight one-point lead for 1:38 early in the first half… just two lead changes and no ties… UTC went on a 26-0 run (2^nd 6:57) to help build its biggest lead of 69 (2^nd 4:51) 108-39.
 
- Chattanooga out-scored TWU 35-8 in points off turnovers… +27 was best margin of the season in that category… turned TWU over 16 times which ties a season-high for a UTC opponent (Covenant, 11/6)… committed a season-low eight turnovers.
 
- The Mocs earned a 40-22 edge in points in the paint… third time reaching 40 paint points this season… shot 84.0% (21-of-25) from inside the arc.
 
- Chattanooga ended 18-of-38 (47.4%) from three… most threes made in a game this season… most since a school record 22 against Covenant on November 19, 2022… shot 11-of-15 (73.3%) from three in the second half.
 
- Chattanooga shot an even 50.0% (17-of-34) in the first half to help take a 52-21 lead… shot 30.4% (7-of-23) from deep… four of the seven first-half threes were courtesy of Noah Melson.

SERIES NOTES
All-Time Meetings: 70^th Meeting | Record: 58-11 | Home: 37-8 | Away: 13-10 | Neutral: 1-0
 
- Tennessee Wesleyan is Chattanooga's most frequent non-conference opponent… one of six programs UTC has beaten 50+ times… The Citadel, ETSU, Furman, Samford & Western Carolina join the list.

COACH
Dan Earl (Penn State '97), 2^nd Season
Record: 24-20 (UTC) | 97-159 (9^th)
Home: 66-53 | Away: 23-95 | Neutral: 8-11
vs. Tennessee Wesleyan: 1-0 | Home: 1-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 
 
INDIVIDUAL
- Jan Zidek finished with 13 points on 3-of-6 FG, 6-of-6 FT and notched his 1,000^th career point in the collegiate ranks with his 13^th of the game… scored 872 points in 93 games at Pepperdine before transferring to Chattanooga ahead of the 2023-24 season.
 
- Honor Huff once again led the scoring efforts for UTC with a game-high 18 points on 5-of-9 shooting… 4-of-8 from deep… eight-straight games with 16 or more… six-straight games with three or more 3PT FGs.
 
- Tyler Millin scored a career-high 16 points on 6-of-10 FG… added two boards, two assists and two steals… bested his previous career high of 15 points against UTEP on February 2, 2023 as a member of MTSU.
 
- Randy Brady notched his first career double-double with 11 points (tying career high) and a career-high 12 rebounds… went 4-of-7 from the field… 2-of-3 from deep.
 
- Freshman Noah Melson added a season (and career) best 16 points… shot 5-of-8 in total which included a 5-of-6 mark from three… added five assists and four rebounds… both season bests.
 
- Walk-on true freshman Ryan Lopez recorded his first career points with a driving layup at the 4:51 mark of the second half… product of nearby Boyd Buchanan High School… first ever Local 3 News 'Horsing Around' (hosted by Ben Bobick) high school alum to score collegiate points for the Mocs.