2023-24 Chattanooga Mocs Men's Basketball
Game 8 – at Morehead State
December 3 – Johnson Arena – Morehead, Ky.
Postgame Notes
 
GENERAL GAME INFO
Attendance: 1,808
Game Duration: 1:55
Officials: Chris Hudson, Shane Staggs, Bryan Washer
 
TEAM
- Chattanooga dropped an 87-80 decision at OVC-favorite Morehead State inside Johnson Arena on Sunday evening… the Mocs move to 5-3 overall… MSU improves to 6-3.

- All-time record 1,410-1,135… 864-565 in Division I era (since 1977-78).
 
- The Mocs are now 35-12 in its last 47 non-conference games… 14-7 in non-conference road games over its last 21… Morehead State improved to 42-5 at home over past four seasons after the win.
 
- UTC led for just 1:48 in the loss… MSU controlled the majority of the game and led for 33:46… three ties and five lead changes… last UTC lead was 9-8 at the 12:11 mark of the opening half.
 
- Morehead State shot 57.6% (34-of-59) from the field in the win… highest FG% allowed to an opponent since allowing 58.0% (29-of-50) at Wofford on February 8, 2020… highest allowed to a non-conference opponent since 57.7% (30-of-52) at Georgia State on December 12, 2018… MSU assisted on 20 of the FG's… most for an opponent since Mercer's 22 on 31 made FG's on February 24, 2021.
 
- Chattanooga allowed MSU to shoot a blistering 88.2% (15-of-17) mark from inside the arc in the second half… surrendered 26 points in the paint in the final half… allowed 1.469 points per possession on 32 chances.
 
- The Eagles dominated the paint and out-scored the Mocs by a 44-28 tally… most points allowed in the paint to an opponent this season… marks 84 points allowed in the paint over the last two games (40 at Lipscomb).
 
- Chattanooga committed 10 turnovers while forcing eight… was out-scored 18-6 in points off turnovers… out-scored 14-0 in points off TO's in the first half… seven of the first eight games UTC has turned it over 10+ times.
 
- The Mocs trailed in second-chance points by a wide 19-4 margin… out-scored 12-0 in second-chance points in the first half… entered the game with an 89-61 edge in second-chance points this season.
 
- Chattanooga has now allowed 169 points over the last two games… 82 at Lipscomb before 87 tonight… marks the most allowed in a back-to-back game stretch since allowing 172 total at The Citadel (92) and against Mercer (80) on January 9 and 13, 2021.
 
- After seeing its biggest deficit of the first half (37-24, 3:47), Chattanooga ended on a 12-3 run to pull within four at the break 40-36… four different Mocs hit threes during the stretch… UTC ended the first 20 shooting 42.9% (12-of-28) from the field & 46.7% (7-of-15) from deep… MSU shot 47.1% (16-of-34) in total and an equal 46.7% (7-of-15) from deep.

SERIES NOTES
All-Time Meetings: 2^nd Meeting | Record: 0-2 | Home: 0-0 | Away: 0-1 | Neutral: 0-1

- Just the second ever meeting between the two programs… first meeting occurred back on November 28, 2013… Morehead State 88-75 winner in a neutral setting in Las Vegas, Nevada as part of the Las Vegas Invitational.

COACH
Dan Earl (Penn State '97), 2^nd Season
Record: 23-20 (UTC) | 96-159 (9^th)
Home: 65-53 | Away: 23-95 | Neutral: 8-11
vs. Morehead State: 0-1 | Home: 0-0 | Away: 0-1 | Neutral: 0-0 
 
INDIVIDUAL
- Honor Huff finished with 17 points on 6-of-14 shooting including a 3-of-10 mark from deep… tied a career-high with six assists… second time with six… last was at Seattle on December 5, 2021 as a member of VMI… career long streak of seven-straight games in double figures.
 
- Jan Zidek scored a team-high 19 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the floor… knocked down all nine (9-of-9) of his FT attempts… set a career-high in both FT's made and FT's attempted… added four rebounds.
 
- Sam Alexis finished with 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting and posted five boards… had totaled four rebounds in the first four-plus minutes of the game… all five rebounds game in the first half.
 
- Tyler Millin reached double figures with 11 points after going perfect in each shooting category… 3-of-3 FG, 1-of-1 3PT, 4-of-4 FT… has converted 19-straight at the FT line after missing the very first attempt of the season against Covenant (11/6).