2022-23 Chattanooga Mocs Men's Basketball
Game 29 – UNCG
February 18 – McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Postgame Notes
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GENERAL
- Chattanooga falls to 15-14 overall and 7-9 inside SoCon play following the ##-## loss to UNCG… UNCG improves to 19-10 overall and 13-3 inside league action after the win… Spartans complete the regular season sweep.
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- All-time record 1,401-1,130… 855-560 in Division I era (since 1977-78)… 465-286 in SoCon games all-time.
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- 476-144 all-time inside McKenzie Arena… 251-86 in SoCon games inside McKenzie Arena.
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- UNCG led for 38:46 of the game… UTC just 0:11… only one lead change as UNCG held the lead for the remainder of the contest… Spartans lead grew to as much as 20 (2
nd 3:16).
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- Chattanooga suffered a 40-28 disadvantage in rebounds… outrebounded 30-18 on the defensive side… led to a 36-14 disadvantage in points in the paint.
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- UNCG shot a blistering 55.9% (33-of-59) from the field in the win… went 23-of-41 (56.1%) from inside the arc… went 17-of-30 (56.7%) from the floor over the final 20 minutes.
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- Chattanooga shot 41.3% (26-of-63) from the field… efficient 43.8% (14-of-32) from deep… marked the first loss this season when shooting 40.0% or better from three… previously 10-0 this season when that occurred.
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- The Mocs lost the turnover battle 12-8… led the 19-12 discrepancy in points off turnovers.
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SERIES
All-Time Meetings: 54
th Meeting | Record: 27-27 | Home: 15-10 | Away: 11-14 | Neutral: 1-3
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COACH
Dan Earl (Penn State '97), 1
st Season
Record: 15-13 (UTC) | 88-153 (8
th)
- Home: 61-51 | Away: 23-92 | Neutral: 5-10
- vs. UNCG: 3-13 | Home: 2-6 | Away: 1-7 | Neutral: 0-0
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INDIVIDUAL
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Jamal Johnson set a new career-high in points for the second time in as many weeks… finished with a game-high 28 points… 8-of-14 from the floor… 6-of-11 from deep… added a career-high two blocks.
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Demetrius Davis also set a career best with 20 points… 8-of-14 shooting… 4-of-8 from deep… 16 of the 20 points came in the second half… added a game-high three steals.
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Sam Alexis pulled down a game-high nine rebounds… added four points… three assists.
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