Postgame Notes - WCU
2/4/2023 2:53:00 PM | Men's Basketball
2022-23 Chattanooga Mocs Men's Basketball
Game 25 – Western Carolina
February 4 – Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.
Postgame Notes
GENERAL
- Chattanooga falls to 12-13 overall and 4-8 in SoCon play following the 83-68 loss at Western Carolina… WCU improves to 13-12 overall and 6-6 inside league play.
- All-time record 1,398-1,128… 852-559 in Division I era (since 1977-78)… 462-285 in SoCon games all-time.
- The Mocs were out-rebounded for the second-straight contest… WCU earned a 44-32 advantage on the glass… two-game total in the +/- rebounding margin is -33… first time being out-rebounded by 10+ in consecutive games since 2019.
- Western Carolina led for nearly the entire game… 39:18… UTC led for just 0:24… the lead was 3-2 early in the first half.
- Chattanooga won the turnover battle after forcing the Catamounts into 12 turnovers while committing just eight… scored 11 points off the 12 turnovers… 20 points off fast break opportunities.
- The UTC bench accounted for 38 of the 83 total points… Jamaal Walker (16)… Sam Alexis (8)… Brody Robinson (7)… Khristion Courseault (6)… Randy Brady (1).
- The Mocs went just 2-of-12 (16.7%) from three in the second half… shot 34.4% (22-of-64) in total from the floor… 8-of-24 (33.3%) from deep… 16-of-23 (69.6%) at the charity stripe.
- Chattanooga shot an even 40.0% (12-of-30) from the floor and 50.0% (6-of-12) from deep in the opening half… outscored Western 11-5 in fast break points in the first half.
- Western Carolina built a 22-10 lead in the first eight-plus minutes of the game… first media timeout came at 11:45… Catamounts started out 4-of-8 (50.0%) from deep during the span.
- Trailing 25-11 with 9:25 left in the first half, Chattanooga went on a 12-0 run to cut the deficit to two at 25-23 with 5:47 on the board… Mocs forced five-straight WCU missed shots during the stretch.
SERIES
All-Time Meetings: 101st Meeting | Record: 70-31 | Home: 40-6 | Away: 23-23 | Neutral: 7-2
COACH
Dan Earl (Penn State '97), 1st Season
Record: 12-13 (UTC) | 85-152 (8th)
- KC Hankton tied a career-high with 17 points… shot 6-of-12 from the field… set a career-high with four 3PT (4-of-6)… last 17 point effort came against Furman on December 30, 2020.
- Jamaal Walker posted his second-straight double-digit scoring effort… finished with 16 points… three points shy of tying his career high of 19.
Game 25 – Western Carolina
February 4 – Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.
Postgame Notes
GENERAL
- Chattanooga falls to 12-13 overall and 4-8 in SoCon play following the 83-68 loss at Western Carolina… WCU improves to 13-12 overall and 6-6 inside league play.
- All-time record 1,398-1,128… 852-559 in Division I era (since 1977-78)… 462-285 in SoCon games all-time.
- The Mocs were out-rebounded for the second-straight contest… WCU earned a 44-32 advantage on the glass… two-game total in the +/- rebounding margin is -33… first time being out-rebounded by 10+ in consecutive games since 2019.
- Western Carolina led for nearly the entire game… 39:18… UTC led for just 0:24… the lead was 3-2 early in the first half.
- Chattanooga won the turnover battle after forcing the Catamounts into 12 turnovers while committing just eight… scored 11 points off the 12 turnovers… 20 points off fast break opportunities.
- The UTC bench accounted for 38 of the 83 total points… Jamaal Walker (16)… Sam Alexis (8)… Brody Robinson (7)… Khristion Courseault (6)… Randy Brady (1).
- The Mocs went just 2-of-12 (16.7%) from three in the second half… shot 34.4% (22-of-64) in total from the floor… 8-of-24 (33.3%) from deep… 16-of-23 (69.6%) at the charity stripe.
- Chattanooga shot an even 40.0% (12-of-30) from the floor and 50.0% (6-of-12) from deep in the opening half… outscored Western 11-5 in fast break points in the first half.
- Western Carolina built a 22-10 lead in the first eight-plus minutes of the game… first media timeout came at 11:45… Catamounts started out 4-of-8 (50.0%) from deep during the span.
- Trailing 25-11 with 9:25 left in the first half, Chattanooga went on a 12-0 run to cut the deficit to two at 25-23 with 5:47 on the board… Mocs forced five-straight WCU missed shots during the stretch.
SERIES
All-Time Meetings: 101st Meeting | Record: 70-31 | Home: 40-6 | Away: 23-23 | Neutral: 7-2
COACH
Dan Earl (Penn State '97), 1st Season
Record: 12-13 (UTC) | 85-152 (8th)
- Home: 59-50 | Away: 22-92 | Neutral: 5-10
- vs. WCU: 8-9 | Home: 5-3 | Away: 2-6 | Neutral: 1-0
- KC Hankton tied a career-high with 17 points… shot 6-of-12 from the field… set a career-high with four 3PT (4-of-6)… last 17 point effort came against Furman on December 30, 2020.
- Jamaal Walker posted his second-straight double-digit scoring effort… finished with 16 points… three points shy of tying his career high of 19.
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