2023-24 Chattanooga Mocs Men's Basketball
Game 16 – VMI
January 11 – McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Postgame Notes
 
GENERAL GAME INFO
Attendance: 3,241
Game Duration: 1:50
Officials: Jason Baker, John Dillon, Connor Penn
 
TEAM
- Chattanooga improves to 10-6 overall and 2-1 in the SoCon following a 109-61 victory over VMI… VMI falls to 3-13 overall and 0-3 in the league after the loss.

- All-time record 1,415-1,138… 869-569 in Division I era (since 1977-78)… 484-146 all-time inside McKenzie Arena.
 
- 10-2 last 12 home games dating back to last season… 8-1 in McKenzie Arena this season.
 
- The +48 margin of victory is the largest MOV over DI opponent in program history… bested previous record of +42 set in an 88-46 win against Samford on 12/18/1981… 109 points is T5th for best scoring total against DI opponent… most against a DI since scoring 125 (program record) against The Citadel on 2/1/2016.
 
- Eight different Mocs reached double figures in scoring during the win… believed to be the most double-digit scorers on record for the UTC program.
 
- Chattanooga extended its active NCAA Division I-leading streak of six or more 3PT FG's made in a game… streak is now at 51-straight games… the 51-straight game mark ties the 10^th-longest such streak in NCAA DI history... finished 17-of-36 (47.2%) from deep... 17 3PT FG's ties program record against a SoCon opponent... last time with 17?... also came on January 11 (1/11/20, 17 vs. Samford).
 
- The Mocs earned a whopping 55-8 advantage in points off the bench… most bench points in a game since 58 against Hiwassee back on 11/27/2018.
 
- UTC finished the game with 13 steals after turning VMI over 16 times in the win… 13 steals… just the fourth time with at least 13 steals since the start of the 2016-17 season.
 
- Senior Trey Bonham and sophomore Honor Huff made their first career starts against their former team in VMI… Huff transferred to UTC and followed head coach Dan Earl ahead of 2022-23 (forced to sit out due to intra-SoCon transfer rules)… Bonham came ahead of this season from Florida after VMI… deemed eligible in December by two-time transfer rule suspension.
 
- Chattanooga held a 52-30 lead at the half… the 52 points were the most in the first half against a DI opponent since 52 against The Citadel 1/22/20… the squad forced 12 turnovers (nine steals) and shot 58.3% (21-of-36) from the field in the first 20 minutes.

SERIES NOTES
All-Time Meetings: 67^th Meeting | Record: 51-16 | Home: 25-5 | Away: 21-9 | Neutral: 5-2

- 59^th all-time meeting between the two teams in regular season Southern Conference play… UTC is now 45-14 in regular season matchups against the Keydets.
 
COACH
Dan Earl (Penn State '97), 2^nd Season
Record: 28-23 (UTC) | 101-162 (9^th)
Home: 69-53 | Away: 24-98 | Neutral: 8-11
vs. VMI: 4-0 | Home: 2-0 | Away: 1-0 | Neutral: 1-0 
 
INDIVIDUAL
- Randy Brady led all UTC scorers with a career-high 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting including a 5-of-6 mark from three… the five made 3PT FG's are also a career best… added four boards, two assists and two blocks.
 
- Sam Alexis recorded his sixth double-double of the season after finishing with 14 points on 7-of-12 shooting (7-of-11 from inside the arc) & grabbing 15 rebounds… 15 boards ties a career-high… third time with 15 and second this season… added two blocks… five of last six games with 2+ blocks.
 
- Trey Bonham added 14 points after finishing 6-of-8 from the floor and 2-of-3 from deep against his former team… added five rebounds and three assists… tied a career-high with four steals (all in the first half).
 
- Jan Zidek posted 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting including a pair of triples on five attempts… dished out a career-high five assists… added four boards and a steal.