2023-24 Chattanooga Mocs Men's Basketball
Game 15 – Furman
January 6 – McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Postgame Notes
 
GENERAL GAME INFO
Attendance: 3,901
Game Duration: 1:57
Officials: Ryan Christian, Daniel Clark, Owen Farist
 
TEAM
- Chattanooga snapped a three-game skid and improved to 9-6 overall and 1-1 in SoCon play with a 73-58 victory over Furman… Furman drops to 6-9 overall and 0-2 in league action… 100^th career win for head coach Dan Earl.

- All-time record 1,414-1,138… 868-569 in Division I era (since 1977-78)… 483-146 all-time inside McKenzie Arena.
 
- 3,901 on hand inside the Roundhouse… largest home crowd since drawing 4,015 against Samford on February 26, 2022.
 
- Chattanooga extended its NCAA Division I leading streak of six or more 3PT FG's made in a game… streak is now at 50-straight games… 11^th-longest streak in NCAA DI history… finished 7-of-24 (29.2%) during the win.
 
- The Mocs led for 38:41 opposed to Furman's 17 seconds of advantage… UTC led by as many as 28 (2^nd 14:14) before capping off the 15-point win.
 
- UTC dished out 17 assists on 29 made shots during the win… season-high for assists against a DI opponent… seven different players recorded at least one helper.
 
- Chattanooga earned a 29-14 advantage in points coming off turnovers… most points off turnovers this season… also earned a 44-26 edge in paint points… 44 marks a season-best total.
 
- The Mocs held Furman to a 19-of-69 (27.5%) mark from the field… included a lowly 4-of-33 (12.1%) tally from three… season-best 3PT FG% defense total and ties season-best in 3PT FG allowed.
 
- Chattanooga earned its largest halftime lead of the season against a DI opponent 43-20… held Furman to 7-of-29 (24.1%) shooting including a 1-of-14 (7.1%) mark from three… forced eight Furman turnovers… held a 16-1 edge in fastbreak points at the half... tied lowest opponent first-half total this season (Covenant).
 
SERIES NOTES
All-Time Meetings: 98^th Meeting | Record: 58-40 | Home: 32-12 | Away: 19-26 | Neutral: 7-2

- 84^th all-time meeting between the two teams in regular season Southern Conference play… UTC is now 51-33 in regular season matchups against the Paladins.
 
COACH
Dan Earl (Penn State '97), 2^nd Season
Record: 27-23 (UTC) | 100-162 (9^th)
Home: 68-53 | Away: 24-98 | Neutral: 8-11
vs. Furman: 4-13 | Home: 3-6 | Away: 0-7 | Neutral: 1-1 
 
INDIVIDUAL
- Tyler Millin was one of five Mocs to reach double figures and led with a team-high 16 points on 8-of-11 shooting… added five boards… surpassed 350 career rebounds and now sits at 355.
 
- Trey Bonham fended off early foul trouble to finish with 12 points on an efficient 5-of-6 shooting day from the floor… 2-of-2 from three… added four assists, five rebounds and a steal… five of six games this season with double-digit scoring.
 
- Honor Huff finished with 10 points on 4-of-11 shooting… went just 1-of-8 from three snapping three-game streak of four made 3PT FGs… the one 3PT FG made was his 100^th career triple… finished with six assists while committing zero turnovers… 10 assists and three turnovers over last three games… team-best +20 on the night.
 
- Sam Alexis notched his fifth double-double of the season after finishing with 11 points and 10 rebounds… added three assists and two blocks… 15 blocks over his past five games… finished +12 in the +/- category.