NOTES/QUOTES | PHOTOS
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (November 11, 2024) – Playing its third-straight true road game to start the season, the Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team struggled to find the bottom of the net during a tough 67-61 defeat at in-state foe Austin Peay on Monday night inside F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville, Tenn.
Chattanooga falls to 0-3 for just the fifth time in its DI program era (since 1977-78) and the first time since the 2011-12 campaign. It's also the first time in the DI era that UTC opened a fresh season with three-straight true road games. Austin Peay improved to 3-0 on the year after the victory.
The Mocs welcomed back a pair of key contributors in senior guard
Bash Wieland and redshirt freshman
Collin Mulholland, who both missed the first two games of the season due to minor injuries. Wieland led the team with 19 points while Mulholland finished with five points, six rebounds, five assists and a blocked shot in 19 minutes of action.
After starting the game 5-of-10 from 3PT territory, Chattanooga went 0-of-19 from that point to finish with an inefficient 5-of-29 (17.2%) total. In total, the Mocs finished the game shooting 25-of-64 (39.1%) from the floor while surrendering a 43.8% (21-of-48) mark to APSU.
RECORDS/SERIES – Chattanooga 0-3 · Austin Peay 3-0 · 19
th Meeting · UTC now leads 10-9.
GAME FLOW/INSIDE THE BOX
1H 16:29 – Bash Wieland converted a second-chance layup on his own offensive rebound to stop an early Austin Peay run, making it 8-4.
1H 14:40 – Another hard-earned bucket in the paint from Wieland cut into UTC's deficit at the first media, 11-6.
1H 11:30 – Honor Huff &
Jack Kostel hit back-to-back triples bring the Mocs within two, 18-16.
1H 9:54 – Anton Brookshire (APSU) hit a three before
Trey Bonham answered with one of his own, stopping a Govs 7-0 run, making it 25-19.
1H 8:10 –
Collin Mulholland drained a three on his first collegiate shot attempt, capping off a 9-0 run, and tying the game at 25-25 as APSU called for timeout.
1H 6:27 – Latif Diouf successfully converted an and-one opportunity to give the Mocs its first lead, 28-27.
1H 2:12 – Isaac Haney (APSU) hit his second triple of the half as the Govs put together a 9-3 run to take a 36-31 lead.
HALF – Austin Peay 37, Chattanooga 31
HALFTIME NOTES: Chattanooga was held scoreless over the final 2:34 of the first half (0-of-11 FG); APSU outscored UTC 14-3 in points off turnovers; Wieland posted seven points and two steals in the half.
2H 18:47 – Sean Cusano and Diouf hit consecutive layups for the half's first four points, pulling UTC within two, 37-35.
2H 12:13 –
Trey Bonham stole a pass at midcourt and cruised his way to an easy layup, keeping the Mocs within striking distance, 45-41.
2H 11:25 – After long discussion, Hansel Emmanuel was called for a Flagrant 1 foul as Wieland knocked both free throws down to make it 45-43.
2H 9:12 – Sai Witt (APSU) hit two free throws after UTC had a pair of opportunities to tie the game, extending the hosts lead to 50-45.
2H 6:06 – LJ Thomas (APSU) hit a corner three to give the Govs its largest lead since the first half, 55-47.
2H 3:59 – Emmanuel (APSU) threw down a putback dunk to keep the hosts lead at eight, 59-51.
FINAL – Austin Peay 67, Chattanooga 61
KEY NOTES | MORE
- First time in Division I era (since 1977-78) beginning a season with three-straight true road games… last time it happened was 1969-70… same year the University of Chattanooga and Chattanooga City College merged to become… UTC.
- Streak of 5+ 3PT FGs extends to 71-straight games… began at 2022-23 season opener… every game under
Dan Earl… second-longest active streak (Oral Roberts, 128)… T18th longest streak all-time in DI.
POSTGAME QUOTES | MORE
G Bash Wieland on returning after missing the first two games.
"Just to get back out there, I'm thankful for that. It was fun to compete again, obviously I wish we would have won, but it felt good to be back out there for sure. My teammates put me in a lot of good places, Trey [Bonham] and Honor [Huff] are some of the two best guards I've ever played with. Not only how they can shoot, but how they look for people on cuts."
HC Dan Earl on moving forward and competition level.
"There isn't a panic button whatsoever. I really like this team, and we will continue to get better. We are thoroughly disappointed we're 0-3 at this point, but we will continue to learn how to play together, tougher and the right way. I was really proud of him tonight. You look in the huddle, Bash, as a fifth-year senior, had a look in his eye that showed he wanted to take this game over. Some of it is just competing, offensively and defensively. I thought Bash did great at that. Another one is
Garrison Keeslar who takes the game on. Some of our younger guys who haven't played a ton of minutes, have a little look that might be unsure. More minutes is more experience. We have to grow up quickly and keep the confidence high."
UP NEXT – Chattanooga vs. Morehead State (DH) – Thursday, Nov. 14 – 8 p.m. ET – ESPN+ – McKenzie Arena –
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