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PHOTOS
CHATTANOOGA (December 3, 2024) – The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team saw its five-game winning streak snapped in a tough 80-62 defeat to in-state foe Lipscomb inside McKenzie Arena on Tuesday night during non-conference action.
Chattanooga (5-4) struggled on the defensive end of the floor after allowing Lipscomb (5-4) to shoot a highly efficient 57.9% (33-of-57) from the field, the highest FG% allowed to a non-conference opponent at home since 2017 (60.4%, Georgia State). The Mocs also saw a 33-21 overall disadvantage on the glass which included just three offensive rebounds and zero second chance points.
Bash Wieland led all scorers with a game-high 21 points on 9-of-14 FG including a 3-of-5 mark from 3PT, tying a career best for threes made in a single game. All 10 Mocs who saw action on Tuesday recorded points with Wieland being the lone to reach double figures.
RECORDS/SERIES – Chattanooga 5-4 · Lipscomb 4-4 · 32
nd Meeting · Lipscomb leads 20-12.
GAME FLOW/INSIDE THE BOX
1H 17:08 – Jacob Ognacevic (LIP) converted an and-one off a jumper in the paint to put Lipscomb in front early, 9-2.
1H 15:54 – Back-to-back threes from
Bash Wieland and
Trey Bonham stopped the Bisons run and made it 9-8.
1H 12:36 –
Jack Kostel rolled in a contested driving layup to tie things at 15-15.
1H 10:46 –
Garrison Keeslar's corner three gave UTC its first lead of the game, 18-17.
1H 8:53 – Will Pruitt (LIP) hit a layup through traffic to give the Bisons a 24-20 lead after four-plus minute stretch of whistle-free action.
1H 7:49 – Lipscomb continued its scoring run while holding UTC scoreless over a two-minute span, upping its lead to eight, 28-20.
1H 6:02 – Pair of Kostel free throws followed a Wieland floater, cutting the UTC deficit in half, 28-24.
1H 3:51 –
Makai Richards finished twice at the rim, both off
Honor Huff assists, to continue the run and tie the game 28-28.
1H 0:05 – Joe Anderson (LIP) hit a running layup with a few seconds left to put the visitors up five at half, 38-33.
HALF – Lipscomb 38, Chattanooga 33: Lipscomb shot an efficient 55.2% (16-of-29) from the floor; Chattanooga finished at 41.9% (13-of-31); Bisons led for 17:08 of the half compared to UTC's 15 seconds of lead time.
2H 16:59 – Ognacevic (LIP) scored five-straight points to extend the guests lead to ten, 45-35, and force UTC into a timeout.
2H 15:02 – Gyasi Powell (LIP) extended the Bisons scoring run with a corner three, giving Lipscomb its largest lead of the game, 53-37.
2H 12:20 –
Frank Champion hit his first shot in a UTC uniform, a triple, to cut the deficit to 13, 59-46.
2H 9:25 – Wieland finished at the rim to trim the difference to 11, 63-52.
2H 7:52 – Lipscomb answered the small UTC run with six unanswered to build back a sizable 17-point edge, 69-52.
2H 4:19 – The Bisons saw its largest lead of 21, 75-54, after a pair of Dylan Faulkner (LIP) freebies.
FINAL –
Lipscomb 80, Chattanooga 62
KEY NOTES | MORE
- Chattanooga drops its first home game of the season after a 4-0 start inside McKenzie Arena… now 5-4 overall… five-game winning streak snapped… nine-day layoff between games… next at Evansville on December 12.
- Chattanooga allowed Lipscomb to shoot 57.9% (33-of-57) from the floor… highest FG% allowed to a non-conference opponent at home since 60.4% (32-of-53) to Georgia State on 12/23/2017.
- The Mocs recorded just three offensive rebounds in its 21 rebound total… 21 rebounds is fewest at home since 17 against Mercer on 2/10/2018… out-rebounded 33-21… 9.7% (3/31) offensive rebound rate is fourth lowest for UTC on record (since 1986-87).
POSTGAME QUOTES | MORE
HC Dan Earl on tonight's loss to Lipscomb.
"Obviously a very difficult night. I thought Lipscomb played very well. They basically were just faster to the ball on the defensive, and then they moved faster and with pace and toughness on the offensive end. I apologize because I got out-coached by Coach Acuff, who I have a tremendous amount of respect for. They played outstanding and we played like a feel good team, meaning a team where if we're making some shots things are pretty good, but if we're not then we can't do anything about it. I think three offensive rebounds tells a story as well. My apologies, we will continue to get better and grow from this."
G Bash Wieland on tonight's game.
"It's extremely frustrating. Coach touched on it, but just the lack of execution on all of our parts. He mentioned the pick and pops, but also just the lack of communication. They were a very good team, but that's just frustrating because I thought we could have a better effort than that."
UP NEXT – Chattanooga at Evansville – Thursday, Dec. 12 – 8 p.m. ET – ESPN+ – Evansville, Ind.
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