2016-17 Chattanooga Mocs Basketball
Post-Game Notes at VMI
Lexington, Va. – Feb. 15 – Cameron Hall
 
Team Notes
- Chattanooga grab a 74-68 Southern Conference road victory at VMI…19-7 overall, 10-4 in conference…Keydets fall to 6-19, 3-11 in league play.
- UTC is tied for third in the SoCon standings with UNCG at 10-4…Furman is the leader at 13-2 followed by ETSU at 11-3…Wofford is fifth at 8-7.
- Ties school-record 18th road win over the last two seasons…mark set by previous two campaigns going 7-7 in 2014-15 and 11-4 last year.
- Shot 46.0 percent…44-7 (.863) when shooting 40 percent or better in the Matt McCall era.
- 26-1 (.963) when out-shooting the opposition under McCall…limited Keydets to 40.6 percent.
- Season-low seven turnovers…just 16 miscues over last two games…15-5 advantage in points off turnovers (36-11 in last two).
- Six blocks for the second straight games…11th contest with six or more…improved league-leading average to 4.92 from 4.88.
- 25 VMI first-half points is third-fewest by an opponent this season…2nd lowest in league play (24 at Western Carolina).
- Mocs led for 38:49…their longest amount of time with the lead in a SoCon game this season (37:59-Samford).
- 4-1 on Wednesdays this season.
- 412-227 in 40th year of SoCon regular season play.
- 19-6 in last 25 SoCon regular season games.
- 18-7 in last 25 SoCon road matchups.
- No. 16 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll…released each Monday evening…Furman (12) and ETSU (13) are also ranked with UNCG receiving votes.
 
By the Numbers
1 – Win away from 20th 20-win season.
6 – Final margin of victory tonight…also combined scoring margin in previous two wins in Cameron Hall…86-82 (2OT) on Feb. 26, 2015 and 67-65 on Feb. 29, 2016.
19 – Wins this season…26th time in school history with 19 or more…3rd year in a row.
40 – SoCon wins over last three years…two shy of school record of 42 done twice (1982-84/1992-94).
69.8 – Winning percentage since the start of 2013-14 season (88-38)…best in state of Tennessee and SoCon.
70 – Wins over the last three seasons…5th time in school history with 70 or more over 3-year period…record is 77 over the 1982 through '84 campaigns.
80.0 – Winning percentage over last three SoCon campaigns (40-10)…next best is Wofford (.686, 35-16).
81 – NCAA RPI entering today's game…best in SoCon followed by Furman (89), ETSU (99) and UNCG (122)…SoCon's three in the top 100 is matched only by the Mountain West (4), Colonial (3) and West Coast (3) among the mid-major conferences ahead of leagues like the Missouri Valley (2), Sun Belt (2), Mid-American (1) & Conference USA (1).
149 – Number of NCAA DI teams with as many or fewer blocks than Justin Tuoyo before tonight's game…Tuoyo recorded six against the Keydets.
5,857 – Days elapsed since last VMI home win over Chattanooga (Feb. 3, 2001).
 
Head Coach Matt McCall
- 48-13 in two seasons…25-7 in regular season conference matchups.
- 3-1 vs. VMI….2-0 in Lexington.
- 18-9 on the road…11-5 in league play.
 
Series Notes
- 54th meeting.
- 42-12 lead…17-7 in Lexington.
- 37-10 in regular season SoCon matchups.
- 8-2 in the last 10…won eight of the last nine.
- Season series: 1-1…previous meeting.
 
Individual Notes
Tre' McLean, Sr.-G
- Team highs of 19 points and seven rebounds.
- 6-9 FG, 5-7 3pt & 2-2 FT.
- Three of his career-high five 3pt made came at the end of the shot clock (twice) or game clock with halftime buzzer-beater.
- 925 points and 460 rebounds for his career.
 
Greg Pryor, Sr.-G
- 16 points…4-6 FG, 3-4 3pt & 5-6 FT.
- 4-4 on FTs in final 20 seconds.
- Moved past former teammate Z. Mason (1,177, 2012-14) into eighth-place on the DI era scoring list with 1,187 points.
 
Casey Jones, Sr.-F
- 12 points, three rebounds and three assists.
- 4-7 FG & 4-5 FT.
- 22 points, 10 rebounds and five assists over his last 50 minutes.
 
Justin Tuoyo, Sr.-F
- 6 blocks…6th game this season with five or more blocks…14th of his career.
- 264 career swats…4th all-time in SoCon history just five shy of Furman's George Singleton (269, 1981-84).