2016-17 Chattanooga Mocs Basketball
Post-Game Notes vs, ETSU
Chattanooga, Tenn. – Feb. 18 – McKenzie Arena
 
Team Notes
- Chattanooga drops a 65-51 decision to ETSU in Southern Conference play Saturday evening…19-8 overall, 10-5 in conference…Bucs improve to 22-6, 12-3 in league play.
 
- 21-4 (.840) over last 25 SoCon home games.

- 51 points is a season low for UTC.
 
- Mocs were 7-12 from the FT line for 58.3% … second lowest FT% in a game this season (5-10 at Coastal Carolina).
 
- Mocs were outrebounded 29-25 … 25 boards is second fewest this season (23 vs. WCU) … 8-5 when losing the battle on the boards.
 
- ETSU came up with 14 steals in the game … most allowed by the Mocs this season. 
 
- Mocs gave up 26 points on 19 turnovers … second most points off turnovers allowed this season (38 at North Carolina). 
 
- 7-3 on Saturdays this season…17-5 under Matt McCall.
 
- 412-228 in 40th year of SoCon regular season play.
 
- Attendance tonight was 6,402 … largest for a SoCon home game this season … largest crowd at UT since drawing 6,648 in a 77-67 win over UNCG on Jan. 25, 2014. 
 
- No. 16 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll…released each Monday evening…Furman (12) and ETSU (13) are also ranked.
 
SoCon Race
- Today's loss puts the Mocs in fourth place in the SoCon race behind UNCG at 11-4, ETSU at 12-3 and Furman at 13-3. 
- There are just three games left on the schedule for the Mocs (at Samford, Mercer & at The Citadel), Bucs (Furman, at Western Carolina & at UNCG) and Spartans (at Mercer, VMI & ETSU), while Furman has two remaining (at ETSU & Wofford).
 
By the Numbers
8 – UTC assists in the game … just the fifth time this season with less than 10 in a game. 
 
9.1 – Mocs 3-pt. FG% in the first half (1-11). 
 
82 – NCAA RPI entering today's game…best in SoCon followed by ETSU (90), Furman (95) and UNCG (128)…SoCon's three in the top 100 is matched only by the Mountain West (4), West Coast (4) and Colonial (3) among the mid-major conferences ahead of leagues like the Missouri Valley (2), Sun Belt (2), Mid-American (1) & Conference USA (1).
 
159 – Number of NCAA DI teams with as many or fewer blocks than Justin Tuoyo before tonight's game…Tuoyo recorded six against the Keydets.
 
4,758 – Days elapsed since last ETSU road win over Chattanooga (Feb. 9, 2004).
 
Head Coach Matt McCall
- 48-14 in two seasons…25-8 in regular season conference matchups.
- 4-1 vs. ETSU….2-0 in Chattanooga.
- 25-2 at home…15-2 at home.
 
Series Notes
- 82nd meeting.
- 48-35 lead…24-9 in Chattanooga.
- 34-20 in regular season SoCon matchups.
- 6-4 in the last 10…5-2 since the Bucs re-entered the league in 2014.
- Season series: 0-2…previous meeting.
 
Individual Notes
Johnathan Burroughs-Cook – Sr.-G
- 10 points on 4-6 shooting, 2-3 from the FT line.
- 15^th game in double-figures this season. 
 
Tre' McLean – Sr.-G
- Team-high 11 points on 4-9 shooting, 3-7 from 3-pt. range.
- Team-high six rebounds … eighth time this season leading team in rebounds.
 
Justin Tuoyo – Sr.-F
- Five points on 1-3 shooting, 3-4 from the FT line.
- Added four boards and two blocks.
- 1,044 career points passes Casey Long (2004-07) for 21^st all-time at UTC.