2016-17 Chattanooga Mocs Basketball
Post-Game Notes at The Citadel
Charleston, S.C. – Feb. 27 – McAlister Field House
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Team Notes
- Chattanooga drops 85-76 decision at The Citadel Monday night…19-11 overall, 10-8 in conference…Bulldogs improve to 11-20, 4-14 in league play.
- 17-8 (.680) over last 25 SoCon away games.
- Just the fourth defeat when scoring 70 or more points in the last two seasons.
- Season-high 22 assists…tops 21 in home win over UNCG on Feb. 2.
- 12-1 advantage in second-chance points…grabbed 18 offensive rebounds to nine for The Citadel.
- 40.9 percent shooting (27-66)…allowed their hosts 50.0 percent (25-50).
- Shot just 50.0 percent from the free throw line (9-18)…Bulldogs had seven more free throws made (25) than the Mocs attempted.
- Game was tied 60-60 on a
Peyton Woods 3pt with 10:20 to play…19-8 run over the next 5:06 gave The Citadel its largest lead of 79-68.
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By the Numbers
6 – Rebounding margin…Mocs 41 rebounds tie a season-high against a DI opponent with the trip at Samford last week.
10 – Fast break points…10-2 advantage over the Bulldogs.
12 – 3pt made…most against a DI opponent this season…34.2 percent from beyond the arc.
15 – 15 of the Mocs 18 free throws were attempted by
Justin Tuoyo.
17 – Tuoyo (1,102) became the 17th Moc of the DI era to top 1,100 points.
38 – 3pt attempted…season high and most since taking 38 in the OT win at ETSU on Jan. 10, 2015.
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Head Coach Matt McCall
- 48-17 in two seasons…25-11 in regular season conference matchups.
- 3-1 vs. The Citadel…1-1 in Charleston.
- 18-11 on the road…11-7 in league play.
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Series Notes
- 89th meeting.
- 62-17 series lead…29-10 in Charleston.
- 58-14 in regular season SoCon matchups.
- 8-2 in the last 10…snaps 8-game series win streak.
- Season series: 1-1…
previous meeting.
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Individual Notes
Justin Tuoyo, Sr.-F
- Tied his career high with 24 points…previous came earlier this season against Arkansas State…4th 20-point effort of the season…9th career.
- 8-9 from the field…5th time this season making eight or more shot attempts.
- Moved past former teammate Ronrico White (2012-15) into 16th-place on the DI era scoring list.
- 9 rebounds…5 on the offensive end.
- 19.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game over last three contests.
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Casey Jones, Sr.-F
- 10 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and two blocks…1st double-double of the season…11th career.
- 1,312 points is 13 shy of Lance Fulse for 5th-place in the DI era.
- Tied season high (at UNCG) for blocks…23rd career multi-block game…92 career blocks.
- 4 assists is a season best…215 in his career.
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Peyton Woods, So.-G
- 12 points on 4-9 shooting, all from 3pt range.
- Ties career high for 3s made…entered the game 4-28 (14.3%) against DI opposition.
- Career-best two assists.
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Makale Foreman, Fr.-G
- 12 points making 4-11…all from 3pt range.
- Most points scored against a DI opponent this year.
- Tied high for 3s made and set a new one for attempts.
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