Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
Chattanooga vs. Mercer
McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Saturday – Feb. 10, 2018

TEAM
- Chattanooga lost an 84-75 decision to Mercer in McKenzie Arena Saturday evening…
- Season-low 17 rebounds…least collected by the Mocs in McKenzie Arena and third-fewest in the program's DI era…last time with 17 or fewer was 16 vs. Morehead State on Nov. 28, 2013 in Las Vegas during Will Wade's first season.
- Mercer shot 65.1 percent (28-43) including 64.7 percent (11-17) from 3pt range…there were just 16 defensive rebound opportunities with the Mocs grabbing 10…Bears shot 58-of-96 for the year against the Mocs, 60.4 percent over 85 minutes.
- The Bears were +12 at the 3pt line with 11 made compared to UTC's seven.
- Chattanooga tied its season-low turnover output vs. DI opposition with eight…also had eight at ETSU and at Mercer…the 16 total in the season series with the Bears are fewer or the same than against nine opponents in a single game.
 
COACH
- Lamont Paris is 9-18 in his first season at Chattanooga, his first as a collegiate head coach.
- 3-11 in Southern Conference regular season games.
- 8-7 at home, 3-5 in league play.
- 0-2 vs. Mercer.
 
SERIES
Meeting: 69th
Overall: 32-37
SoCon Regular Season: 4-4
Last 10: 4-6
 
BY THE NUMBERS
2 – Blocks for Rodney Chatman…back-to-back games with multiple blocks.
6 – Turnover margin tonight forcing Mercer into 14…+14 for the season against a team that averaged 12.6 enter today's contest.
22 – Free throws made today is the third-most this season behind 29 vs. UNCG and 23 at Tennessee Tech.
64 – Percent shooting INSIDE the arc for the Mocs making 16 of 25.
68 – Seconds with the lead tonight…battled back from 16 down to take a 71-69 lead on Chatman's jumper with 3:48 left…Mercer finished the game out-scoring the good guys 16-4.
88 – Second-best FT percentage (22-25) of the season…88.2 percent (15-17) at Marshall.
91 – Total number of shots tonight between the two teams.
 
STUDENT-ATHLETES
Rodney Chatman, So.-G
- 24 points, six assists, two blocks and three steals.
- 6-12 FG, 3-7 3pt and 9-9 from FT line in 39 minutes played.
- Fifth straight game in double digits with three topping 20…averaging 20.2 ppg over that stretch.
 
Makinde London, Jr.-F
- 15 points in 33 minutes off the bench today.
- 16th double-figure scoring game this season, 24th career.
 
Joshua Phillips, Sr.-C
- 14 points and a team-high six rebounds.
- 8-11 (72.7%) from the FT line…75.0 percent (12-16) at the charity stripe for the weekend…entered shooting 46.5 percent (20-43).