Postgame Notes: MBB vs Western Carolina
1/17/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Postgame Notes
McKenzie Arena ?
Jan. 17, 2009
Team
- Chattanooga is now 8-10 on the season and 4-3 in the SoCon with an 82-75 win over Western Carolina tonight...with the win the Mocs pull into a virtual tie for first place with the Catamounts in the North Division...Western Carolina moves to 3-2 in league play and 8-7 overall.
- Tonight's win is the 600th since Chattanooga's move to DI in 1977-78. The record over that time is 600-350 (.632).
- Chattanooga is now 47-15 against Western Carolina, 26-2 at home.
- The Mocs have won four straight for the first time this season. The last four-game winning streak was last season from (2/20-3/3) with four wins leading into the SoCon Tournament.
- UTC is now 321-165 in Southern Conference games.
- The Mocs won despite being outrebounded (49-42) for the second straight game...UTC is now 2-8 on the year when out-rebounded.
- The Mocs are off until Thursday, Jan. 22, at UNC Greensboro for the first of a two-game road set followed by a Saturday matchup at Elon. Game time at UNCG is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Individual
Senior Stephen McDowell
- Second leading scorer in the conference at 20.1 ppg
- Scored 25 points on 10-19 shooting, 3-9 from 3-pt. range and 2-2 from the FT line
- 40 career double-figure scoring games.
- 10 games scoring 20-plus points this season, 16 in his UTC career.
- 14 games with three or more three-pointers made.
- Has at least one 3-pt. FG in 40 straight games...ties for the third longest active streak in the NCAA with Chris Harris from Navy.
- 189 career 3-pt. FGs, ranking second in school history...Keddric Mays (2006-07) has the record with 209.
- 81 three-pointers made this season is sixth all-time for a season at UTC...one below Toot Young's 82 in 2001-02 and five short of LaVert Threats' 1991-92 total of 86...Mays holds the season record with 118 in 2007.
- 803 career points leaves him 197 points shy of joining teammate Nicchaeus Doaks in the 1,000 point club. He would become the 17th member since
Senior Nicchaeus Doaks
- 19 points on 4-8 shooting and 11-18 from the FT line...also grabbed a team-high 10 boards
- 40 career games leading the Mocs in rebounding.
- 13 blocks over the last six games.
- Seven double-doubles on the year, 13 for his career.
- Fifth-place on the UTC scoring list with 1,177 points...needs 149 more to pass Lance Fulse (1985-88) for fourth place at Chattanooga with 1,325.
- Ranks No. 2 in rebounds all-time at UTC with 685...career leader is Fulse with 747.
Junior Ty Patterson
- Scored 17 points off the bench, shooting 507 from the field, 4-5 from 3-pt. range and 3-4 from the FT line.
- 12th game this season scoring in double figures.
- Four 3-pt. FGs is a career-high.
- Sixth game with three or more three-pointers made.
