MBB Post-game Notes at Wofford
2/5/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Postgame Notes
McKenzie Arena ?
Feb. 5, 2009
Team
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- Tonight's game was the Mocs third on SportSouth this season, the eighth televised overall... the Feb. 21 home game against Samford is also a SportSouth broadcast... the Mocs are 2-1 on the network in 2008-09.
- UTC is now 324-167 in Southern Conference regular-season games.
- The Mocs first field goal did not come until the 15:50 mark in the first half on a Kevin Goffney three-pointer.
- UTC shot an amazing 73.7% (14-19) in the second half outscoring Wofford 47-33... the Mocs were also clutch from the FT line hitting 17-21 (81.0%) for the half, 93.8% (15-16) in the final 10 minutes.
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- Tonight was the first win for the Mocs this season when trailing with five minutes to play (1-11).
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- The Mocs continue on the road for the second of its three games in five days stretch Saturday at Furman (4 p.m.)...
Individual
Senior Stephen McDowell
- 2nd leading scorer in the conference at 19.6 ppg entering tonight's game... scored 15 points on 4-5 shooting from the field, 3-3 from 3-pt range and 4-4 on FTs.
- 44 career double-figure scoring games.
- 18 games with three or more three-pointers made, nine with five or more.
- 204 career 3-pt. FGs, ranking second in school history...Keddric Mays (2006-07) has the record with 209.
- 96 three-pointers made this season is fourth all-time for a season at UTC...Mays holds the season record with 118 in 2007 and he is in third place with 91 in 2006. McDowell's junior season is second with 108.
- 889 career points leaves him 111 points shy of joining teammate Nicchaeus Doaks in the 1,000 point club. He would become the 17th member since
Senior Nicchaeus Doaks
- Scored 10 points on 4-6 FG, 2-2 FT.
- Now has 1,237 points in his career, 88 behind Lance Fulse (1985-88) in fourth place on the UTC scoring charts.
- Entered game as SoCon's second-leading rebounder at 9.4 rpg...grabbed four tonight.
- Ranks No. 2 in rebounds all-time at UTC with 727...career leader is Fulse with 747.
Senior Keyron Sheard
- 11 points, four assists and two steals.
- 15 steals in last five games including five at Elon tying his career high.
- 6-8 from free throw line tonight... Has made 33 of his last 41 free throw attempts, 80.5%.
- 8 double-figure scoring games in 2008-09, 10 in his career.
Junior Ty Patterson
- Career high 23 points on 7-10 shooting, 4-6 3-pt and 5-5 FT... scored the 23 points in 22 minutes of floor time.
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- 13 double-digit scoring games this season.
- Second game leading the Mocs in scoring.
- 13 assists against two turnovers in last eight games (177 minutes).
Freshman Jasper Williams
- 6 points in 10 minutes of action on 2-2 3-pt shooting.
- Unsung hero as he hit both threes in the final minute of the first half to give the Mocs momentum heading into the final 20 minutes.
