Finally, Chattanooga coach Dan Earl was able to enjoy an evening without needing antacids or adding to his increasing number of gray hairs. For the first time in two weeks, no double-digit comebacks were needed nor was there a large lead squandered. Junior guard Honor Huff led UTC with 25 points including seven 3-pointers to go with five rebounds, three assists and two steals. Huff finished 9-of from the field including 7-of from long range to climb into fifth all-time in UTC program history with 3-pointers made.
With its fourth straight road win, UTC , in the SoCon sits alone in third place at the halfway mark of conference play. Frank Champion and Bash Wieland contributed 12 points each for the Mocs and Trey Bonham finished with nine as a dozen players managed to record points for Chattanooga in the lopsided win.
Graduate transfer Garrison Keeslar continued his steady play by corralling 13 rebounds β including four on the offensive end β in addition to seven points, four assists and three steals. Keeslar also limited the Catamounts leading scorer Bernard Pelote to only eight points on 4-of shooting.
It's nice, but I'm just out here trying to do whatever I can to help our team win. He's just a tough kid. He's all about winning. He does the right things. After leading by at the midway point of the first half, Champion worked his way inside for three baskets in a two-minute span to spark a burst for Chattanooga to increase its lead to The advantage grew to 19 at the half, , thanks to a pair of 3-pointers from Huff in the final minute. The Mocs steadily increased the distance between themselves and the Catamounts to open the second half, eventually leading by as many as 32 with left in the game following two more long-range bombs from Huff.
WCU , SoCon managed to run off ten straight points to pull within 22, prompting Earl to call a timeout to refocus his troops. And then you're trying to just build championship DNA, if you will, where every possession matters.
