Davidson’s Jake Cohen (15) blocks a shot by UTC’s Ronrico White (11) during the game held at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga Saturday night.The Las Vegas line-setters had Davidson as a 13-point favorite at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on the Mocs’ home floor Saturday night.
The final difference turned out to be double the prediction — 81-55. And it could have been more than 26 points if the Wildcats really wanted to stomp the Mocs in the final minutes.
“At this moment, the programs, at this second? Yeah, [it’s an indication] of a difference,” UTC coach John Shulman said. “We have a bunch of young guys and they have a bunch of old guys.”
Last season, the best Southern Conference record belonged to the Wildcats at 16-2 while the senior-laden Mocs floundered to a 6-12 mark.
Three days after the Mocs were bounced in the opening round of the SoCon tournament, Davidson won the event and went on to scare fourth-seeded Louisville in the NCAA tournament.