Lance Stokes of UTC (3) looks to pass against Wofford Saturday at McKenzie Arena.The Mocs are exceeding expectations.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s basketball team is on a six-game winning streak and sits atop the Southern Conference standings after holding on to edge Wofford 70-69 Saturday night in McKenzie Arena.
“This is my third year here and this is the best record we’ve had since I’ve been here, and the best team we’ve had as well,” senior captain Zaccheus Mason said. “It feels good to be No. 1 in the conference and having a winning streak going.
Sophomore Casey Jones set a career high with 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Mason added 17 points and seven rebounds, which ended his streak of consecutive double-doubles at six. Junior Ronrico White added 15 points for the Mocs (10-8, 4-0), who were the preseason pick to finish seventh in the SoCon.
“I’ve been at Wofford for 25 years, but if I ever went anywhere else I’d like to think I could walk in with a Ronrico White, a Z. Mason and a Casey Jones,” Wofford coach Mike Young said. “Those three kids were certainly good for Chattanooga tonight.