The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s basketball team put five players in double figures, and defeated NCAA Division III Covenant College 91-63 Friday at McKenzie Arena.
Justin Tuoyo had 15 points, while Tre’ McLean had 13. Eric Robertson added 12, while Johnathan Burroughs-Cook and Casey Jones had 10 each. Jones added eight rebounds and five assists as the Mocs pulled out a win in head coach Matt McCall’s first game as a head coach.
For the game, they forced 18 turnovers which led to 28 UTC points and held Covenant to 33.3 percent shooting. They outrebounded the Scots 48-35 and had 19 assists to only nine turnovers.
The Mocs used a 22-5 run over the final 7:32 of the first half to build a 51-29 lead at the break. The lead grew as big as 31 points in the second half, which allowed all 15 players that dressed out to play.
Patjo Twagirayezu had 15 points to lead the Scots, while Berto Dryden had 13.
The Mocs travel to Georgia for their season opener on Nov. 13
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