Sometimes stats don’t tell the whole story.
That was the case Saturday in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball game against UT-Martin – and this time it worked in the Mocs’ favor.
Led by 69 points from the Gilbert sisters and Lakelyn Bouldin, UTC overcame a five-point deficit with 1:35 to play in the fourth quarter and won 87-82 in overtime at McKenzie Arena.
It was the Mocs’ sixth consecutive win. They’re off until a week from today, when they play the second game of a doubleheader at home against Virginia Tech. The UTC men host Charlotte at 1 that afternoon.
UTC’s women won Saturday despite allowing 82 points, the most given up in a win since a 93-88 defeat of Wofford on Jan. 2, 2011. The Skyhawks shot 60 percent from the floor and made nine of 12 3-point attempts, but UTC forced 15 turnovers that were converted into 25 points.