UTC forward Tre’ McLean shoots for 3 during the Mocs’ home basketball game against The Citadel at McKenzie Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn.MACON, Ga. – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s basketball team started its rally against Mercer on Saturday by getting stops on the defensive end.
So it was fitting that the biggest play of the game came on that side as well.
The Mocs held the Bears to 36 percent shooting in the second half, and Justin Tuoyo blocked a potential game-tying 3-pointer in the final seconds of UTC’s 70-68 Southern Conference win at Hawkins Arena.
The Mocs (14-4, 5-1) will host Samford next Saturday at 5 p.m. in the second half of a doubleheader at McKenzie Arena. The UTC women will play UNC Greensboro at 2.
Tre’ McLean led the Mocs against Mercer with 15 points, 10 coming in the second half. Casey Jones and Jonathan Burroughs-Cook added 10 each, the latter leading the team with four assists. The Mocs shot 44 percent from the field for the game and made five second-half 3-pointers.