LEXINGTON, Va. – Matt McCall could have made “alternative” decisions Wednesday night.
But the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s basketball coach had no desire to deviate from what has worked best for the Mocs as they played down the stretch against Virginia Military Institute.
That unwavering confidence from their second-year leader has helped the Mocs be successful.
Twice late in the 74-68 win at VMI, UTC point guard Greg Pryor was able to get to the ball and get fouled. Backcourt mate Johnathan Burroughs-Cook also made a pair of free throws to help ice the Southern Conference victory.
Just last week the 6-foot-2 Pryor, who has started more games than anybody in school history (122), approached the line with a chance to tie the game at Furman with 0.4 second remaining. He missed the first free throw, then purposely missed the second in an eventual 60-56 loss.