Wofford’s Fletcher Magee scores 45 in win over Mocs [photos]

Wofford head coach Mike Young shouts to his team. The Wofford Terriers visited the Chattanooga Mocs in Southern Conference basketball action at McKenzie Arena on February 17, 2018. Wofford head coach Mike Young shouts to his team. The Wofford Terriers visited the Chattanooga Mocs in Southern Conference basketball action at McKenzie Arena on February 17, 2018.

By Gene Henley February 18, 2018 3 min read

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Wofford’s Fletcher Magee scores 45 in win over Mocs

UTC head coach Lamont Paris instructs David Jean-Baptiste (3). The Wofford Terriers visited the Chattanooga Mocs in Southern Conference basketball action at McKenzie Arena on February 17, 2018.

Wofford's Fletcher Magee (3) dribbles inside UTC's Nat Dixon (5). The Wofford Terriers visited the Chattanooga Mocs in Southern Conference basketball action at McKenzie Arena on February 17, 2018.

UTC's Joshua Philliips (2) and Nat Dixson (5) disrupt the shot of Wofford's Tray Hollowell (21). Phillips was called for blocking on the play. The Wofford Terriers visited the Chattanooga Mocs in Southern Conference basketball action at McKenzie Arena on February 17, 2018.

UTC's Makale Foreman (0) directs the offense. The Wofford Terriers visited the Chattanooga Mocs in Southern Conference basketball action at McKenzie Arena on February 17, 2018.

UTC head coach Lamont Paris shouts instructions to his team. The Wofford Terriers visited the Chattanooga Mocs in Southern Conference basketball action at McKenzie Arena on February 17, 2018.

UTC's Joshua Phillips's (2) shot is blocked by Wofford's Cameron Jackson (33). The Wofford Terriers visited the Chattanooga Mocs in Southern Conference basketball action at McKenzie Arena on February 17, 2018.

UTC's James Lewis Jr. (10) scores over Wofford's Keve Aluma (24) and Trevor Stumpe (15). The Wofford Terriers visited the Chattanooga Mocs in Southern Conference basketball action at McKenzie Arena on February 17, 2018.

UTC's Joshua Phillips (2) is double-teamed by Wofford's Matthew Pegram (50) and Storm Murphy (5). The Wofford Terriers visited the Chattanooga Mocs in Southern Conference basketball action at McKenzie Arena on February 17, 2018.

UTC's Nat Dixon (5) dribbles to the basket while Wofford's Fletcher Magree (3) defends. The Wofford Terriers visited the Chattanooga Mocs in Southern Conference basketball action at McKenzie Arena on February 17, 2018.

UTC's Makale Foreman (0) is fouled by Wofford's Matthew Pegram (50). The Wofford Terriers visited the Chattanooga Mocs in Southern Conference basketball action at McKenzie Arena on February 17, 2018.

Wofford's Fletcher Magee (3) drives to the basket while UTC's James Lewis Jr. (10) defends. The Wofford Terriers visited the Chattanooga Mocs in Southern Conference basketball action at McKenzie Arena on February 17, 2018.

To appreciate fully what Fletcher Magee did inside McKenzie Arena on Saturday, one would have to consider everything happening around the 6-foot-4 Wofford guard.

To put his 45-point performance against the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga into context, it was just enough for a 74-64 Southern Conference win for the Terriers.

Magee’s 30 points in the second half were two fewer than the UTC team combined. He was 11-for-16 in the second half, 8-for-13 from 3-point range.

“Guys like that, especially great shooters, it only takes a couple to get started,” UTC junior guard Nat Dixon said of Magee. “We had guys there. He was just knocking down shots, and he’s going to make some of those.”

He shot 17-of-26 from the field and 11-of-17 from 3-point range for the game, and it was important Saturday because the rest of his team was 8-for-26. The next leading scorers for Wofford (19-9, 15-5) were Cameron Jackson and Trevor Stumpe, who had seven points each.