Solid individual performances by Jamal Johnson and Demetrius Davis weren’t enough to keep the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga from getting cut by a basketball buzzsaw Saturday afternoon at McKenzie Arena.
Johnson totaled 28 points and Davis added 20 as each was 8-for-14 (57%) from the field, but they were the only UTC scorers in double figures against UNC Greensboro, which shot 56% and won the Southern Conference matchup 93-76 to halt the Mocs’ winning streak at three games.
UTC (15-14, 7-9) fell into fifth in the SoCon standings with the loss. The Mocs are tied with Wofford, which defeated The Citadel 72-68 on Saturday and currently holds the seeding tiebreaker for the league tournament with one week remaining in the regular season.
The Mocs host first-place Samford (20-9, 14-2) — a 96-61 winner over Virginia Military Institute on Saturday — at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Three days later, they’ll visit Wofford (15-14, 7-9) to close the regular season.
The Spartans (19-10, 13-3) had a size advantage at every position on the court Saturday, presenting a bad matchup for the home team. UNCG dominated every aspect of the game, outrebounding UTC 40-28 and forcing just 12 turnovers but probably more bad, contested shots by the Mocs.