The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga fell to Furman 87-78 in Southern Conference basketball Saturday in McKenzie Arena. That extended the Mocs’ losing streak to four games for the second time this season.
In two home games this week, UTC (13-14, 5-9) was embarrassed 78-54 by North Division cellar-dweller Samford and outhustled by the Paladins (12-13, 6-8), who were next-to-last in the South Division.
“We were much better than we were against Samford,” point guard Keegan Bell said. “We played hard; we scrapped hard. I wouldn’t say our defense was bad at all. Where we messed up is rebounding. We did better tonight, but we didn’t come up with the victory.
“We played a lot better than we did against Samford.”
Furman guard Jordan Miller set a career high with 31 points on 10-of-18 shooting. Amu Saaka, a transfer from South Florida, added 19 points and seven rebounds before fouling out.