UTC Mocs logoELON, N.C. – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s basketball team began its longest road trip of the year with an 85-61 Southern Conference loss at Elon on Thursday.
UTC coach John Shulman altered the starting lineup by inserting Sam Watson for Drazen Zlovaric and injured senior Dontay Hampton for Farad Cobb at point guard.
The on-court changes could not counter the 23 points scored by Elon guard Jack Isenbarger or the 18 added by forward Lucas Troutman. Ryley Beaumont scored 13 points and Tanner Samson added 12 for the Phoenix (12-7, 5-2).
The Mocs (8-12, 3-4) were led by 15 points from freshman guard Gee McGhee and 14 from junior forward Zaccheus Mason. Freshman wing Eric Robertson added 11 points.
“It was hard to stop them because if Troutman was not working, then one of their guards was hitting 3s,” McGhee said on the postgame radio show. “We didn’t defend how we should have.”