The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s basketball team used a 25-10 run in the final minutes of the first half to take command, then maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the way in claiming a 75-64 win over Central Arkansas Saturday night in the semifinals of the Maui Mainland tournament in West Point, N.Y.
The Mocs (3-1) will play Arkansas State, which beat Army by three, in today’s championship game at 2:30 p.m.
The game was tied midway through the first half before the Mocs closed on their game-deciding run for a 39-24 lead at halftime. UTC shot 51.6 percent from the field in the first half and held Central Arkansas (0-3) to just 32 percent.
Johnathan Burroughs-Cook led three Mocs scoring in double figures with 18 points and five assists. Justin Tuoyo added 16 points and Tre’ McClain finished with 13.