Led by a strong second-half effort, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s basketball team won 88-71 at Kennesaw (Ga.) State on Saturday.
The Mocs (5-2) will play their sixth road game Tuesday at Coastal Carolina before hosting Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday.
UTC shot 59 percent from the floor, including 16-for-26 in the final 20 minutes, while limiting the Owls to 39 percent shooting. Trailing by seven rebounds at halftime, the Mocs outrebounded KSU 19-11 in the second half for a 30-29 tally.
Greg Pryor led six Mocs scoring in double figures with 21 points on 6-for-11 shooting. Tre’ McLean and Johnathan Burroughs-Cook each finished with 14 points, with Justin Tuoyo contributing 13 points, eight rebounds and five steals.
Makinde London and Casey Jones had 10 points each. Jones added three rebounds and a pair of assists in his first action since an ankle injury sidelined him for the past three games.