Chattanooga Mocs at Loyola Chicago Ramblers
· NIT - Semifinal
Chattanooga tops Loyola Chicago 80-73, will play UC Irvine in NIT championship game
The Mocs (28-9) will play UC Irvine in the championship game on Thursday. The Anteaters (32-6) set a school record for wins in a season after beating North Texas 69-67 in an earlier semifinal.
Chattanooga trailed 38-34 at the half but rallied to take a 67-57 lead on a Collin Mulholland layup with 7:33 remaining.
Loyola Chicago whittled away until Des Watson hit a 3-pointer to get the Ramblers within 74-73 with 2:37 left. Huff answered with a 3-pointer and the Mocs closed with a 6-0 run for the victory.
Huff and Bash Wieland both scored 12 for Chattanooga. Makai Richards scored 10 off the bench on 5-for-5 shooting.
Jayden Dawson had 19 points and six assists to pace the Ramblers (25-12). Miles Rubin had 14 points and Watson added 10 points and six rebounds. Jalen DeLoach scored 13 off the bench. He hit all four of his shots from the floor and all five of his free throws.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 80 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Trey Bonham made Dunk. Assisted by Garrison Keeslar. | 80 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Garrison Keeslar Defensive Rebound. | 78 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Jayden Dawson missed Three Point Jumper. | 78 - 73 |
Statistics
 UTC |
 LUC |
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|---|---|---|
| 32-61 | FG | 25-50 |
| 52.5 | Field Goal % | 50.0 |
| 9-21 | 3PT | 9-27 |
| 42.9 | Three Point % | 33.3 |
| 7-10 | FT | 14-17 |
| 70.0 | Free Throw % | 82.4 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 22 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 3,288 | Capacity:
2024-25 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | 15-3 | - | 28-9 |
| UNC Greensboro | 13-5 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Samford | 12-6 | 3 | 22-11 |
| East Tennessee State | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Furman | 11-7 | 4 | 25-10 |
| Wofford | 10-8 | 5 | 19-16 |
| VMI | 7-11 | 8 | 15-19 |
| Mercer | 6-12 | 9 | 14-19 |
| Western Carolina | 4-14 | 11 | 8-22 |
| The Citadel | 0-18 | 15 | 5-25 |
2024-25 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-7 |
| George Mason | 15-3 | - | 27-9 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Loyola Chicago | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| Saint Joseph's | 11-7 | 4 | 22-13 |
| Saint Louis | 11-7 | 4 | 19-15 |
| St. Bonaventure | 9-9 | 6 | 22-12 |
| George Washington | 9-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Duquesne | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 18-13 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Davidson | 6-12 | 9 | 17-16 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 14-19 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Fordham | 3-15 | 12 | 12-21 |