Chattanooga 104, Montreat 50
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Chattanooga Mocs junior Eric Robertson scored a career-high 16 points in a 104-50 win over visiting Montreat College Monday night. Robertson led six Mocs in double digits on the night.
Robertson made six-of-nine from the field including four-of-six from 3pt range off the bench. Duke Ethridge added 14 points and seven rebounds also in a reserve role. The Chattanooga bench scored 65 of the 104 and grabbed 27 of the 46 boards.
As a team, the Mocs shot season bests from the floor (.553) and behind the arc (.526).
Greg Pryor made certain Robertson did not have the lone career night. His six steals is a new best for the sophomore as the Mocs had a season-high 20. Melvin Irvin led the Cavaliers tying Robertson for game-high honors with 16.
It was all Mocs from the start. Ronrico White’s three at 12:12 in the first half capped a 20-2 run building the lead to 20, 24-4. Charles Smith-Perry narrowed the margin to 15, 26-11, at 9:55, but that’s as close as it would get.
Irvin’s layup at 5:57 made it a 37-18 Mocs advantage, the last time the score was under 20. Robertson’ trey with 43 seconds remaining in the half ended a 21-8 spurt to send the home team into intermission up 32, 58-26.
Tre’ McLean pushed the lead to 40, 77-37, with a slick move for a layup with 12:52 to go. His layup a little more than 5:30 later increased it to 51, 91:40. Ethridge sent the Mocs over the century mark with a jumper at 2:33. K.J. Bates and Shaq Preston closed the scoring down the stretch in the 104-50 win.
Chattanooga topped season highs with 42 field goals made including 10 three-pointers. The trio of Robertson (4-6), White (4-4) and Pryor (2-2) combined to shoot 10-12 (83.3%) from beyond the arc. Pryor and White both had 12 points apiece, while Chuck Ester added 11 points and a game-high eight boards. McLean also posted 11 points.
The Mocs forced 28 turnovers while garnering the 20 steals. They scored 40 points off those 28 miscues. The larger, more athletic group also dominated the visitors in the paint 62-26.