Samford Bulldogs @ Chattanooga Mocs

13-7, 4-3 SoCon

Final

	1	2	T
Samford SAM	32	46	78
Chattanooga UTC	39	43	82

Chattanooga MocsChattanoogaUTC

15-4, 6-1 SoCon

McLean scores 23 points; Chattanooga holds off Samford 82-78

Jan 21, 2017, 07:30 pm

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Tre' McLean scored 23 points and Chattanooga held off Samford's late rally for an 82-78 victory on Saturday.

Chattanooga led by as many as 13 points in the second half, and had a 10-point lead with four minutes left. The Bulldogs used a 16-8 spurt, capped by Demetrius Denzel-Dyson's 3-pointer, to pull to 80-78 with 10 seconds left. McLean split a pair of free throws and the Mocs forced a turnover on the next possession to seal it.

McLean was 6 of 13 from the floor, made 8 of 11 free throws, and grabbed nine rebounds. Justin Tuoyo scored 13 points and Casey Jones added 12 for Chattanooga (15-4, 6-1 Southern Conference), which has won five straight.

Denzel-Dyson had 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead Samford (13-7, 4-3). Christen Cunningham and Josh Sharkey added 12 apiece.

Game Information

Chattanooga, TN

ESPN3

Referee:Alan Spainhour

Referee:J.W. Lucas

Referee:Nomi Kidwai

NCAA Division I

Southern Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
East Tennessee State	13-5	-	23-11
Mercer	11-7	2	19-13
Wofford	11-7	2	19-13
Samford	11-7	2	18-14
Furman	10-8	3	22-13
Western Carolina	10-8	3	15-16
UNC Greensboro	9-9	4	15-19
Chattanooga	7-11	6	13-19
The Citadel	7-11	6	11-22
VMI	1-17	12	6-26

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