The Chattanooga Mocs lost their 2nd consecutive game and dropped to 8-17 (2-10 Southern) on the season after being defeated by the East Tennessee State Buccaneers, 81-61, this past Saturday. Chattanooga struggled on both ends of the court against East Tennessee State and couldn’t fight back after the Buccaneers took a 53-34 lead with 13:43 left in the 2nd half. Chattanooga shot just 39.0% from the field and 26.3% (5-19) from beyond the arc while allowing the Buccaneers to shoot 56.7% from the field. Leading the way for the Mocs was Rodney Chatman who had 26 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, and 4 steals. On the season, Chattanooga is averaging 69.8 ppg on 43.6% shooting from the field. The Mocs are averaging 8.6 three-pointers per game on 35.8% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Chattanooga has been led by Nat Dixon (14.9 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.0 spg), Makinde London (13.6 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.9 apg), Rodney Chatman (12.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 4.6 apg, 1.2 spg), and Makale Foreman (9.2 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 2.1 apg). Defensively, Chattanooga is allowing their opponents to average 72.5 ppg on 47.5% shooting from the field. The Mocs have a rebound margin of -2.0 and a turnover margin of -0.2.