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02/04 03:43 CST Chattanooga hosts Okojie and Mercer
Chattanooga hosts Okojie and Mercer
By The Associated Press
Mercer Bears (15-8, 7-3 SoCon) at Chattanooga Mocs (9-14, 3-7 SoCon)
Chattanooga, Tennessee; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Mercer takes on Chattanooga after Baraka Okojie scored 24 points
in Mercer's 95-81 victory over the VMI Keydets.
The Mocs have gone 5-5 in home games. Chattanooga has a 0-1 record in games
decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Bears have gone 7-3 against SoCon opponents. Mercer is 0-2 in games decided
by less than 4 points.
Chattanooga is shooting 44.2% from the field this season, 1.9 percentage points
higher than the 42.3% Mercer allows to opponents. Mercer has shot at a 46.8%
rate from the field this season, 4.1 percentage points higher than the 42.7%
shooting opponents of Chattanooga have averaged.
The Mocs and Bears square off Thursday for the first time in SoCon play this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brennan Watkins averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the
Mocs, scoring 9.0 points while shooting 48.5% from beyond the arc. Jordan
Frison is shooting 49.5% and averaging 14.2 points over the last 10 games.
Zaire Williams is shooting 33.1% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers
per game for the Bears, while averaging 12.3 points and 1.5 steals. Okojie is
averaging 20.2 points and six assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mocs: 3-7, averaging 71.9 points, 29.3 rebounds, 13.1 assists,
5.0 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 76.0 points per game.
Bears: 7-3, averaging 88.7 points, 33.8 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 7.2 steals and
3.8 blocks per game while shooting 49.2% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 78.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
