Chattanooga gets 1st SoCon win, powers past Samford, 78-71
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Nat Dixon and Makinde London each scored 21 points and London grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds as short-handed Chattanooga picked up its first Southern Conference victory in its first eight starts, dropping Samford, 78-71 on Wednesday night.
Battling injuries after three straight conference games on the road, the Mocs used just seven players against the Bulldogs.
David Jean-Baptiste drilled a 3 barely four minutes into the game to give the Mocs a 5-3 lead and, after James Lewis Jr. broke a 10-10 tie with more than 12 minutes left in the first half, Chattanooga led the rest of the way.
London was 7 of 15 from the field and pulled down 16 rebounds off the defensive glass for Chattanooga (7-14, 1-7). Makale Foreman and Rodney Chatman scored 13 and 12 points each, respectively.
Demetrius Denzel-Dyson scored 27 points to lead Samford (7-14, 3-5), which shot just 34.3 percent from the field.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Bret Smith
- Keith Fogleman
- Karl Hess
2023-24 Southern Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Samford | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
UNC Greensboro | 12-6 | 3 | 21-11 |
Chattanooga | 12-6 | 3 | 21-12 |
Western Carolina | 11-7 | 4 | 22-10 |
Wofford | 10-8 | 5 | 17-15 |
Furman | 10-8 | 5 | 17-16 |
East Tennessee State | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
Mercer | 8-10 | 7 | 16-17 |
The Citadel | 3-15 | 12 | 11-21 |
VMI | 1-17 | 14 | 4-28 |