From UT-Chattanooga Sports Information

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Chattanooga never trailed and slowly built a 16 point halftime lead, before a second half explosion led by the Mocs’ freshmen resulted in a 97-50 victory over visiting Milligan College at McKenzie Arena Saturday night.

The Mocs (3-5), who played five freshmen together for the bulk of the second half, got career scoring nights from four players and won the rebounding battle convincingly, 59-27. Nicchaeus Doaks led all scorers with career high 18 points, while grabbing nine rebounds. Doaks was 7-of-10 from the field, including a 3-pointer. Alphonso Pugh posted his second double-double in three games with 14 points and 14 rebounds. Pugh’s final point of the night was the 1000th of his UTC career, making him the 14th player in Chattanooga history to reach that mark. Khalil Hartwell was in double-figures for the first time in his career with 10 points and seven rebounds.

Tony Brogan led the Buffaloes with 13 points, all in the first half. Zach Dezarn also added nine points for Milligan.

Milligan (5-6) cut the UTC lead to nine points early in the second half but the Mocs responded with a 21-2 run to put the game out of reach. UTC forced 22 Milligan turnovers which led to 36 UTC points. The Mocs shot 56.8 percent in the second half, and 51.5 for the game.

Chattanooga will close out this three-game homestand next Thursday against Virginia Intermont, before departing to Puerto Rico for the San Juan Shootout.

Milligan will host Cincinnati Christian University Saturday, December 17 for a 3 p.m. tip off from the Steve Lacy Fieldhouse.