Mocs 95, Hiwassee 41

FOUR FACTORS (plus two)

eFG%
Mocs- 64.3%
Hiwassee- 31.6%
Advantage- Mocs

TO%
Mocs- 21.6%
Hiwassee- 31.1%
Advantage- Mocs

OR%
Mocs- 36.4%
Hiwassee- 19.1%
Advantage- Mocs

FTRate
Mocs- 60.7%
Hiwassee- 10.5%
Advantage- Mocs

FT%
Mocs- 67.7%
Hiwassee- 83.3%
Advantage- Hiwassee

3PtRate
Mocs- 32.1%
Hiwassee- 61.4%

PLAYER RATER

Overall

1) Ricky Taylor 29.8
2) Dontay Hampton 25.8
3) Jared Bryant 23.1
4) Lance Stokes 20.9
5) Drazen Zlovaric 16.7
6) Rico White 16.3
7) Keegan Bell 14.4
8) Jahmal Burroughs 10.4
9) Martynas Bareika 9.9
10) Z Mason 7.2
11) Trey Brown 6.9
12) Drew Baker 3.0

Per 40

1) Ricky Taylor 85.1
2) Dontay Hampton 57.3
3) Drazen Zlovaric 44.5
4) Lance Stokes 41.7
5) Jared Bryant 37.0
6) Jahmal Burroughs 34.5
7) Martynas Bareika 33.0
8) Trey Brown 30.4
9) Keegan Bell 26.2
10) Rico White 26.0
11) Z Mason 22.2
12) Drew Baker 7.9

ANALYSIS

The dominating 24-0 run by the Mocs was the Tigers undoing. It was 19-9 Mocs when the run started, and was 43-9 when the run finished over ten minutes later. Ricky Taylor scored 11 points during the run and put on a show.

All in all, this was an unusual game. Z Mason, Jared Bryant, Lance Stokes, Keegan Bell, and Ricky Taylor were all in the starting five. The Mocs unusual starting five lead to some unusual minutes played as well.

Bryant, who played well aaginst UK, had his best game. He scored 14 points, matching Dontay Hampton for the second highest on the team, only behind Taylor's 21. Bryant also collected seven rebounds. Was this a case of Drew Baker against Warren Wilson- a player dominating a lesser foe? Or was it a case of Bryant really turning a corner? Bryant has a lot of talent, and the freshman has been showing some small steps. If he continues to develop, he could be a big part of this team's second half of the season.

Z Mason had a very disappointing game. He scored four points and had four rebounds, as opposed to his eight and eight against Kentucky. I was hoping to see a similar effort against a lesser foe to prove that he could do it. It was not consistent effort, but maybe Mason is turning a corner.

The Mocs only had five players shoot a three pointer for the game. Keegan Bell missed his only attempt, as did Rico White. Trey Brown made one of two. Dontay Hampton made 4 of 5 from downtown, while Taylor made 5 of 9.

This continues to show that Hampton (known for effort and defensive intensity a year ago) has turned into a pretty good shooter. He really is a very good player. White did not have his best game, but he was OK.

Drazen Zlovaric played pretty well. Not as well as he did against Kentucky, but he also played a lot fewer minutes. Not a bad night.

Keegan Bell was- well a different sort of Keegan Bell. He took one shot in 22 minutes. He had eight assists and no turnovers. I can't complain about his effort. I only hope that he takes and makes a few more shots in the coming weeks.

All in all, probably didn't learn a ton about the Mocs today. But they won by over 50 points for the third time this year. I know Spalding, Warren Wilson, and Hiwassee don't spark a lot of attention, but a win is a win.

On to the big ones- the Dr Pepper Classic!

GO MOCS!