UTC men's basketball team beats Coastal Carolina 78-67

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's basketball team claimed the Battle 4 Atlantis Mainland event title with a 78-67 win over Coastal Carolina Thursday at McKenzie Arena.

Ronrico White had 18 of his 21 points in the second half, while Casey Jones added 20 with 12 rebounds - his second consecutive double-double. Greg Pryor added 15 and Justin Tuoyo 11.

The Mocs trailed 40-35 at the half, but put together a solid second half in which they held the Chanticleers (4-2) to 35 percent shooting.

UTC (3-3) will travel to Kennesaw State Saturday for a noon tipoff.

Read Friday's Times Free Press for full story.

Contact Gene Henley at ghenley@timesfreepress.com. Follow him at twitter.com/genehenleytfp.

Upcoming Events