Final
Chattanooga defeats Tennessee Temple 84-52
Dec 22, 2009 - 3:03 AM CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.(AP) -- DeAntre Jefferson scored 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds to help Chattanooga defeat Tennessee Temple 84-52 on Monday night.Jefferson led five Mocs in double figures as Ty Patterson scored 12 points, Jeremy Saffore added 11, and Ricky Taylor and Jeff Smith each chipped in 10.
Chattanooga (6-6) use a 12-2 run to break an early 6-6 tie and take an 18-8 lead on two free throws by Chris Early with 9:52 left in the first half.
The Mocs turned the ball over 21 times - their highest total in six games - but shot a season-best 54.5 percent from the field (30 of 55) and outrebounded the Crusaders 43-28.
Chattanooga scored 53 points off the bench, and had 11 players score with nine playing at least 10 minutes.
Tennessee Temple (6-9) shot just 29.5 percent (18 of 61) and had only one player in double figures. Johnnie McLawhorn scored 15 points for the Crusaders.
- NCAA BB
TENN TEMPLE 52
CHATTANOOGA 84 FINAL
Dec 21 8:57 PM - NCAA BB
TENN TEMPLE 28
CHATTANOOGA 46 HALFTIME
Dec 21 7:54 PM
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