Mayo's career-best 40 leads E. Kentucky over Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) Nick Mayo grabbed 12 rebounds and scored a career-high 40 points, including 13 straight in a game-changing second-half rally, and Eastern Kentucky beat Chattanooga 81-78 on Saturday night for coach A.W. Hamilton's first Division I win.
Mayo's jumper with 6:44 to play capped his single-handed 13-0 run and the Colonels overtook the Mocs 67-65. The lead traded hands until JacQuess Hobbs' layup put EKU up 79-75 with 40 seconds left. The Mocs closed to 79-78 on Maurice Commander's 3, but Mayo iced it with two free throws and the Mocs missed a 3 in the final five seconds.
Mayo is the first Colonel to score 40 points in a game since Lavoirs Jerry scored 41 against Eastern Illinois in 2001. Hobbs scored 13 for Eastern Kentucky (1-1), which hit 8 of 29 3-pointers (28 percent).
Kevin Easley scored 22 points, Commander had 16 with three 3s, Thomas Smallwood added 12 with eight rebounds and Jonathan Scott 10 for Chattanooga (1-1).
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Points | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
Offensive | 0 | 0 |
Defensive | 0 | 0 |
Team | 0 | 0 |
Assists | 0 | 0 |
Steals | 0 | 0 |
Blocks | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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E. Kentucky 1-1 | 82.6 PPG | 40.8 RPG | 14.8 APG |
Chattanooga 1-1 | 70.9 PPG | 37.6 RPG | 13.1 APG |
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