Mocs Rally From 12 Point Halftime Deficit to Beat Troy 74-68

TROY, Ala. (AP) – Matt Ryan scored 21 points and David Jean-Baptiste added 13 as Chattanooga defeated Troy 74-68 on Tuesday night.

Troy led 39-27 at halftime, and then the Trojans Zay Williams opened the second-half with an alley-oop dunk to push the lead to 41-27. UTC gradually whittled away its deficit, drawing within one point, 54-53, with 8:12 remaining. The Trojans kept a slim lead for several minutes before UTC’s Ryan hit a 3-pointer to tie it at 61 with 3:20 to go.

The Mocs took the lead for good, 65-63, when A.J. Caldwell made a three-point play at the 2-minute mark. UTC closed out the victory by making 4 of 5 free throws in the final 22 seconds.

Ramon Vila had 10 rebounds for the Mocs (2-1).

Williams had 18 points and eight rebounds for the Trojans (0-2). Darian Adams added 14 points and six rebounds. Charles Norman had 11 points.

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