Second-half surge powers Chattanooga past Blue Raiders

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee was in control for most of the first 32 minutes, but Chattanooga erupted down the stretch for a 77-65 win. Camryn Weston led the way with 16 points and five rebounds in the loss as the Blue Raiders closed the nonconference portion of their schedule with a 9-4 record.

Chattanooga's 46 second-half points proved to be too much for MT to withstand. The Mocs tied the game on nine separate occasions before finally taking the lead with just under eight minutes to play on the only lead change of the night.

"They were on their run," head coach Nick McDevitt said. "They hit a couple shots, but we took a couple ill-advised shots and didn't make them defend and…