Chattanooga 69, Creighton 64

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP)—Casey Long scored 16 points, including two free throws in the last 1:39, as Chattanooga outlasted Creighton 69-64 Tuesday night.

Keddric Mays added 13 points for the Mocs (2-5), while Alphonso Pugh had 12 and Ricky Hood 11.

Creighton (3-2) went scoreless from 4:04 until 4 seconds were left, relinquishing a 62-59 lead.

Jimmy Motz led Creighton with 15 points but hit just 4-of-11 from the field, all 3-pointers. Nick Porter had 11.

Chattanooga led 33-32 at the half after shooting 50 percent from the floor.

The Mocs shot 43.6 percent for the game while Creighton hit 41.8 percent. Creighton played without leading scorer Nate Funk, who was out with a shoulder injury. He was averaging 19.3 points per game.

There were seven ties and six lead changes.

Updated Dec 6, 10:27 pm EST
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Top Performers

 Top Performers
 Creighton
J. Mathies J. Mathies
3-13,  8 Pts
7 Rebs, 4 Assists
 Chattanooga
A. Pugh A. Pugh
5-13,  12 Pts
8 Rebs, 3 Assists

Team Stat Leaders

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