Chattanooga 76, Oral Roberts 72

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) Ricky Hood hit a pair of free throws with 4 seconds left and put Chattanooga up 74-72, and the Mocs held on for a 76-72 victory over Oral Roberts on Saturday.<br/><br/>Oral Roberts

Saturday, December 16th 2006, 9:21 pm

By: News On 6

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) Ricky Hood hit a pair of free throws with 4 seconds left and put Chattanooga up 74-72, and the Mocs held on for a 76-72 victory over Oral Roberts on Saturday.

Oral Roberts (4-5) last led 70-68 before Casey Long scored 6 of the final 8 points for Chattanooga (5-5). Long tied the game with a pair of free throws, then hit a 12-foot jumper with 33 seconds left to put The Mocs ahead 72-70.

Caleb Green sunk 2 free throws to tie it at 72 with 21 seconds left. But Hood hit his free throws, and Long added 2 more for the final margin.

Chattanooga led by as much as 10 points early in the 2nd half. But Oral Roberts tied the score at 54 with 9:27 left in a game featuring nine lead changes and six ties.

Keddrick Mays led Chattanooga with 15 points, Long finished with 14 and Kevin Bridgewaters added 13 points.

Ken Tutt led all scorers with 36 points for Oral Roberts. Green finished with 16 points and 16 rebounds.