Ricky Taylor scored 22 points and Ty Patterson added 20 to help Chattanooga defeat Davidson 78-73 on Monday night, snapping a five-game losing streak.
The Mocs (14-15, 6-10 Southern Conference) trailed 35-32 at halftime, and shot 52 percent from the field in the second half (26 of 56), including 5 of 10 from 3-point range.
Chattanooga outscored the Wildcats 8-3 after halftime, taking its first lead since 6:56 left in the first half, 40-38, on Keegan Bell's 3 with 17:24 to play.
Davidson (14-14, 9-7) would lead again, 52-50 with 10:03 remaining, but the Mocs scored 11 straight. Jeremy Saffore's layup put Chattanooga up 61-52 with 6:38 left, and the Wildcats wouldn't get any closer than six points the rest of the way.
Jake Cohen scored 16 points and Brendon McKillop added 15 for the Wildcats.
Davidson shot 35.1 percent in the second half (13 of 37).
