Chattanooga surges past Marshall basketball, 96-85

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Tre’ McLean scored a career-high 35 points as Chattanooga rallied from a first-half deficit Tuesday night to defeat Marshall 96-85 at McKenzie Arena.

The Thundering Herd (5-3) led by as many as 13 points in the first half and 41-33 at the break, but the Mocs (7-2) shot 68 percent in the second half while scoring 63 points. Justin Tuoyo and Greg Pryor scored 16 and 15 points, respectively — all in the final 20 minutes.

“We’re right there. I’ve seen a lot worse since I’ve been here,” Marshall coach Dan D’Antoni said in his radio postgame. “We’re a little discombobulated; we don’t have Terrence [Thompson, injury] and we don’t have C.J. [Burks, eligible later this month].…