Western Carolina Catamounts at Chattanooga Mocs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
64 - 61
Faulkner helps send Western Carolina past Chattanooga 64-61
Mason Faulkner came off the bench to score 18 points to lead Western Carolina to a 64-61 win over Chattanooga on Saturday.
Carlos Dotson had 15 points and 14 rebounds for Western Carolina (14-7, 6-4 Southern Conference), his fifth straight double-double. Tyler Harris added 12 points. Onno Steger had 10 points and eight rebounds.
David Jean-Baptiste made two free throws to get Chattanooga within a point of Western Carolina, 62-61, but Faulkner got the inbounds pass and raced down the left side before finding Tyler Harris alone for a dunk as time expired. A basket by Dotson had put the Catamounts ahead for good at 58-57 with 38 seconds remaining.
Jean-Baptiste had 17 points for the Mocs (14-9, 5-5). Ramon Vila added 12 points. Matt Ryan had 12 points.
The Catamounts improve to 2-0 against the Mocs on the season. Western Carolina defeated Chattanooga 87-77 on Dec. 3. Western Carolina plays Samford on the road on Wednesday. Chattanooga takes on East Tennessee State at home on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 64 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Tyler Harris made Dunk. Assisted by Mason Faulkner. | 64 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Chattanooga Timeout | 62 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:05 | David Jean-Baptiste made Free Throw. | 62 - 61 |
Statistics
 WCU |
 UTC |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-58 | FG | 22-65 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 4-23 | 3PT | 7-27 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 12-14 | FT | 10-15 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 35 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 7 | Assists | 12 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Attendance: 3,188 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |