CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Carlos Dotson's jumper with 38 seconds remaining gave Western Carolina a lead it wouldn't relinquish in a 64-61 victory over Chattanooga on Saturday afternoon at the McKenzie Arena.

Clinging to a one possession lead in the game's closing seconds, WCU's Mason Faulkner calmly sank two free throws to regain a three-point advantage. Chattanooga cut it back to one-point game on a driving layup by David Jean Baptiste on the ensuing possession. However, Faulkner alluded a would-be foul attempt on the inbounds and found a wide-open Tyler Harris for a game-ending slam dunk as the Catamounts completed the seasonal sweep.

With the victory, Western Carolina (14-7, 6-4) completes the season sweep of the Mocs (14-9, 5-4) for the second time in three years.

Dotson tallied his fifth straight double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds. Faulkner came off the bench to score a game-high 18 points. Making his first collegiate start, Harris finished with 12 points while Onno Steger added 10 points. Saturday's game is the first win for the Catamounts this season when scoring under 70 points.

Jean-Baptiste paced Chattanooga with 17 points. Matt Ryan and Ramon Villa both finished with 12 points.

Matt Halvorsen drained a 3-pointer on the opening possession before Ryan sank a 3-pointer to even the game with 18:37 remaining. The teams traded the lead three times over the next five minutes with neither team leading by more than two points. Following a Stefan Kenic 3-pointer that put the hosts up 10-8 with 13:33 remaining, the Catamounts tallied eight points for a 16-10 lead at the midpoint of the opening half. Chattanooga trimmed its deficit to two, 16-14 after a Villa layup before the Catamounts went on a 6-0 run for a 22-14 lead after a Dotson layup with 7:22 left. The Mocs responded with a 9-0 run capped by a Ryan 3-pointer to pull ahead 25-22 with 3:11 remaining. WCU outscored Chattanooga 6-2 during the final three minutes to lead 28-27 at halftime.

The Catamounts opened the second half on a 12-5 run following a Dotson layup that put the visitors ahead 40-32 with 14:31 remaining. Chattanooga used an 11-2 run over the next five minutes to gain a 43-42 advantage after a Villa bucket. Harris put the Catamounts back on top, 44-43, on a layup at the 8:29 mark before the Mocs regained the lead and used a Trey Doomes layup for a 52-48 lead at the 6:14 mark. The Catamounts knotted the contest at 52 on a Harris layup with just over four minutes left as the teams traded the lead twice over the next minute.

Jean-Baptiste put the hosts ahead 57-54 on a layup with just under two minutes remaining. Faulkner trimmed the deficit to one on a layup at the 1:17 mark and Dotson grabbed a defensive rebound on the next Chattanooga possession to set the stage for the game's final moments.

The game featured four ties and 12 lead changes with neither team leading by more than eight points.  WCU outrebounded Chattanooga 44-39. The Catamounts were 24-for-58 (41.4 percent) from the field while Chattanooga made 22 of 65 (33.8 percent) shots from the field. Free throws proved to be crucial as the Catamounts made 12 of 14 (85.7 percent) while Chattanooga made 10 of 15 (66.7 percent).

WCU remains on the road, traveling to Samford on Wednesday for a 7:30 p.m. ET start.

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