An NCAA Tournament appearance was on the line in the Southern Conference men’s basketball championship game between Chattanooga and Furman on Monday night.
Furman guards Marcus Foster, left, and Alex Hunter react after Chattanooga guard David Jean-Baptiste shot the winning basket in the Southern Conference tournament, Monday, March 7, 2022, in Asheville, North Carolina.
Furman took the ball out and Mike Bothwell got an opening and drove to the hoop to put the Paladins back up two points 63-61 with about 4 seconds remaining in the game. The Mocs didn’t call a timeout to get a play set up. Instead, David Jean-Baptiste drove up the floor and crossed halfcourt with about 2 seconds left. He picked up his dribble and threw up a long shot over two Furman defenders and the ball went in.