Faulkner, Dotson send W Carolina past Chattanooga 87-77
CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) Carlos Dotson scored 21 points on 10-of-11 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds and Western Carolina beat Chattanooga 87-77 on Tuesday night in a Southern Conference opener.
Western Carolina (6-2) used a 58-point second half to outscore the Mocs (5-4) by 20 after trailing 39-29 at halftime.
Mason Faulkner scored a game-high 31 points for the Catamounts now winners of four straight. Faulkner finished 8-of-19 shooting but was 12 of 16 from the foul line. The Catamounts were 29 of 55 (52.7%) and 21 of 28 (75%) from the line.
The Catamounts outrebounded Chattanooga 39-25 to overcome their 14 turnovers.
Matt Ryan led Chattanooga with 18 points, 16 in the first half, David Jean-Baptiste scored 14, A.J. Caldwell 12 and Maurice Commander 11. The Mocs now have lost three of their last five games.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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Ast. Per Game | ||
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Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
Offensive | 0 | 0 |
Defensive | 0 | 0 |
Team | 0 | 0 |
Assists | 0 | 0 |
Steals | 0 | 0 |
Blocks | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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Team Stats | |||
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Chattanooga 5-4 | 73.0 PPG | 38.0 RPG | 13.8 APG |
W. Carolina 6-2 | 78.8 PPG | 40.7 RPG | 14.5 APG |
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Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
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Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |