The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga earned its second Southern Confernce win of the season this afternoon.
The Mocs beat Western Carolina 67-65 in McKenzie Arena.
An ugly game in the first half improved after the break and came down to the Mocs making free 10-of-12 throws in the final minute.
UTC led 23-16 at halftime, then it trailed by as many as four points in the opening minutes of the second half. After the game was tied at 48, the Mocs never trailed.
Keegan Bell led UTC with 13 points, Chris Early added 12 and Ricky Taylor had 11.
Mike Williams led WCU with 21 points and Keaton Cole contributed 17 points.
The Mocs will next play on Saturday against Murray State.
See Sunday’s Times Free Press for more coverage.