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Chattanooga stuns Furman with desperation heave to beat OT buzzer, secure NCAA bid

Welcome to March, David Jean-Baptiste.

The Chattanooga senior guard set a ridiculously high bar for 2022 madness with a wild 3-point heave to secure the Mocs' place in the NCAA tournament field on Monday.

Frantic finish in SoCon final

With 4.3 seconds remaining in overtime, Chattanooga inbounded the ball under its own basket trailing Furman in the Southern Conference championship game, 63-61. Jean-Baptiste corralled the inbounds pass and didn't give it up until he'd secured victory. He dribbled the ball over halfcourt and traversed to the left wing, where he was met by three Furman defenders.