No. 1 seed Chattanooga survives ETSU to punch its auto bid in the Socon.
Interesting tourney in the Southern Conference. Going into the tournament, the teams were about as balanced as I can remember - it was the first time in recent memory where there was no clear favorite (last year the favorite was Wofford, and the three years prior it was Davidson). None of the teams had a particularly dominating regular season, and six of the ten teams in the Socon went 10-8 or better in conference play. (Last year, there were three such teams.)
Anyway, Chattanooga survived the first round against No. 8 Samford thanks to a flurry of turnovers in the final minute (the game was tied with two minutes left). The next day, they squeaked by Western Carolina (who themselves had won a double-OT game against Wofford the day before). Tonight, they outlasted a pretty impressive comeback by ETSU, helped by an ETSU meltdown that caused two technical foul calls. All told, Chattanooga won their three games by a combined 15 points. Seems fitting for a year where there was so much parity in the conference.