| Western beats buzzer, forces OT, and wins |
| Dakota
Garner hit a driving layup at the regulation
buzzer to make it a 39-39 game and force
overtime. Western's defense and free throw
shooting in the extra frame secured themselves a
berth in the consolation title game as the
Wildcats upset #3 seed Lewistown, 47-43. It's the first time since the 2005 tournament that Lewistown did not make it to a trophy game. The start of the game was delayed a few minutes due to Western's late arrival at Macomb High School. What is normally a hour and a half trip from Barry to Macomb took two and half thanks to snow-covered roads. Cole Ruble scored 18 points while pulling down 11 rebounds in the winning effort for Western (7-6). Quinton Hatfill was the leading scorer for Lewistown (8-3). Western battles West Hancock tonight at 5:00 for the consolation championship. |
| The bracket: |
A
larger version of the bracket can be found on the
tournament website by visiting this page. |
| Next game: |
| Game 21: Canton vs. Metamora (1:00 p.m.) |
| Game 18 boxscore: |
| Lewistown vs. Western |
| Lewistown Indians |
| team info |
| Western Wildcats |
| team info |