Overtime Game: Rockhurst 69 O'Hara 68

Unlike the first time Rockhurst and O'Hara played when the Celtics won 61-41, this time the two teams played down the the wire vying for third place in the Culver Classic Tournament; the Hawklets won 69 -68. _____ Jumping to a ten point first-quarter lead at 12-2, Rockhurst appeared to have a runaway game coming their way. However, the Celtics soon pulled within three at 12-9 before ending the quarter down 16-9. _____ Rockhurst added 18 points in the second quarter while O'Hara matched it with 14. _____ The next two quarters belonged to O'Hara wherein they outpointed the opponents 13-5 in the third and 23-20 in the fourth. _____ O'Hara tied the score at 36-36 near the end of the third quarter on a basket by Keenen Wilkins-Hemphill but didn't take the lead until within the fourth quarter going ahead 43-42 on an inside shot by Josh Rupprecht. _____ O'Hara clung on to the lead the rest of the way until Dexter McDonald got an easy layup with just a few seconds left in regulation time to tie up the contest at 59-59. _____ In the overtime JeVon Lyle and Cooper Beckett inched the score up to 61-61. ____ The next six points were scored by Rockhurst, two by Cooper Beckett and four by Dan Tapko. _____ Cutting the six point lead down to three, JeVon Lyle sank a three-pointer, and then followed a bit later adding a layup for a 67-66 Rockhurst one-point advantage. _____ Two free throws by Dexter McDonald boosted the lead to three points, and O'Hara was only able to answer with two inside points by Josh Rupprecht. _____ JeVon Lyle had 25 points in the contest for O'Hara. Dominique Fields had 12 and Josh Rupprecht had 11. ____ For Rockhurst, their two tall players Dan Tapko and Cooper Beckett combined for 38 points and Dexter McDonald contributed 15. _____ The overall winner of the Tournament was the team O'Hara lost to by three points Lee's Summit North who defeated Lee's Summit 51-49. ____ Hickman Mills edged Raytown 54-53 for the Consolation Championship and Blue Springs South was the victor over Lee's Summit Community Christian 62-37 for seventh place.