Northeast took a 7-4 lead early as Colby Wiederholt found Kevin Stoll on the right wing for a 3-pointer, Aaron Patton scored from the left side, and Bryce Farnan got a putback. North Andrew was struggling from the free throw line and Cody Edwards, who had carried them in the first game, missed a pair of runners early. Edwards got going to tie it up at 11 with 1:35 left, but Farnan hit some free throws and tipped an offensive board to Aaron Patton to put Northeast up 16-14 after one quarter of play.
The Cardinals turned to a freshman, Kolby Davison, to take the lead as he scored seven points in just over three minutes of play including a 3-pointer. Chris Roush added a 3-pointer from the left wing as North Andrew went back in front 24-18. But Northeast was able to work the offensive glass well as Colby Wiederholt and Bryce Farnan both had putbacks in the period as they were able to chip away and cut the lead to 29-27 at the break.
Edwards warmed up in the third quarter as he got seven points in the period as he tried to take over the game. But Northeast never let the game get out of hand, trailing by no more than five points. Edwards got a putback, a backdoor layup, a drive, and a free throw for North Andrew. Northeast was able to get some steals as Colby Wiederholt, Dalton Welch, and Bryce Farnan all converted. Colby picked up his fourth foul with 55.3 seconds left but Bryce Farnan's free throws kept the game at 44-42 going into the fourth.
Neither side could get any offense going and the only score for the first 4:10 was Colby Wiederholt's free throw that made it 44-43. Drew Beggs scored off a drive but Aaron Patton answered with a pair of free throws to keep it at one. Patton's layup attempt that would have put Northeast up one was blocked out of bounds by Nate Adkins, but Adkins stepped out of bounds with 2:38 left to give Northeast the ball back. But Northeast could not capitalize and Edwards got a drive and fadeaway shot to make it 48-45 with two minutes left. Kevin Stoll got an offensive glass and made two free throws to make it 48-47. Chris Roush made one out of two from the line, but Bryce Farnan stepped through three defenders to draw a foul and tie the game up at 49 with 59.3 seconds left.
Both teams had chances to win in regulation. Aaron Patton knocked the ball off North Andrew, but then missed a 3-pointer. Kolby Davison tried to drive and make something happen with 25.8 seconds left, but double dribbled to turn it back over to Northeast. Northeast ran down the clock but turned it over; however, Edwards missed an off-balance 3-pointer and the game stayed tied.
Northeast went ahead at the start of overtime for their first lead since early in the second quarter as Bryce Farnan split the defense once again to put them up, but Edwards' free throws tied it back up at 51. Farnan hit from the right side and Colby Wiederholt hit a free throw following a block from Farnan to make it 54-51, but North Andrew got free throws from Quayde Barmann to make it a one point game with 1:48 left. Nate Atkins got a steal and missed a five-footer, but Edwards was there for the offensive board and Kevin Stoll fouled out trying to guard him and Edwards hit both free throws with 1:26 left to put North Andrew back up by one. But North Andrew did not have an answer for Farnan's step-thru move as he stepped through two defenders once again to put Northeast up 56-55 with 1:08 left. The normally reliable Edwards lost a ball out of bounds and then Aaron Patton hit two free throws to make it 58-55 with 30 seconds left.
With North Andrew trying to set up a game-tying 3-pointer, Tyler Schmitz fouled diving after a pass and Chris Roush hit both free throws to make it 58-57 with 8.6 seconds left. North Andrew went to a full court press to try and get the ball back and Bryce Farnan overthrew one of his players trying to break the press, but North Andrew could not get the ball back up the floor in time to get a shot off.
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