Cougars take over in OT, beat Cedar Falls
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CEDAR FALLS - Cedar Falls kept giving itself chances.
At the end, the Tigers couldn't make the chances last.
Rally after rally carried C.F. into overtime Thursday night, but the eighth-ranked Tigers fell to No. 7 Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 63-57, in the regular season finale for both teams.
"We had our chances," said Tiger Coach Tom Bardal. "It just seemed like every deflection didnt go to us. We had our opportunities in overtime."
The records and the rankings hinted that this Mississippi Valley Conference matchup would be tight. It was. Neither Cedar Falls (15-5, 13-3) nor Kennedy (17-4, 12-4) enjoyed a double-digit lead. In the fourth quarter alone, the edge changed hands six times.
Yet the Tigers spent much of the night coming back. They went scoreless for the opening 5 minutes and 24 seconds of the second quarter. They trailed by eight late in the third period. And, after letting a five-point fourth quarter lead get away, Cedar Falls forced OT on two Tony Johnson free throws with three seconds left in regulation.
But that's where the magic stopped. Kennedy took the lead for good when Kyle Lamaak (22 points) snatched a tipped pass and scored at the 2:50 mark in overtime. Cedar Falls turned the ball over, then Christian French hit two free throws, banking in the front end of the one-and-one.
The Tigers couldn't recover.
Last Updated on Friday, 18 February 2011 01:14