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Liberty 67, Northwest Christian 57

Details

Sport
Boys Basketball
Date/Time
Jan. 4, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Location
Northwest Christian
Season
Winter 2013
Ending
Overtime
League
Northeast 2B

Results

Teams 1 2 3 4 5 F
Liberty (10-2, 4-2) 11 15 11 16 14 67
Northwest Christian (8-4, 3-3) 9 19 12 13 4 57

Summary

After a dramatic comeback by Northwest Christian, Liberty pulled away in overtime, winning 67-57. The Crusaders' Phillip Bax hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to force the game into overtime. But the Lancers' Match Burnham took over in the extra period, scoring nine of his game-high 29 points then. Burnham went 7-7 on free-throws in overtime and 11-11 from the free-throw line in the game. Jonathan Morris and Chris Hartis both scored 17 points in the loss for Northwest Christian.

Scoring

Liberty

Fleming 16, Burnham 29, Sievers 0, Thayer 19, Green 4, Pottratz 0.

Northwest Christian

Morris 17, Bax 4, Meyer 0, Ricks 8, N. Sander 4, Olds 3, J. Sander 4, Hartis 17.

Current Standings as of Jan. 4, 2014

Team League Overall
Wins Losses Wins Losses
St. George's 6 0 12 0
Colfax 4 1 6 4
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 3 1 7 1
Liberty 4 2 10 2
Northwest Christian 3 3 8 4
Davenport 1 4 4 7
Springdale 1 5 2 10
Reardan 0 6 4 7

Next Games for Northwest Christian

Teams Date Time Sport
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 51, Northwest Christian 46 Jan. 8, 2014 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball
Northwest Christian 60, Reardan 48 Jan. 10, 2014 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball
Northwest Christian 61, Springdale 36 Jan. 14, 2014 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball
St. George's 53, Northwest Christian 32 Jan. 17, 2014 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball
Northwest Christian 56, Davenport 43 Jan. 18, 2014 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball

Next Games for Liberty

Teams Date Time Sport
Liberty 67, Colfax 41 Jan. 7, 2014 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball
St. George's 68, Liberty 44 Jan. 10, 2014 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball
Liberty 61, Davenport 34 Jan. 11, 2014 7 p.m. Boys Basketball
Liberty 55, Reardan 35 Jan. 14, 2014 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball
Liberty 59, Springdale 44 Jan. 21, 2014 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball