Medical Lake 64, Riverside 59

Details

Sport: Boys Basketball
Date/Time: Feb. 12, 2015, 6 p.m.
Location: Freeman
Season: Winter 2014
Ending: Overtime
League: Northeast A

Results

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	F
Medical Lake (16-5, 11-3)	11	15	15	10	13	64
Riverside (16-5, 11-3)	18	7	13	13	8	59

Summary

Different day, same result for the Medical Lake boys. Although this one required five extra minutes.

Tellas Johnson tallied 20 points and 11 rebounds, Cory Wagner added 19 points and five steals, and the Cardinals edged Riverside 64-59 in overtime Thursday in a Northeast A League seeding tiebreaker. ML claims the 2nd seed a first-round bye at districts, while Riverside must turn around and host Deer Park Saturday in a loser-out game.

The Rams looked in prime position to pull out the win in regulation, as Jesse Anselm knocked in a three with 12 seconds left to give Riverside a 51-49 lead. But Jaelon Stith took a pass from Johnson and made a layup with a second remaining. Andrew Kramer's full-court heave at the buzzer nearly went it, but bounced off the rim.

In overtime, Wagner and the Rams' Tyler Axtell traded threes, with each making a pair. With ML up one in the waning moments, Donte Brown added a trey of his own to put the Cardinals up four with 15 ticks left. After a Riverside miss, Johnson added a free throw for the final margin.

Brown finished with 11 points, seven rebounds and six assists for ML, while Stith had 10 points and eight boards.

Axtell finished with 26 points on six-of-ten three-point shooting. Anselm netted 12 and Kramer had 11.

The two teams combined to make 20 triples on the night.

Statistics

Scoring

Medical Lake

Wagner 19, Elder 0, Rushfeldt 0, Soliday 4, Brown 11, Johnson 20, Stith 10, Farmen 0, Harvey-Mitchell 0, Jasmer 0.

Riverside

Morris 2, James 2, Anselm 12, Kramer 11, Axtell 26, Elliott 0, Luengas 0, Huggins 8.

Current Standings as of Feb. 12, 2015

Team	League		Overall
Team	Wins	Losses	Wins	Losses
Lakeside (WA)	12	2	17	3
Medical Lake	11	3	16	5
Riverside	11	3	16	5
Freeman	9	5	11	9
Newport	6	8	11	9
Deer Park	5	9	7	13
Colville	2	12	2	17
Chewelah	0	14	1	19

Next Games for Riverside

Teams	Date	Time	Sport
Riverside 52, Deer Park 42	Feb. 14, 2015	4 p.m.	Boys Basketball
Riverside 61, Medical Lake 55	Feb. 17, 2015	7:30 p.m.	Boys Basketball
Lakeside (WA) 69, Riverside 56	Feb. 20, 2015	8 p.m.	Boys Basketball
Riverside 61, Freeman 59	Feb. 21, 2015	7:30 p.m.	Boys Basketball
Zillah 76, Riverside 49	Feb. 28, 2015	4 p.m.	Boys Basketball

Next Games for Medical Lake

Teams	Date	Time	Sport
Riverside 61, Medical Lake 55	Feb. 17, 2015	7:30 p.m.	Boys Basketball
Freeman 51, Medical Lake 48	Feb. 20, 2015	5 p.m.	Boys Basketball