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Fouls forced two Nevis starters out of the game for good in the second half and Eagle Valley capitalized from the free throw line as the Rebels overcame a 12-point deficit and 38 points from Taylor Chase to win 71-59 in overtime Thursday night.
Eagle Valley made 11 of 14 freebees in the extra session and forced four Nevis turnovers in the first ever matchup between the two Section 5A schools.
The Rebels had a chance to win it in regulation, but Luke Mock missed two from the charity stripe with two seconds remaining and the score tied at 56.
Chase drained two from way downtown to bring the Tigers back from down four in the closing seconds of regulation, following a Rebels furious 16-point turnaround.
The victory sends Eagle Valley (15-10) to the subsection semifinal Saturday to face Upsala (18-8).
The loss puts an end to Nevis’ season.
Tigers head coach Scott Kramer said the keys going into the game were to hinder Eagle Valley’s transition offense by taking care of the basketball, limit second chances and get Chase going.
Nevis (12-15) did just that in the first half, committing just three turnovers and receiving 16 points from its junior guard to take a 31-22 lead.
A strong start to the second half upped Nevis’ lead to 39-27, but foul trouble and turnovers opened the door for Eagle Valley.
Pivot Jake Keranen fouled out first, Matt Gustafson followed, forcing Kramer go to his seldom used bench. Nevis’ poise without its starters lapsed under EV’s pressure defense. On both ends Mock keyed a 16-6 run to cut Nevis’ lead to two, 45-43.
Before long, Nevis found itself trailing for the first time since midway through the first half, 54-50.
Chase brought came through to force overtime, but it wasn’t enough.
Led by Tate Benning’s 24, the Rebels moved to 12-2 against sub-.500 opponents — 11-0 against teams other than Osakis.
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