Sometimes things are just meant to be.
Seth Kellen knocked down a straightaway 3-pointer with a shooter’s touch late to launch the Browerville Tigers to a 75-74 victory over Barnum Friday night and into the state tournament.
After seeing a 17-point second half lead turn into a six-point deficit with less than a minute to play, the Tigers roared back.
Mitch Heid scored six points (a 3 and three free throws), while the Bombers made just 2-of-6 from the line to set up Kellen’s heroics at Crosby-Ironton High School.
The game-winner skipped off the front of the rim, bounced twice on the heel and caromed off the glass before rolling in with less than two seconds left.
The Bombers’ last-chance inbounds pass was deflected, allowing Browerville, not Barnum, to move on.
Browerville, now 27-2, will play Mt. Lake/Butterfield-Odin (24-5) Thursday afternoon at 1:00.
Barnum ends the season 24-6, one game shy of its first state appearance since 2007.
As has been the custom this season, Browerville used a heavy dose of center Seth Christensen to jump out to an early lead. By halftime, Browerville led 32-20.
The Tigers extended their advantage to 49-32, before Barnum woke up.
The Bombers stormed back with a blitzkrieg of 3s, tying the score at 63 on the way to a 72-66 lead.
But it was the outside touch of Browerville that mattered most.
Christensen notched a game-high 26 points. Heid contributed 21 and Kyle Petermeier scored 14.
Jacob Naslund led the Bombers with 20, while Rodney Mullen, Jr., finished with 19.
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