From Staff Reports
Staff Reports
BETHANY — Sylvester Spicer canned two high-pressure free throws with 2.6 seconds left in overtime to give Rogers State a 72-71 victory over Southern Nazarene in the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals.
The shots by Spicer nullified a couple of big shots by SNU.
Jon West rebounded a missed three-pointer and put it in back in with 17 seconds left in overtime to give SNU a 71-70 lead before Spicer got fouled on a put-back.
Xavier Alexander scored on a reverse layup with three seconds left to tie the score at 64-64 and Lance Sullivan missed on a halfcourt heave at the buzzer to send the game to overtime.
Spicer led RSU with 15 points, while Lance Sullivan added 13, Theo Davis and Deveric Taylor had 11 each and John Boyd added 10.
Alexander had 22 points and 11 rebounds for SNU, followed by Daniel White with 12 and Jeremy Lightfoot with 10.
SNU, now 25-7, will get an at-large bid to the national tournament.
The Hillcats, now 21-10, will play at 8 p.m. Saturday for the conference crown and a trip to the national tournament, contesting John Brown for those prizes.
