This was, by far, the most intense and emotional game of the tournament for the team, going into overtime to win, after coming from behind without their big man, Ame, who fouled out with over 5 minutes to play in the game, the Bears showed that they know how to fight, clear through to the end, and never give up.
Kyle Fossman scored 31, including 6 in overtime to edge out Eilson in the closing minutes of overtime.
The game was played in the smaller court where often the smaller schools play their semifinal games. ASAA tries to get as many schools as possible a chance to play in the big arena and so this is about as far as many of the teams go. The big black curtain is an odd thing to have as a background.
It was an edge of the seat game with Haines trailing
So, we’ve really made it to the big time. Championship on the big floor.
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