Missoula Sentinel outlasts Braves in OT

Jordan Griffin’s half court heave at the buzzer did not fall as Missoula Sentinel picked up the road win in overtime at Flathead 59-58, spoiling Senior Night for the Braves Tuesday.

Griffin closed the Flathead deficit to 59-58 with a corner 3-pointer with just seven seconds left.

A pair of missed free throws by the Spartans — one intentionally that missed the rim entirely — left Griffin just two seconds to give Flathead (0-16, 0-12 in Western AA games) to get off a desperation shot. It hit high off the backboard and came down no good.

Grady Walker’s 19 points led the way for the Spartans (9-7, 5-7), who led 59-55 with under 10 seconds left in the extra frame. Lincoln Rogers added 15 points, including a pair of triples. Hunter Schweyen checked in with 14 points before fouling out late in the game.

Griffin scored a team-high 18 for the Braves. Gabe Sims added nine points and Lyric Ersland had eight.

The Braves go to Missoula Thursday to round out their regular season at Hellgate.

Sentinel    13    10    18    12    6    -    59

Flathead    9    16    13    15    5    -    58

MISSOULA SENTINEL — Jackson Kruger 1 0-2 2, Lincoln Rogers 3 7-8 15, Even Richardson 2 1-2 6, Riley Pillen 0 3-4 3, Kode Robinson 0 0-0 0, Grady Walker 7 5-9 19, Kade McDonough 0 0-0 0, Holter Schweyen 7 0-0 14. Team totals 20 16-24 59.

FLATHEAD — Dustyn Franchini-White 0 0-0 0, Stephen Riley 0 0-0 0, Brodee Zahn 2 2-4 6, Lyric Ersland 3 1-3 8, Gabe St. Germain 1 0-0 2, Gabe Sims 2 5-8 9, Noah Sonju 1 0-0 2, Brody Thornsberry 2 1-2 5, Tyler Williams 1 0-0 3, David Moody 0 0-0 0, Korbin Eaton 1 2-2 5, Jordan Griffin 4 9-12 18. Team totals 17 20-31 58.

3-point goals — Sentinel 3 (Rogers 2, Richardson), Flathead 4 (Ersland, Williams, Eaton, Griffin). Fouls — Sentinel 19, Flathead 23. Technical fouls — St. Germain. Fouled out — St. Germain, Schweyen.