Hudson again and cuts it to 1.

Ballard gets 2 from Gholson and takes 55 to 53 lead at timeout. Beckham is now 2 for 13 shooting.

Probably a miracle it hadn't happened yet, but Central finally gets a 10 second call against them. 55-53 Ballard leads, 2:58 remaining.

But the charge call on Hood is questionable.

I honestly don't think they're going to do it. When Anderson missed that very short two, I took it as a sign.

And its a 4 point ballard game now.

57 to 55, 1 minute left

Hood just couldn't find it. Just couldn't find it.

They had so many chances. Ballard leads 57-55, 18.6 seconds left. Central had two posessions to try to tie or take the lead. The first was a missed Hood three, the second a Hood walk.

Is it over?

No. 18.6 seconds left still. Central will presumably be fouling to send someone to the line. It'll be a 1 and 1 the next two fouls.

 

Score is 57-55

The charge by Driver is close too. And you had the one against Hood. The refs are somewhat dictating the outcome here.

Hit both free throws. 16.4 left. Ballard up 59-55.

 

Coincidentally, this is the same score from the first game. The similarities between the ending of both are striking.

And coincidentally, it is Beckham hitting both free throws after suffering a rough day of shooting.

What is up that 16 sec is already passed 3 minutes? :thumb: