This time, there were no miracles.

Less than a week removed from winning a four-overtime thriller that featured three buzzer-beaters and garnered national attention, Waseca’s postseason run is over. Fergus Falls, behind 22 points each from Nathan Rund and Matthew Monke, is moving on.

Fergus Falls did it with the help of an early hot-shooting streak that put the Otters ahead 21-5. Once the shots cooled off, Waseca staged a comeback in a fast-paced game, trailing 42-41 with 13:15 left.

“We cut it down to one, I felt the magic coming back,” Waseca coach Todd Dufault said. “There’s no doubt, I did. We just fell a little short.”

Fergus Falls (27-3) managed to stay ahead, though, Waseca (20-10) never went away behind a 19-point effort from Nick Dufault.

“We’ve seen the ESPN highlights enough to know they’re not going to quit,” Fergus Falls coach Matt Johnson said. “I don’t know if they were on their eighth or ninth life tonight. … Credit to our kids for pulling it together and knocking down some free throws and being able to finish.”

This time, there were no miracles.

Less a week removed from winning a four-overtime thriller that featured three buzzer-beaters and garnered national attention, Waseca's run at the state tournament is over, and Fergus Falls is moving on.

The Otters defeated the Bluejays 70-63 Wednesday in the Class 3A quarterfinal at Williams Arena behind 22 points each from Nathan Rund and Matthew Monke.

Fergus Falls did it with the help of an early hot-shooting streak that put the Otters ahead 21-5. Once the shots cooled off, Waseca staged a comeback in a fast-paced game, trailing 42-41 with 13:15 left.

Fergus Falls managed to stay ahead, and though Waseca never went away behind a 19-point effort from Nick Dufault, it was never able to take control, either.

Fergus Falls moves on to the semifinals at Target Center where it will face Red Wing on Thursday at 2 p.m.

Check back later for more on the game.