• ELK RIVER 68, MAPLE GROVE 66: Sophomore Clay Elrod scored on a putback with .7 seconds remaining, giving the Elks a victory over the Crimson in Northwest Suburban play. It was Elrod's sixth offensive rebound of the night. He finished with 26 points and 12 rebounds.

• BECKER 66, CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI 65: Andrew Reid scored 11 points in each half, leading the Bulldogs past the Bluejackets in the Mississippi 8. Becker jumped out to a 41-22 halftime lead before Cambridge-Isanti found its shooting touch in the second half, hitting four three-pointers. The Bluejackets' Jordan Schleicher hit a three to cut their deficit to 66-65, and Becker missed the front end of a 1-and-1 to give Cambridge-Isanti one last chance, but a buzzer-beater rimmed out as the clock expired.

• CHAMPLIN PARK 70, ANOKA 64: Anthony Hill hit a three-pointer with two minutes left, giving the Rebels their first lead on the night in their victory over the Tornadoes in the Northwest Suburban. Marcus Tyus scored 37 points for Anoka.

• NEW PRAGUE 81, RED WING 79 (OT): A 28-foot, heavily contested desperation heave from the Wingers' Joel Newman found its way into the basket to tie the score at the end of regulation, but the Trojans' free-throw prowess was the difference in overtime. New Prague's Luke Rynda hit six three-pointers, and Nick Johnson made four free throws in overtime. Newman led Red Wing with 24 points.

• ST. CROIX LUTHERAN 62, BROOKLYN CENTER 61 (OT): The Crusaders outscored the Centaurs 17-0 from the free throw line but still needed overtime for the Tri-Metro victory. Brooklyn Center junior guard Michael Hudson hit a three-pointer with less than a minute left in regulation, sending the game into OT. The Centaurs took an early three-point lead in the extra session but couldn't hold on. Crusaders senior Matt Olson scored 19 points, while junior Cody Sticha added 17.

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