Curie senior guard Justin Oliver backed into the lane with only a few seconds left in the tie game with St. Ignatius Monday evening and took a turnaround jumper. Nothing but net for a 42-40 lead. The refs put two seconds on the clock but the Wolfpack could not get a shot up.
Before that, it was an ugly boxing match of a game. A ton of fouls. Missed shot after missed shot.
I have to hand it to the Condors. Down 40-32 with under three minutes to go, they clamped down the defense and scored 10 unanswered point to edge the Wolfpack at the buzzer.
Maybe not the most skilled basketball team among the top five or so but certainly one of the toughest. I was impressed with their focus and will to win.
We will see how they do in Pontiac.
