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"I thought \\ played better when Powell w in the game than we did hen 5he fouled out," Pace aJd "'[ think we relaxed a ltt hen she left. But Pearl R \ er has a ~ood team, and thev d1dn't get-this far just because ofone player." Pearl Rher would eventual– ly get to ",thin 65-53 on two free thro~ ~ b} Dorsey. but ECCC', Leflore hn a three– pointer and the Lady Warriors plaved :-olid d fense the rest of the.wa\ to bold on for the win. The·l~t fhe minutes of play were pla~ed b) fouls called on both team'. and neither club had much ~ucce:-s at the free throw line. ECCC was 4-of-22 from the free throw line in the second half while Pearl River was 7 -of- 14 from the line. Pace ,aid he did not use any different ..:trategies against Pearl River than in the past. "I think it was a case of us trying to do the same things we had done before, but this time we ju::;t did them better," he said. ECCC took a 44-32 lead into the locker room after what had been a smooth first half. But Pace and Pearl River coach Pollv Kirkland got into a heat– ed discussion at the scorer's table over a controversial call just before the half. With the shot clock winding down ju::;t before the half, ECCC took a shot that hit the rim, which should have reset the shot clock.

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But the buzzer sounded and th e referee blew his whistle, stopping play. An alert ECCC player picked up the loose ball and scored, but the refs ruled that the inadvertent whistle had stopped play when neither APPI team had possession of the ball. c, After some discussion, Pearl N River was awarded the ball on Nl alterna ting possessions with only eight seconds left and CJ could not convert a desperation jumper at the buzzer.

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