NTL BOYS' BASKETBALL: NEB USES ANOTHER BIG FOURTH QUARTER TO DOWN WILLIAMSON (2024-02-02)

Northern Tier Sports Report
TIOGA JUNCTION — NEB used a big fourth quarter to down Williamson, 52-44, and stay on top of the NTL Division-II boys’ basketball standings on Thursday.

The Panthers were down 34-28 going into the fourth when they scored 24 points to pull ahead for the win.

Cayden McPherson had 16 points to lead the Panthers, as Dillon Donnelly netted 10. Cooper Brown added nine, Josh Stanton had seven, Tanner Herb finished with five, Tyler Thoman scored three, and Drew Beers chipped in with two.

Kristian Mizdail led Williamson with 20 points, while Jack Nolan had 15.

Mizdail and Nolan out scored NEB 14-12 in the first quarter to give the Warriors a 2-point lead, with Brown leading the Panthers behind a four point effort.

Williamson out scored NEB 11-4 in the second to take a 25-16 halftime lead.

The Panthers got some offense going in the third as they netted 12 points, behind four from Stanton, cutting the deficit to six points.

Then, in the fourth, McPherson and Donnelly went off for seven points each as the Panthers went 9-for-14 from the charity stripe to get the win. McPherson was 5-for-6 himself.

NEB (15-2) still has just one league loss and inches closer to a league title. They host NPM on Saturday, then have a big tilt with CV next Tuesday, the team that’s chasing them.

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