he Vincennes University Trailblazers faced a nine-point deficit with 47 seconds to play on the road against the Kaskaskia Blue Devils.
Vincennes ramped up the defensive pressure and forced several turnovers by the Blue Devils, which allowed VU freshman Thow James Biel (Calgary, Alberta) to score eight of Vincennes’ final 10 points as the Trailblazers battled all the way back to take a 64-63 lead with 9.9 seconds to play.
Kaskaskia’s last second attempt missed wide as the rebound rolled out to midcourt when the buzzer sounded as the Trailblazers came away with a 10-0 scoring run in 37.1 seconds to win 64-63.
The game began as a back-and-forth battle with Vincennes leading by one midway through the first half.
Kaskaskia used a 9-2 scoring run to take a nine point lead before The Trailblazers responded to cut the deficit to just six points at the break, as Vincennes trailed 31-25.
The Trailblazers continued to use this momentum to begin the second half, battling back to even the score in the first two and half minutes of the second half.
The Blue Devils responded back on their home floor to outscore the Trailblazers 18-8 to take their largest lead of the game at 49-39.
Vincennes would rally back to cut the deficit to four before Kaskaskia again built their lead back to 10 points late in the second half.
Kaskaskia kept the game at this margin with a basket to take a 63-54 lead with 47 seconds to play.
