PITTSBURG, Kan. – Bre Brooks and Anissa Pounds both scored 16 points, while Aujana Dawkins turned in a 15-point, 12-rebound double-double, but the No. 12 Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (27-4) were unable to hold off an overtime charge by the No. 19 Pittsburg State Gorillas (28-5), falling 91-80 in overtime in the semifinals of the Central Region Championship on Saturday night.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Pitt State scored the game's first five points in the first 90 seconds, but the Golden Suns came back and knotted the game at 8-8 with 4:54 remaining in the opening quarter.
• The Gorillas held a 10-8 lead at the first quarter media timeout (4:10 mark).
• The Golden Suns carried a two-point (17-15) lead into the second quarter.
• Pitt State opened the second quarter on a 10-2 run over the first four minutes of the quarter to claim a six-point (25-19) lead at the second quarter media timeout (6:03 mark).
• The Gorillas took a double-digit lead (38-27) with 1:21 remaining in the half, but the Golden Suns were able to get to the line twice in the final minute, with Bre Brooks hitting four freebies to pull the Golden Suns to within seven (38-31) at the half.
• Pitt State scored the first four points of the third quarter to stretch its lead back to 11 (42-31) with 8:28 remaining in the third quarter.
• Adams picked up her fourth foul at the 7:46 mark in the third quarter.
• The Golden Suns pulled back to within seven (49-42) by the third quarter media timeout (4:38 mark) after a Brooks layup.
• Out of the media timeout, the Golden Suns continued to ratchet up the defensive pressure and pulled to within three (52-49) after Aujana Dawkins converted a 3-point play with 2:28 remaining in the quarter.
• After another defensive stop for Tech, Anna Lea Little sank a pair of free throws with 2:01 to play in the third to pull Tech to within one (52-51).
• Another stop for the Golden Suns led to a transition basket by Bre Brooks that gave the Golden Suns a 53-52 lead with 1:39 remaining in the quarter.
• Yet another stop for the Golden Suns led to another transition opportunity. Brooks was fouled and hit both free throws to stretch the Tech lead to three (55-52) with 1:14 to play in the quarter.
• Pitt State's Hadyn Herlocker buried a 3-pointer seconds later to knot the game at 55-55, and the score was tied after three quarters.
• Pounds buried a long 3-pointer with 8:44 to play to give the Golden Suns a four-point (61-57) lead.
• Pitt State came back to knot the game at 63-63 with 7:06 to play, and the Gorillas pulled ahead moments later on a free throw.
• Tech retied the game at 67-67 with 5:35 remaining on a layup by Kelsey McClure.
• After the Gorillas took a 72-67 lead with 3:42 remaining, Tech came back to tie the game at 73-73 on a layup by McClure with 2:36 to play.
• The game remained tied at 73-73 into the final minute.
• The Golden Suns pulled ahead in the final minute, but Pittsburg State came back and knotted the game at 75-75 with 12 seconds to play, sending the game into overtime.
• Pitt State hit back-to-back 3-pointers to open overtime to grab a quick six-point (81-75) lead with 3:23 remaining in the overtime period.
• Pitt State's overtime-opening run was stretched to 8-0 on a bucket by Mikaela Burgess with 2:40 remaining.
• Fatima Adams scored the first points of the overtime for the Golden Suns at the 2:23 mark.
• Pitt stretched its lead back to eight on the subsequent possession and stretched its lead to ten (87-77) with 1:23 to play, and held on for the victory.

 
NOTABLES

• Pittsburg State took 12 trips to the charity stripe before the Golden Suns took their first, and held a 16-6 advantage in free throw opportunities in the first half.
• Fatima Adams exited the game less than three minutes into the second quarter with her third foul.
• Pitt State held a 44-29 advantage in rebounding, a 18-16 advantage in points off turnovers, and a 20-12 advantage in second-chance points. Tech held a 38-34 advantage in paint points, while committing just 12 turnovers on the contest.
• Tech outshot Pittsburg State 43.9 to 41.9 from the floor.