Sead Odzic scored 32 points and had seven assists and four steals as Niles West (6-2) needed three overtimes to edge Curie 79-76 Monday in the first round of the Pontiac Tournanent.
A putback by Curie’s Marcus Van with two seconds left in regulation tied the score 59-59. Van finished with 16 points, nine rebounds and six blocks for the Condors (6-4).
Also at Pontiac, top seed Simeon got 18 points, four steals and three assists from Derrick Rose in a 53-47 win over Peoria Manual. Bryant Orange and Dexter Williams each scored eight points for the No. 7 Wolverines. . . . Marcus Lewis scored 22 points and Logan Derrick added 16 as No. 11 Warren (9-0) rolled past Lockport 63-30. . . . A 19-5 run in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter carried No. 19 West Aurora to a 66-47 win over Springfield.
At Rich South: With less than four minutes left in the final game, a fight in the stands–the fourth incident of the evening–caused the referees to call a halt to the game and award Rich Central a 71-48 win over Eisenhower.
Hundreds of fans stampeded out of the gymnasium during the fourth fight, and police were on the scene.
At York: Bryan Mullins scored nine of his 20 points in the first quarter as No. 15 Downers South (8-1) beat Deerfield 78-42. . . . Bob Frasor and Matt Seaquist scored 19 and 17 points, respectively, as No. 16 Brother Rice (7-2) rolled over Willowbrook 82-42. . . . Benjamin Mundt’s 25 points led No. 17 Lyons (9-0) to a 73-56 win over St. Charles East. . . . Will Meister had 21 points and six rebounds and Fred Taylor scored 17 points as Conant (9-0) eased past Guerin 62-42.
At Glenbard West: Nick George passed the length of the court to Greg Callahan (18 points), who beat the buzzer with an off-balance three-pointer to give West Chicago (12-0) a 46-45 win over Timothy Christian for the title. Jacob Carwell scored 11 points for Timothy Christian (13-3), including two free throws with 0.9 seconds left that gave the Trojans (13-3) a 45-43 lead.
Girls
At Dundee-Crown: No. 1 Fenwick (14-0) rolled to a 69-26 victory over Streamwood behind 20 points from Brittanny Johnson. . . . Deirdre Naughton scored 21 points and Kendra Kutko had nine points and seven rebounds as No. 6 New Trier (10-2) beat Fremd 52-42. . . . No. 13 Bartlett (9-2) held off Libertyville 51-41 as Lindsay Schrader scored 21 points and Kim Ebbesen added 14. . . . Kelly Monaco and Kristi Cirone scored 15 and 13, respectively, as No. 18 Resurrection (12-2) defeated Stevenson 61-42.
At Hillcrest: No. 3 Sandburg (11-1) built a 32-8 halftime lead and coasted to a 65-20 win over Seton as Erin Cattell and Gretchin Gaskin each scored 12 points. . . . No. 4 Marian Catholic drubbed Kankakee 69-21 as Casey Taylor and Katy Clark scored 14 and 12 points, respectively. . . . Maureen Downs scored 18 points as No. 6 Marist (9-4) opened the second half with a 12-0 run en route to a 72-40 win over Rich Central.
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At Lisle: Jen Juergens scored 18 points as No. 8 Bishop McNamara beat Aurora Central 49-28.
At Benet/Naperville North: Kaitlin McInerney scored 19 points as No. 10 Benet (14-2) rolled past Providence 60-38. . . . Freshman Miami Giden scored three of her 16 points in overtime as Proviso East (11-4) edged Wheaton South 54-51. Arielle Wilson scored 14 for Proviso East, including a game-tying turnaround jumper with 30 seconds left in regulation. Keilani Moeaki scored 31 points for the Tigers (7-6).