Hawks' Underdahl wins it at buzzer in OT

SANDPOINT - Those wearing green thought the shot beat the buzzer, and those wearing red thought it came late, but in the end, Lakeland left Les Rogers Court with a thrilling 73-71 overtime victory in the 4A Region 1 tournament opener Tuesday night.

Joel Underdahl came up huge for the No. 3 seeded Hawks (13-8), hitting a fall-away 3-point shot with six seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime, then grabbing his 10th rebound and putting back a 4-foot shot at the buzzer for the disputed winning basket.

"Underdahl was an animal," Sandpoint coach Tyler Haynes said. "On the boards, jump shooting, running the floor, he just played fantastic and led them to a hell of a victory."

"He played with a lot of confidence at the end," Lakeland coach Trent Derrick said. "You always feel good about a kid with the confidence to take that shot, make it or not."

Buratto hit 13 of his 25 field goals and 14 or 15 free throws, eclipsing 40 points for the second time this season. He finished with six rebounds and four steals, and scored seven of his points in overtime before fouling out with a charge late in the game.

Haynes failed to comment on the disputed buzzer beater. "It doesn't matter, the first half dictated the outcome of the game," he said.

No. 2 Sandpoint (6-15) trailed by 10 at half, but scored the first 12 points of the third quarter to regain the lead. Lakeland then trailed by three points with 16 seconds left in the game, before Underdahl ran off a pick and drained the game-tying 3.

Kyle English scored 10 and Hunter Arno had eight rebounds and five assists for the Hawks, who travel to No. 1 Moscow (14-6) on Thursday. The Bulldogs await the loser of that game on Saturday in a loser-out game.

Lakeland 17 22 10 15 9 - 73

Sandpoint 13 16 21 14 7 - 71

LAKELAND - English 12, Arno 5, Whitesitt 0, Davis 7, Cooper 0, Guerber 10, Underdahl 28, Derrick 11.

SANDPOINT - Paull 2, Tucker 8, Lawrence 9, Buratto 40, Olin 3, Hawkins 3, Shultz 6, Fuhrman 0.