Thirty two minutes were not enough to settle Monday’s high school boys basketball between Bushnell-Prairie City and Knoxville.
Despite getting double-double performances from guards De’Arion Ruffin-Thomas and Connor Palm, the Spartans lost to the host Blue Bullets 72-68 in overtime.
Knoxville improved to 2-14 on the season, while B-PC dropped to 2-15.
B-PC opened an 18-13 lead after the opening eight minutes as Ruffin-Thomas and Palm combined for 12 points, while Logan Ash added four points for the Spartans.
Knoxville rallied in the second quarter, outscoring the Spartans 14-9 to pull even at 27-27 entering halftime.
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