Game should've never came down to that...

Whistle...

Whether Archbold's David Rupp fouled Bryan's Caleb Turnbull with 0.9 seconds left or not doesn't matter...

The game should've never came down to that.

The Golden Bears had a five-point lead with less than 45 seconds remaining and couldn't hold it -- they turned it over, missed a few free throws and let the Blue Streaks get layups.

Not only that, but the players on the court should be the ones that decide the outcome, not the refs.

Up until that point, the game had been evenly played, although the first half resembled more of a JV girls game than a Varsity boys game.

It's a shame the game had to be decided on a blown whistle than another four minutes.

But you have to give credit to Turnbull, he made the free throw.

After the game, Billman and Turnbull both mentioned the similarity between that and a drill the team does in practice.

I've been a part of those pressure free throw situations in practice and it's not the same. In practice, you have 20 people watching you, not a gym full of screaming fans all looking at you. But I guess practice makes perfect and he knocked it down.

On another note, Austen Alabata finally made his 6-7 frame have an impact. He had six points, nine rebounds and six or seven blocks and altered many others. He's shown signs of what he can really do throughout this season, but hasn't put together a full 32 minutes. I think he did that Thursday night.

Both coaches, Billman and Archbold's Doug Krauss, both mentioned how much of an impact Alabata had after the game Thursday night and Billman said the Bears really need him to continue to do that throughout the rest of season. I couldn't agree more.

What those of you that went, what'd you think of the game and the call?