Jake Newton drained six 3-pointers and scored a game-high 29 points as Lincoln Trail won a hard-fought 83-80 victory over the Raiders.
Three Rivers (9-3) trailed 79-75 before a Jared White trey cut the lead to one with less than a minute and a half remaining. White added a pair of free throws with three seconds left to again cut the lead to one (81-80), but the Statesmen got the ball back and added a Jason Smith bucket to set the final score.
Lincoln Trail came out of the gate strong Tuesday night, scoring the game's first seven points and taking an 11-point lead (20-9) on Caleb Begle's free throws with 12:52 left in the first half.
The Statesmen still led 27-17 when Three Rivers answered with a 10-2 run, cutting the deficit to two (29-27) on White's 3 with 6:19 left in the opening half. White tied the game at 37 on his 3-pointer with 1:32 left in the half to cap a 7-0 run.
Torry Butler's basket with 18:40 left in the game gave the Raiders their first lead of the night at 40-39, and Brian Patterson's trey put the black and gold ahead 54-48 with 14:28 left in the game – the Raiders' biggest lead of the night.
However, Lincoln Trail did not give up, retaking the lead for good on Dennis Hightower's free throws with 7:12 left on the clock.
White paced Three Rivers with 25 points – including a 4-for-5 performance behind the arc – while Uzonna Akazi added 19 and Patterson finished with 11.
Hightower added 15 points for the Statesmen, while Nick Painter added 11 and Smith finished with 10.
The Raiders lost despite shooting 60 percent (6-for-10) behind the 3-point line and shooting better overall from the field (47 percent to 42). However, Lincoln Trail outscored the Raiders 30-22 from the foul line as Three Rivers missed 10 first-half free throws. The Statesmen also scored 15 points off of turnovers, compared to seven by Three Rivers.
The Raiders are back on the court Friday when they head to West Plains for a tournament and will face New Mexico Junior College. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m.
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