WILLMAR -- Shawn Neu hit a three-pointer with two seconds left in overtime, Cassey Sussenguth piled up a triple-double and Nathan Nietfeld netted 27 points to help Ridgewater edge Fergus Falls 85-84 in a MCAC Southern Division men's basketball game Wednesday.
The Warriors (5-3, 13-9) owned a 10-point lead at halftime, but the Spartans (4-3, 15-6) rallied in the second half behind four 3-pointers.
Fergus Falls had the lead late in regulation before Tyler Stein hit a layup and Mike Weber scored down low for Ridgewater during the final minute of the second half to send the game into overtime.
A see-saw battle in the extra period saw Ridgewater eventually win its fifth straight as Neu drained the winning shot from on top of the arc after Sussenguth set a screen.
Weber trailed Nietfeld with 18 points while Sussenguth added 17 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. Neu finished with 14 points and Nietfeld also hooked a team-high 13 rebounds.
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Wiley Jiles had 19 points and 19 rebounds and Minnewaska Area graduate Jordan Johnsrud had 18 points and 16 rebounds to pace the Spartans.
Ridgewater hosts Minneapolis on Saturday at 3 p.m.
Ridgewater 85, Fergus Falls 84
Fergus Falls (4-3, 15-6) 28 44 12 -- 84
Ridgewater (5-3, 13-9) 38 34 13 -- 85
FERGUS FALLS - 34-90 FG (6-18 3-pt); 10-22 FT; 68 rebounds; 13 fouls ... Scoring: Ray Gardner 5, Jerome Vaughn 18, Travon McKee 11, Sam Neumann 7, Wiley Jiles 19, Jordan Johnsrud 18, Zaire Saunders 6 ... 3-point shots: McKee 1, Neumann 1, Jiles 3, Saunders 1 ... Rebound leaders: Jiles 19, Johnsrud 16, Vaughn 13 ... Assist leaders: Gardner 4, Neumann 4 ... Steal leaders: Gardner 3
RIDGEWATER - 37-93 FG (5-19 3-pt); 6-11 FT; 56 rebounds; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Shawn Neu 14, Tyler Stein 4, Breck Weber 3, Joe Anderson 2, Mike Weber 18, Casey Sussenguth 17, Nathan Nietfeld 27 ... 3-point shots: Neu 4, B. Weber 1 ... Rebound leaders: Nietfeld 13, Sussenguth 10, M. Weber 8, Neu 7, Stein 5 ... Assist leaders: Sussenguth 11, Andy Kalenberg 4 ... Steal leaders: Kalenberg 3, Nietfeld 3
