The Tea Titans erased a 13-point halftime deficit and beat the West Central Trojans 68-62 on Thursday, February 3rd.
The first quarter was back and forth between the two. West Central held a slim 19-18 advantage at the quarter break. The game was tied 25-25 with 4:50 to play in the second quarter. The Trojans made a big run to finish the first half. They outscored the Titans 15-2 for a 40-27 lead at halftime.
The Titans scored the first nine points of the third quarter and pulled within four points, 40-36, with 4:20 to go in the quarter. Tea got the lead down to two points by the end of the quarter. West Central led 47-45 heading into the fourth. Tea took their first lead of the second half, 53-51, with 7:00 to play in the game. They continued to slowly extend their lead throughout the rest of the quarter for the come-from-behind win.
West Central shot 38% (23-60) from the field in the game, 38% (11-29) from three-point area, and 5-7 from the free-throw line. Tea finished the game 46% (25-54) from the field, 38% (6-16) on three pointers, and 55% (12-22) from the free-throw line.
Grafton Stroup had 17 points, two rebounds, and two steals. Dillon Jackson finished with 15 points, five rebounds, and two steals. Braden Herr and Jack Linneman both had eight points each. Braden Dierickx added seven points, five assists, four rebounds, and four steals.