In a game heard Tuesday night on WHOW, the Clinton Maroons topped the Warrensburg-Latham Cardinals in double overtime, 66-62, in a Central Illinois Conference boys basketball matchup at Warrensburg-Latham High School.
The Maroons entered the game looking to avenge last week's, 44-39, upset loss to the Cardinals in the CIC tournament.
The Cardinals jumped out to an early lead, and were up 16-11 after the first quarter. However, the Maroons would heat up in the second. Clinton secured their first lead in the second at 19-18, but it was short-lived as the Cardinals would quickly pull back in front. The Maroons hung around, and the two teams played to a 30-30 tie at half, which would foreshadow things to come.
The Clinton offense struggled in the third quarter, only putting up six points in the frame. Warrensburg built a 42-36 lead after three, but the Maroons would get hot again in the fourth, and tie the game at 50 a apiece at the end of regulation.
The first overtime of the night saw both teams add six points each to force a second extra period at 56-56. The Maroons were able to outlast the Cardinals and claim the four point win in the second overtime thanks to some timely shooting, and stingy pressure defense.
Clinton's second half charge was led by Keaton Graves, who scored thirteen of his seventeen points in the fourth quarter and overtimes. He was named the WHOW / Serv-Pro of Piatt/DeWitt County Maroons Player of the Game. Mason Walker led the Maroons with 19 points, while Brooks Cluver had 11, Dawson Graves added 10, and Colton Walker scored 9.
Warrensburg-Latham was led by Kaiden Gardner with 17 points. Brayden Hickey added 16, and Alex Hardin scored 14 off the bench for the Cardinals. They fall to 16-10 on the season, and 1-3 in the CIC, and next travel to Shelbyville on Friday.
The Maroons improve to 24-4 on the year, and 4-0 in the conference. They claimed a share of the CIC regular season title with the win, and can clinch the conference outright with a win Friday night at home against Central A&M.
Be sure to join us Wednesday night on all WHOW platforms for our Clinton Lady Maroons "Game of the Week" broadcast as the Lady Maroons host Cerro Gordo-Bement for Senior Night. Varsity tip expected around 7:30pm from Clinton High School.
