Northern Arizona junior forward Shane Johansen, second from the left, pushes the ball away from Eastern Washington guard Glen Dean,(1) asBrandon Moore (45) and Alden Gibbs, right, look on during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Walkup Skydome on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010, in Flagstaff, Ariz. (AP Photo/Arizona Daily Sun, Rick Wacha) Credit: Arizona Republic
FLAGSTAFF (AP) — Gabe Rogers hit a 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left in overtime to lift Northern Arizona to a 74-71 win over Eastern Washington on Saturday night clinching the Lumberjacks a spot in the Big Sky Conference tournament.
It was the Lumberjacks’ third straight overtime game — the first time in NAU history that has happened. The last time they had played two in a row before this season was in 1997-98.
Northern Arizona (13-13, 7-8 Big Sky) lost to Idaho State on Feb. 13, 73-71, in overtime and then topped Portland State 86-85 in double overtime on Thursday. The Lumberjacks also went to overtime in a 70-63 loss to Northern Colorado on Feb. 7, so four of their last five games have gone beyond 40 minutes.
On Saturday, Northern Arizona trailed 69-67 when Rogers hit a 3 with 1:07 left to give the Lumberjacks a one-point lead.
The Lumberjacks’ DeAngelo Jones hit one of two free throws with 21 seconds left, but the Eagles’ Glen Dean hit a shot with 10 seconds left to tie it, setting up Rogers’ game-winner.
Cameron Jones led the Lumberjacks with 23 points and Rogers finished with 18. Junior Shane Johannsen picked up his first double-double with 14 points and a career-high 13 rebounds.
NAU’s Julian Olubuyi tied his career-high with 10 assists.
Dean and Brandon Moore each had 13 for Eastern Washington (8-20, 4-10). Moore added 12 rebounds in the loss.
The Eagles’ Benny Valentine forced the overtime when his layup with 12.3 seconds to play made the score 64-all.
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