Nitro hangs on for 45-43 victory at Winfield By
March 31, 2021 - 11:36 pm
Nitro s Kolton Painter grabs a rebound during the Wildcats win at Winfield. Photo by Greg Carey/WVMetroNews.com
WINFIELD, W.Va. Well aware of Winfield’s late-game heroics in last Friday’s buzzer-beating win over Poca, Nitro coach Greg Lowe wasn’t about to let history repeat itself with the Wildcats leading the Generals by three and time winding down Wednesday.
After Nitro’s Kolton Painter made a pair of free throws with 3.5 seconds left, Lowe instructed his team to foul Winfield’s Blake Morris before he could get to halfcourt. Morris made the first of two free throws, before intentionally missing the second. Although the Generals’ Joey Gress came up with the offensive rebound, his tying attempt was off the mark, allowing the Wildcats to escape with a regular season sweep, 45-43.
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