Wheeling Jesuit (0-1) had erased a seven point deficit in the extra period to tie the game at 92, but Clarion called time-out with 10 seconds left and ended up getting the ball to the 5-foot-9 Trail was able to get the ball around Wheeling's 6-foot-9 center Greg Andrews.

Yankee had grabbed an offensive rebound off a missed jumper by Paul McQueen with three seconds left when he was fouled by Bryan Shwartz. He then hit both charity shots to give Clarion (1-1) the win.

Clarion trailed 40-28 at halftime and 47-28 with 17 minutes to play but closed within three points, 57-54, on a Mike Sherry basket with 4:08 left to play. The Golden Eagles then got the ball back down three but turned it over, and Kean went on a 9-2 run to seal the victory.