Box Score Missouri S&T-Maryville Boxscore

Rita Flynn grabbed an offensive rebound and powered up for the game-winning layup with 1.9 seconds left as Maryville toppled Great Lakes Valley Conference West Division co-leader Missouri S&T 65-63. The basket capped a frantic final two minutes that saw the game tied twice and three lead changes. In addition, junior forward Abby Duethman became the seventh Maryville women’s player to reach 1,000 career points.
                    
The Lady Miners led 61-60 before Kate Childs battled for inside position, received a pass from Flynn and scored as she was fouled with 31 seconds left. On the subsequent free throw, Childs attempt just rattled out, but Missouri S&T committed a lane violation. Childs, nearly a 90 percent free throw shooter, took advantage of the second chance and her free throw gave the Saints a 63-61 lead. The Lady Miners scored with 13 seconds left when Toni Knar scored on a jumper in the lane. Shelby Miller pushed the ball up the right sideline and put up a driving layup. The ball caromed off, and Flynn tracked the ball down and converted for the game winner.
 
The Lady Miners led for most of the first half and staked out a 22-13 lead with just under five minutes left before intermission. The Saints roared back into the game with 11 straight points, all by the freshman Miller. She scored on two straight layups then tacked on two free throws with 2:26 left. Miller scored on another driving layup, and her 3-pointer pushed the Saints on top 24-22. Missouri S&T tied the game, but Alissa Oney scored late in the half for a 24-22 Maryville lead at the break. Miller scored 18 points to keep the Saints in position for the win.
 
Missouri S&T took the lead again in the second half at 31-28 with 16:44 left. Maryville responded with another 11-0 run to surge again. After two Miller free throws, JoAnn Thompson scored on a long jumper for a 32-31 Saints lead. Duethman scored five straight points, and Erica Lorton’s inside basket put Maryville up 39-31 with 13:46 to play. The Lady Miners scored to 41-37 but Duethman and Thompson drained back-to-back 3-pointers for a 47-37 advantage midway through the second half. The Saints took their biggest lead of the game 57-46 when Duethman sank a trey from just left of the top of the key to top the 1,000-point plateau for her career. The Saints still led by nine but the Lady Miners put on a rally and tallied 10 straight to take a 61-60 lead with 1:01 remaining, setting the stage for the late-game dramatic finish.
 
Miller finished with a game-high 22 points, while Duethman registered a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds for Maryville. Julie Meyer led the Lady Miners with 12 points, while Toni Knar and Courtney Kemp both scored 11 points.
 
The Saints improve to 13-10 overall, 9-6 in the GLVC. Missouri S&T falls to 16-7 overall, 10-5 in the league. Maryville hosts its final regular season home game Thursday, Feb. 16, when Illinois-Springfield comes to Moloney Arena.