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PLYMOUTH - Plymouth's Kyle Davis hit a key three-pointer early in overtime Tuesday as the Class 3A third-ranked Pilgrim boys basketball team defeated Triton 42-39.
Triton senior Jake Burnett corralled a loose ball and nailed a three at the buzzer, but the referees ruled that the shot was taken after the buzzer.
Burnett led Triton, now 12-7, with 12 points, while Joey Potter added 11 and Josh Moore and Jim Read six each.
Plymouth, now 18-2, was led in the scoring column by Kevin Stuckmeyer's 16 points.
Triton led 23-18 at halftime, but Plymouth outscored the Trojans 17-12 in the second half to knot the game at 35 after four quarters. Plymouth outscored Triton 7-4 in the extra session.
The Trojans will host Rochester Thursday. The game was originally scheduled for Friday, but was moved because of Triton's appearance in Saturday's girls state finals.
NO. 3 (3A) PLYMOUTH 42, TRITON 39 OT
Triton (12-7) 12 11 7 5 4 - 39
Plymouth (18-2) 13 5 10 7 7 - 42
Triton - Tyson Blackford 1 2-2 4, Eric Disher 0 0-0 0, Steven Boyer 0 0-0 0, Jake Burnett 4 2-2 12, Matt Landis 0 0-0 0, Joey Potter 5 1-2 11, Derek Sauer 0 0-0 0, Josh Moore 3 0-0 6, Jim Read 2 2-2 6, Ben Moore 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 7-8 39.
Plymouth - Brent Houin 4 1-1 9, Kevin Stuckmeyer 5 6-8 16, Scott McNeil 0 0-0 0, Adam Delp 0 0-0 0, Jon Slein 1 0-0 2, Kyle Davis 2 0-0 5, Ryan Clinton 3 0-0 8, Zach Scott 0 2-2 2, Kyle Wallace 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 9-11 42.
Three-point goals - Triton 2-5 (Burnett 2-2, Blackford 0-2, Disher 0-1), Plymouth 3 (Clinton 2, Davis 1). Fouls - Triton 12, Plymouth 12. Fouled out - none. Total fouls -ÊTriton 12, Plymouth 12. Rebounds -ÊTriton 23 (Potter 8, Read 6), Plymouth N/A. Assists -ÊTriton 10 (Blackford 5), Plymouth 9. Steals -ÊTriton 5 (Blackford 3), Plymouth 11.
