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Moeller 85, Cleveland Heights 74 Crusaders blow 19-point lead, win in overtime By Tom Groeschen The Cincinnati Enquirer COLUMBUS - Moeller had it all the way. Well, most of the way. Except for the part where the Crusaders blew a 19-point lead in the fourth quarter, Moeller dominated Cleveland Heights in an 85-74 overtime win in the Ohio Division I state semifinals Friday night.
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"I'm just glad to live to fight one more day," Moeller coach Carl Kremer said. "I thought our kids showed tremendous courage to come out and dominate the overtime the way we did." The crowd of 16,423 at Ohio State's Value City Arena saw one of the most astonishing games in the tournament's 81-year history. Certainly, it was one of the most amazing finishes.
Moeller's Andrew Brackman goes up for a shot over Cleveland Heights' U. Shawn Butler. Brackman had 25 points. (AP photo/Terry Gilliam) I .200M I
Moeller, led by unstoppable 6-7 junior forwards Josh Duncan (27 points, 16 rebounds) and Andrew Brackman (25 points, nine rebounds) stormed out of the box for a 157 first quarter lead. The Crusaders threw a little Greater Catholic League South defensive pressure at Cleveland Heights, taking four charging fouls in the first quarter alone.
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Cleveland Heights, known as an aggressive, board-crashing team at the offensive end, was taken out of its game. For three quarters, anyway. Moeller built a lead of 32-23 by halftime, and extended it to 61-42 before things came apart with under six minutes left. Moeller started to turn the ball over against Cleveland Heights' pressure. The Crusaders missed a few free throws. Cleveland Heights started
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