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Show THE SUN 26, 2000 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY c - Phew! Rebels win barnburner against No. 14 Salt Lake in double OT FOR THE first time EVER: missed his second attempt, and Banks By Stephen Vincent got the rebound and drove the length of Sports Editor stvmctnt77(sIiotmailcom the court and layed the ball in the basDixie College scored 19 points in the ket to tie the game at 67 with 25 sec- y final three minutes of the second overtime to onds left to set up the first overtime. earn the In the first overtime, a Beckstrand victory over No. 14 Salt Lake lead 8 Community College on Saturday at the Burns gave Dixie a Arena. Dixies first lead since the 18:23 mark in Tied at 76 in the final overtime, Rebel the second half, but the Bruins regained guard Brian Beckstrand started Dixies gamethe lead on a three pointer by Hill. winning run with his third big Dixie would tie the game the next time of the game. Moments later, the Rebels down the court when Beckstrand Marcus Banks took an outlet pass from Vance grabbed an offensive rebound and fired a and drove hard to the Lawhom at pass to Lawhom, who jammed home a as he was fouled. basket, scooping in a lay-u- p k dunk. After smooth He made his free throw, and when teammate Baker Hill hit yet another Photo by Tylor Moore Mo Baker converted two free throws on answered with a three pointer of his Dixies next possession, the Rebels took what Dixies Brian Beckstrand (5) guards a Utah Valley player in Fridays own to tie the game at 75. lead. 6 appeared to be a commanding game at the Burns Arena. Salt Lake then had two excellent But the Bruins never gave up. chances late in the overtime session to by Aaron Hall, who hit r, ended Salt Lakes hopes. Four of the five Bruin win the contest. Spivey missed a in the game, and Carmie eight fouled rolled rolled ball the in but the starters out right through a mass of game. Olowoyo kept Salt Lake alive and cut the Rebel Even with Salt Lake having to rely on its Dixie players back to Spivey, who then took a lead to four. The Bruins would eventually whitlast second driving shot that he also missed. bench, Dixie struggled to put them away. It tle the Rebel lead to three, but foul trouble All of which set up Dixies offensive surge wasnt until Baker hit his last four free throws that the Rebels put the in the second overtime. However, the Rebels struggled to put the Bruins away. Up game out of reach. Dixie had their chances to put the Bruins away, Baker, The Madison Assassin, led all scorers with 32 points to go but the Rebels went through a poor 15 rebounds. shooting stretch. Want to earn along withthink Attention all From the 1:33 mark in the second overtime Im little, so they They money while going to school? dont pay much attention to me until there were 23 seconds left in the contest, Let us show you how. Call Jeanne. Dixie went to the line twelve times but made (when boxing out), but I sneak (435) 574-337- 1 around them and get the boards, just five of their attempts. In the same stretch, said Baker, who is listed at a very genthe Bruins hit five out of six from the line. and To purchase a classified ad, call The Sun at (435) erous 61. Finally, Baker connected on his All classifieds are $4.50 per insertion up to 25 Baker who with celebrate The able Dixie win. a big was Banks, to along words. Rebels won despite leading for less than 10 mm played the full 50 minutes, added 25 utes in the contest. points. Lawhom chipped in 13 points The two teams were tied at halftime, but to go along with 15 rebounds, and Beckstrand scored 12, but it was the Salt Lake went on a 10-- 2 run near the start of first of his three that the second half that would give them the lead was the key play in the win. that they would hold until late in the ballgame and 2 With the Rebels trailing when Dixie made its charge. less than 45 seconds left in regulaCoach always tells us that everyone makes a run. We knew that we would make one, said tion, Bakers penetration drew two defenders; he then kicked the ball out Baker. We got behind a little bit, but we played Beckstrand, who hit to the wide-ope- n his first three pointer of the night; through it. We played through our mistakes, said Beckstrand. the Hill led the Bruins with 26 points. He put play proved to be one of the pivotal on a show all night long, hitting plays of the game for several reasons: It turned around Dixies three-poifrom well beyond the arc, and he once scored a CEnrnMfQB triple from the comer while he was falling ovet game. Prior to Beckstrands Dixie benefited from the tough play of shot, the Rebels had been an atrocious Joshua Clark, who in limited minutes due to from three-poifoul trouble, scored nine points and grabbed land; after his shot, b'. u J ; u i five rebounds. the Rebels hit three more key three 628-123- 4 On Friday, Dixie lost to Utah Valley State pointers. Ancestor Square The Wolverines took control of It brought the crowd back into the College, St George Blvd Main) the game in the final six minutes of the first hal game. Before the play, the Bums 4 funeral as as a when was Arena parthey went on a 19-- 9 run to take a quiet '113? f i i the able fans noise gave Rebels to were cut lead. the the afterwards, lour; Although MV't. Rebels a big boost. We got a lot Wolverine lead to six in the second half, UVSC the 33 of energy from our crowd, said Baker. exploded for another 13-- 3 run to finish off the Xl'ItL f 632-123- 4 Rebels. It gave Dixie the momentum shift We had defensive effort, but we didnt so desperately needed. that it St. George Blvd & Bluff have defensive execution, said Kidder. Following Beckstrands shot, the Next to Blockbuster Video) Bruins Travis Spivey upped the Bruin Banks led the Rebels in coring with 15 lead to two with a free throw. But he points, while Lawhom chipped in 14. 95-9- 0 70-6- three-point- $20,000 cash bokus PLUS $50,000 -- three-point- mid-cou- rt FOR behind-the-bac- COLLEGE. Choose to serve in one of the Armys ty if you qualify. Fina out more about these great Army benefits. Talk to your load Army recruiter today. 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