As a substantial crowd of Webster County residents watched, the Glenville State Pioneer men's basketball team gave the nationally fourth ranked Division 2 West Liberty Hilltoppers a battle into overtime before falling 108 to 105 at the WACO Center in Glenville on January 8, 2017.
Glenville trailed by as many as 18 points in the first half but pulled to within 7 to trail at halftime 50 to 43. The Hilltoppers would increase their lead in the second half to 16 points before the Pioneers mounted a furious comeback. Glenville had several opportunities in regulation to win the game, but the Hilltoppers tied the game at 89 to send it into overtime. Glenville was outscored 19 to 16 in overtime, the difference being one more three point shot for West Liberty.
Glenville was led by Brett Morris, who scored 26 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, made 5 blocked shots, and tallied 3 assists. Teammate Terry Davis, Jr. had 26 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists. West Liberty was led by Dan Monteroso with 25 points and two other teammates with 24 points each.
The video below shows some highlights (recommend watching on youtube rather than this page):
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