Heffren’s game-winning 3 with :01.9 left in OT sends Chargers past Lincoln Land

GALESBURG — Tyler Heffren banked in a 25-foot 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left in overtime to send the Sandburg men's basketball team to a 73-72 win over Lincoln Land on Tuesday at John Lewis Gym.

KEY MOMENTS
• Down 53-46 with 7:30 to go in regulation, the Chargers (3-0) rattled off a 9-0 run to take the lead. Logan Sluder had the first seven points of the stretch, recording a layup, trey and a pair of free throws. Ethan Price's two foul shots with 5:15 left gave Sandburg a 55-46 lead.
• Lincoln Land took a late lead at 61-59, but Sluder connected on a pair of foul shots with :17.5 left in the second half to push the game into overtime.
• The Loggers scored seven of the first nine points in OT, but the Chargers forged another tie at 70-70 with :35 left on Sluder's scooping layup down the right side.
• Michael Tyler's layup with :09 left put Lincoln Land back ahead and set the stage for Heffren's heroics. Coming out of a timeout, the freshman from Eureka received the inbounds pass, took three dribbles to his left and pulled up from NBA range. His rainbow shot banked in and set off a frenzy inside The Lew as the Chargers remained unbeaten.

SANDBURG STANDOUT
While Heffen hit the biggest shot of the night, Sluder's play throughout the game made it possible. The slender sophomore guard tallied a career-high 27 points, going 7 of 10 from the floor, 2 for 4 from 3-point range and 11 of 12 from the free-throw line. He also grabbed four rebounds and collected two steals. Sluder's previous career best was 20 points, set Nov. 11 last season against Oakton.

OTHER TOP CHARGERS
• Heffren — 13 points, 8 rebounds
• Larry Olivier Jr. — 11 points, 4 rebounds
• Price — 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals

FOR THE LOGGERS
• AJ Tillman — 21 points
• Michael Tyler — 16 points
• Ian Case — 11 points

UP NEXT
Friday and Saturday at Oakton Classic
• 5 p.m. Friday vs. Lake County
• 3 p.m. Saturday vs. Oakton 

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