Roseau’s Jordan Borowicz scores with 8 seconds left to beat Crookston Boys Basketball

The Crookston Pirate Boys Basketball team led by four points with over two minutes left, but couldn’t hold on the rest of the way as the Rosea Rams came from behind to win the game 62-61 on a Jordan Borowicz basket with eight seconds left in the game at the Roseau High School gymnasium.

FIRST HALF –
Roseau had a quick start as they won the opening tip, and Jordan Borowicz got the ball and went in for a layup. After two missed Roseau free throws, Crookston’s Carter Fee made a three-pointer, and the back-and-forth battle began. The teams were tied at 6, 11, 13, and 15. Roseau scored the next seven points with an Aiden Evitts three-pointer. The Pirates turned the ball over, and Borowicz stole the ball and got a layup. After another Pirate turnover, Borowicz made another basket for a 22-15 lead halfway through the half.
Crookston’s Nolan Johnson grabbed an offensive rebound and scored, and Beau Smith followed with a basket to get the Pirates within a 22-19 deficit. After a Roseau basket, Crookston responded with an 11-0 run. Reggie Winjum scored eight points and Fee added three for a 31-24 lead with two minutes left in the half. Crookston took a 36-29 lead into halftime.

SECOND HALF –
Roseau started the second half by outscoring Crookston 13-7 and the Pirate lead was whittled down to 43-42 with 9:50 left in the game. Crookston’s Winjum made a three-pointer and Smith added a basket for a 48-42 lead. Crookston had a 56-49 lead with 4:40 remaining when Noah Broten made two free throws. After Crookston missed the front end of the bonus, Borowicz scored four points and the Rams trailed 56-55. Winjum made two free throws before Roseau’s Borowicz made two free throws. On the ensuing possession, Crookston missed a shot and grabbed two offensive rebounds and tried another shot and missed and grabbed two more rebounds before they got the ball to Smith who made a three-pointer to give the Pirates a 61-57 lead with 2:15 left. Crookston was shutout the rest of the way as Evitts scored. 41 seconds later, Borowicz made one free throws to get the Rams within a 61-60 deficit. Crookston wasn’t able to score on the next posession and Roseau got the ball with 20 seconds left in the game. Borowicz drove the lane and missed a layup, grabbed the offensive rebound and scored to give Roseau a 62-61 lead with eight seconds left in the game. Crookston brought the ball up the floor and it looked like they were going to have a layup, but the official blew his whistle thinking Crookston wanted a timeout, but Coach Bruce Erdmann never called for one and the officials admitted it was an inadvertant whistle costing the Pirates a chance at the layup. The officials put six seconds on the clock and the Pirates inbounded in the front court and took a three-pointer with four seconds left and missed the shot. The ball went out of bounds as the buzzer sounded and the game was over with Roseau winning 62-61.
Crookston had 19 turnovers in the game and continued the struggle of making layups throughout the game.

Crookston drops to 1-14 on the year and will host Fosston on Monday. Roseau improves to 4-13 on the year.
J.V. – Crookston won 31-24

Reggie Winjum

Gunnar Groven

Beau Smith

Nolan Cassavant

Josh Hesby

Reggie Winjum

Gunnar Groven

Beau Smith

Nolan Cassavant

Josh Hesby

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