Wildcats 45, Bulldogs 44
Video from final seconds on Twitter
Nederland 12 9 10 13 — 44
Humble 5 16 15 9 — 45
Nederland (25-13)
Hayden Hefner 22, Cade Smith 3, Shafin Momin 15, Jonathan Rayford 4.
Humble (29-8)
Jaylon Alsanders 5, Latrell Hill 13, Kendrick Washington 5, Joe Temple 9, Kendrick Gathe 2, Benny Davis 3, Justin Lawson 8.
Three-point goals — Nederland 5 (Momin 3), Humble 4 (Hill 3). Fouled out — Gathe. Free throws — Nederland 9-15 (Hefner 4-8, Momin 3-3), Humble 7-15 (Hill 4-6). Total fouls — Nederland 18, Humble 17. Technical fouls — None.
BAYTOWN — The ending was cruel to Nederland. One more basket, and the Bulldogs would win their first playoff game in four years.
Coach Brian English, however, looks at it this way:
“If you’re going to lose, that’s the way you lose,” he said.