Two chances went awry.
There wouldn't be a third.
After setting up and taking the final shot in regulation and the first overtime, Perham fell 63-59 in double overtime to Park Rapids Thursday in the Minnesota Class 2A, Section 8 boys basketball semifinals at Concordia's Memorial Auditorium.
It was a sour end to a 20-7 season.
"Our post players have got to make shots," Yellowjackets coach Dave Cresap said. "Our post players didn't show up."
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The Panthers broke open a nip-and-tuck affair with a 10-0 run for a 32-22 third-quarter edge. Perham then rallied to take a 50-47 lead late in the fourth quarter, only to turn over the ball, allowing Park Rapids' Jack Juberian to force OT on a 3-pointer with :07 to go.
Five points by Jason Schmidt in the second extra session, however, pushed Park Rapids into today's section final against Pelican Rapids, slated for 7 p.m. at Concordia.
Brady Zubke paced the Panthers with 21 points, while Kyle Gustaftson had 19 points, eight assists and six steals for the Yellowjackets.
Perham 15 22 34 50 55 59
PR 15 28 43 50 55 63
PERHAM (20-7): Lindberg 6-14 3-6 15, Gustaftson 6-9 4-5 19, Hemmelgarn 0-6 0-0 0, Winter 3-6 3-8 9, Babler 6-14 0-0 14, Guck 1-1 0-0 2, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-50 10-19 59.
PARK RAPIDS: Pilgrim 2-5 2-4 7, Zubke 9-18 3-4 21, Juberian 3-7 2-3 11, Schmidt 7-14 2-4 17, Wolff 3-5 1-4 7, J. Peterson 0-2 0-0 0, Bloom 0-0 0-0 0, Van Sickle 0-0 0-0 0, A. Peterson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-53 10-19 63.
3-point goals: Gustaftson 3, Babler 2, Juberian 3, Schmidt, Pilgrim. Total fouls: Perham 16, PR 17. Fouled out: Winter, Pilgrim. Rebounds: Perham 31 (Lindberg 15), PR 33 (Schmidt 12). Assists: Perham 16 (Gustaftson 8), PR 14 (Juberian 5). Turnovers: Perham 16, PR 13. Steals: Perham 8 (Gustaftson 6), PR 10 (Schmidt 5).
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