Suns edge Bucks in final second of OT
MILWAUKEE — Devin Booker said he knew he’d been fouled as he put up a shot in the final second of overtime. His coach agreed.
“I heard the slap,” Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams said. “I was just concerned as to when it happened. I wanted to make sure it happened before the buzzer went off.” It did - barely.
Officials determined P.J. Tucker fouled Booker before time expired and put 0.3 seconds on the clock. Booker made the first of two free throws amid a chorus of boos from the Milwaukee crowd to give the Suns a 128-127 overtime victory over the Bucks on Monday night.
“I don’t think anybody
Suns 128 Bucks 127 (OT) PHX: 41-16 MIL: 35-22
was arguing that it was a foul or not,” Booker said. “I think they were seeing if the foul happened before or after the horn. It was a smack across the wrist that was very loud. The ref made the right call.”
That final sequence took place after Milwaukee’s Khris Middleton had tied the game on a 3-pointer with 22.1 seconds left.
Jae Crowder inbound
of McLaughlin/Cabrera also won by forfeit to secure the team victory for Yuma Catholic.
Prep Girls Tennis
Gila Ridge 9, Willow Canyon 0
The Lady Hawks were dominant on the court as they swept the Wildcats. Winning for the Hawks in singles matches were Lilly Moreland, Faith Kist, Ruby Barragan, Emma Christensen, Brooke Robbins, and Kaidyn Lechner. The doubles teams of Alyssa Alvarez/Robbins, Moreland/ Kist, and Christensen/Barragan were also victorious. YC 5, Bourgade Catholic 4 Victoria Diaz got the win at first singles while Hope Gallemore and Amy Chung also won their singles matches. The doubles pairings of Payton Pikula/Diaz and Kayle Heidemann/ Chung secured victories as well.