Ottumwa -- Louis Cox made a pair of free throws with 10.6 seconds to play and Kirkwood's Brennan Cougill added two free throws for the final margin as the Eagles came from behind in overtime to knock off Indian Hills, 67-64, at the Hellyer Center on Wednesday night.
IHCC's Gary Ricks, Jr. had sent the game into overtime by drilling a three-pointer with 4.9 seconds to play in regulation.
Chad Dillard gave the Warriors an early lead in the extra session with a three-point play. That turned out to be the only field goal for either team in overtime. All eight points for KCC came from the free throw line.
Ricks made two foul shots to put the Warriors ahead, 64-60. Kirkwood then had three trips to the free throw line and each time made one of two shots to pull to within one point.
With their lead cut to a single point, Indian Hills missed a shot and Kirkwood rebounded. Dillard then fouled Cox who hit the decisive foul shots.
Cougill scored seven straight points to open the second half and give KCC a 29-26 lead, their first of the night. Jerome Jones, who led all scorers with 18 points, nailed a three to tie the score and later converted a three-point play to put IHCC on top, 40-35.
The Eagles promptly answered with seven straight points, the last five by D'Monte Hopkins. Hopkins scored 13 points in the second half.
The lead was never greater than three points after that.
Cox made one of two free throws with 19 seconds left to make it 57-54 in favor of Kirkwood. IHCC's Trey Starks tallied on a driving layup to make it a one-point game.
Indian Hills then fouled Preston Brunz who calmly dropped in two free throws with 11.9 seconds remaining for a 59-56 lead. Ricks forced overtime with his 3-pointer from the right wing.
Indian Hills managed two 10-point leads in the first half, but suffered from cold shooting, making only 41% of their shots for the game, and only 16% (3-of-19) from three-point range.
Cougill had 17 points and a game-high 14 rebounds for Kirkwood. Starks followed Jones' 18 points with 15 for the Warriors, who lost their first home game of the season.
Indian Hills, now 13-3, will host the HyVee Classic this weekend with games against Future Academy on Friday night and New Creations Saturday night, both starting at 7:00.
KIRKWOOD 67, INDIAN HILLS 64 (OT)
INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 1 0-0 2, Jerome Jones 8 1-4 18, Derrick Hill 1 0-0 2, Dijon Farr 2 2-2 6, Trey Starks 5 5-6 15, Bruno Ferreira 1 2-4 4, Riley Stuve 0 0-0 0, Chad Dillard 2 1-1 5, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 2-2 12, Giovanni Smith 0 0-0 0 Team 24 13-19 64
KIRKWOOD Richie Thompson 1 0-0 2, Preston Brunz 0 3-4 3, Michael Weber 2 0-0 5, Jordan Gentry 1 0-0 2, Louis Cox 3 6-8 13, D'Monte Hopkins 7 1-2 16, Alex Coleman 2 1-2 5, Brennan Cougill 6 4-4 17, Bryan Brown 2 0-0 4, Troy Peter 0 0-0 0 Team 24 15-20 67
Halftime score: Indian Hills 26, Kirkwood 22; Three-point field goals: IHCC 3 (Ricks 2, Jones 1), KCC 4 (Weber 1, Cox 1, Hopkins 1, Cougill 1)
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