Triton Central held Indianapolis Ritter to nine third-quarter points then hit a flurry of free throws in the fourth quarter to claim its first Indiana Crossroads Conference win of the season.
Four of the five TC starters scored in double figures to defeat the Raiders, 65-59.
Luke Faust finished with a game-high 17 points for Triton Central (14-5, 1-3 ICC).
Silas Blair had 14 points followed by Isaac Morgan with 13 and Eli Sego had 10.
The Tigers made 23 of 33 free-throw attempts in the game, including 14 of 21 in the final quarter, to seal the win.
Mikial Miller led Ritter (9-11, 5-2 ICC) with 14 points. Cheick Wade and Beneiam Smith each had 10.
Triton Central will continue in conference play Tuesday when it hosts Monrovia (6-13, 0-4 ICC) for Senior Night in Fairland.
In other boys basketball games Friday:
Waldron 56, South Decatur 54
At South Decatur, Lucas Shaw had a three-point shot blocked in the game’s final seconds but got a second chance on a South Decatur turnover and buried a long jumper to set the final score.
Shaw finished with 13 points to get Waldron above .500 at 10-9 and secured a second-place finish in the Mid-Hoosier Conference standings with a 4-2 mark. North Decatur (16-4, 5-0) sits atop the MHC standings.
Lucas Mitchell topped Waldron with 15 points and moved within 17 points of reaching 1,000 career points.
Keith Settles also scored in double figures for the Mohawks, finishing with 11 points.
Waldron travels tonight to Centerville (5-12).
Eastern Hancock 75, Morristown 28
At Eastern Hancock, the Spaulding brothers combined for 39 points and two more Royals scored in double figures in a win over the Yellow Jackets.
Silas Spaulding hit four 3s on the way to a game-high 20 points. Jacob Spaulding followed with 19 points.
Edric Miller had 12 points and Grant Gray finished with 10 for Class 2A, No. 14 Eastern Hancock (14-5).
Cade Mahin led Morristown (1-18) with 11 points.
Morristown is at Providence Cristo Rey (4-15) Thursday.
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