Conroy\'s final triple of the night came with 15 seconds left in overtime, and followed on the heels of a Jim Welsh three that gave King\'s an 84-82 lead with 27 seconds on the clock. Jamie Cousart\'s shot to win the game for the Monarch\'s with three seconds left rimmed out as Albright held on for the win. Conroy scored the final seven points of the game for the Lions, nailing four straight free throws before his game-winning three.
The Lions looked to have the game won in regulation. King\'s trailed by one, 74-73, but had the ball with the shot clock turned off. Matt Kieselowsky (Moscow, PA/North Pocono) stripped the ball away, however, and was fouled with four seconds left on the clock. He calmly sank both free throws, giving Albright a 76-73 lead. Cousart sent the game to overtime with a double-pump shot from just inside half court as time expired to tie the game at 76. King\'s took a 78-76 lead two minutes into OT on a John Soboleski basket, but Albright answered with two free throws from Albert Medoro (Exton, PA/West Chester Henderson). Vince Scalzo knocked down a three on the Monarch\'s next trip to take a three-point lead, 81-78, but Conroy\'s four straight from the line would set up the exciting finish.
Albright started fast, opening up a 20-9 lead 12 minutes into the contest. 10 straight King\'s points cut the lead to one, but the Lions responded with six unanswered to push the lead back to seven, 26-19, with just under five minutes left in the half. The Monarch\'s would outscore Albright 17-6 in the final five minutes, however, and took a 36-32 lead to the locker room at the break.
In what was quickly becoming a game of runs, Albright started fast again in the second half, going on a 15-3 run, highlighted by a pair of Conroy three\'s to turn the four point deficit into a 47-39 lead five minutes in. King\'s responded with a 11-2 run to take a 50-49 lead with 13:49 left in regulation, setting up a back and forth final 14 minutes. The Monarch\'s held a 63-57 advantage with 8:03 left, but Tom Murphy (Royersford, PA/Spring-Ford) stepped up with five points around a King\'s basket to keep the Lions close. Trailing 68-65 with 4:42 on the clock, Albright ran off six unanswered points to hold a 71-68 edge with 2:28 to play. That would turn into Albright\'s 74-73 lead, Kieselowsky\'s free throws, and Cousart\'s bomb to send the game to overtime.
Conroy led four Lions in double figures with a career-high 24 points. 13 of those points came in the second half, seven in overtime. Murphy had 17 for the Lions, while Kieselowsky added 15 and Alex Schneider (Wernersville, PA/Conrad Weiser) chipped in with 10. Kieselowsky also handed out a game-high nine assists, while Medoro pulled down a game-best 13 rebounds. Cousart led all scorers with 27 points, followed by Bob Nenstiel with 18 and Scalzo with 15 for the Monarchs. Cousart also dished out seven assists in the game.