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PENDLETON, Ore. — Xavier Bailey and Jeremiah Sibley made big-time contributions as North Idaho College, ranked No. 1 in the Northwest Athletic Conference coaches poll, eked out a 94-92 victory over Blue Mountain Community College in NWAC play Monday.

“We didn’t play our best basketball, but we battled it down the stretch, and found a way to pull it off,” NIC coach Corey Symons said.

After former Lewiston High standout Kash Lang scored on a driving layup to put Blue Mountain (9-6, 2-2 NWAC) up 76-74 with five seconds left, NIC (17-0, 5-0) took it the length of the floor, and had the ball knocked out of bounds with two seconds left. Bailey set a screen and slipped open for a 6-foot fadeaway at the buzzer to force overtime.

In the extra session, Bailey’s basket with 27 seconds left gave NIC a 91-90 lead. The Cardinals forced a turnover, and Symons inserted Jeremiah Sibley into the game for the first time. Sibley was fouled and hit two free throws for a three-point lead with 12 seconds left.

Defending against the 3, NIC allowed a dunk with three seconds left. Bailey hit 1 of 2 free throws with three seconds left. Blue Mountain tried a deep pass, intercepted by Brendan Johnson at the buzzer.

“We’re always preaching, whether you’re going to play 30 minutes or three seconds, be ready when your name is called,” Symons said. “He (Sibley) literally played three seconds.”

Cobi Campbell led NIC with 21 points.

Chad Napoleon scored a game-high 22 for Blue Mountain, and Lang added 15.

NIC plays Community Colleges of Spokane on Saturday at Spokane Falls Community College.

NORTH IDAHO

Julius Mims 7-13 1-2 16, Xavier Bailey 4-8 3-4 11, Cobi Campbell 5-12 8-10 21, Brendan Johnson 5-10 6-6 16, Taden King 2-9 2-4 6, Vanti Erving 0-0 0-0 0, Jeremiah Sibley 0-0 2-2 2, Kamryn Thomas 3-10 4-6 11, Phil Holmes 3-3 1-1 7, Kyle Karstetter 1-9 0-1 2. Totals 30-74 27-36 94.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Kyan Thompson 0-6 2-2 2, Kash Lang 5-12 4-4 17, Tyler Newsom 4-7 2-4 10, Jaquone Gatling 4-8 4-6 12, Chad Napoleon 7-14 6-6 22, Dylan Westlake 1-1 0-0 2, Kenny Aubin 3-3 2-4 8, Josiah Cruz 0-2 2-2 2, Mason Van Tine 6-7 2-2 17. Totals 30-60 24-30 92.

Halftime — NIC 35-31. Regulation: Tied at 76. 3-point goals — NIC 5-25 (Mims 1-3, Bailey 0-1, Campbell 3-7, Johnson 0-3, King 0-3, Thomas 1-2, Karstetter 0-6), BM 8-19 (Thompson 0-2, Lang 3-8, Napoleon 2-3, Cruz 0-2, Van Tine 3-4). Rebounds — NIC 32 (Mims 9), BM 45 (Newsom, Napoleon 11). Assists — NIC 11 (Bailey, Johnson 3), BM 14 (Lang 5). Fouled out — Mims, Gatling, Van Tine. Total fouls — NIC 21, BM 31. Technicals — BM, team.

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Blue Mountain 64

North Idaho 52

PENDLETON, Ore. — The visiting Cardinals shot just 24.6% (17 of 69) from the field and 46.2% (12 of 26) from the free-throw line in the Northwest Athletic Conference loss to the Timberwolves.

Jaelyn Brainard, the former Coeur d’Alene High standout, scored a game-high 18 points for Blue Mountain (3-9, 1-3 NWAC), and she also had nine rebounds and three steals.

Solei Elletson had 15 points for NIC (8-8, 2-3), and Katie Blume had 13 rebounds.

NIC plays Community Colleges of Spokane on Saturday at Spokane Falls Community College.

NORTH IDAHO

Katie Blume 1-6 1-2 3, Solei Elletson 5-14 3-4 15, Addie Kiefer 5-14 2-8 12, Paige Beem 1-5 1-2 3, Kaylee Banks 3-12 0-0 9, Laney Smith 1-7 1-2 4, Sorrel Aldendorf 0-3 0-0 0, Adior Juang 0-2 1-2 1, Meghan Calley 1-6 3-4 5. Totals 17-69 12-26 52.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Lexi Robertson 4-7 3-4 15, Jaelyn Brainard 8-14 1-3 18, Nadine French 1-5 0-2 3, Ellie Acord 5-14 6-7 16, Nane Lokotui 4-11 1-2 9, Shayonnie Jackson 0-2 1-2 1, McKaylee Orton 0-0 0-0 0, Taylor Bull 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 23-55 12-20 64.

North Idaho 10 13 9 20 — 52

Blue Mountain 16 17 10 21 — 64

3-point goals — NIC 6-23 (Blume 0-2, Elletson 2-2, Kiefer 0-1, Banks 3-8, Smith 1-5, Aldendorf 0-1, Calley 0-4), BM 6-12 (Robertson 4-6, Brainard 1-1, French 1-4, Acord 0-1). Rebounds — NIC 34 (Blume 13), BM 43 (Brainard, French 9). Assists — NIC 6 (Banks, Juang 2), BM 7 (3 with 2). Fouled out — Banks, Lokotui. Total fouls — NIC 20, BM 23.