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With 5.6 seconds left, the Bulldogs needed a bucket.
Brady Thoenen put back a 3-point miss by Charlie Fisher to send Mexico's Tuesday game at Fulton into overtime tied at 43 before the Bulldogs won 56-49 in overtime. Mexico (10-3) defeated its North Central Missouri Conference and Class 4 District 8 rival on the road to stay undefeated 4-0 in conference play and 2-0 in district play. Thoenen and Fisher each led Mexico with 14 points, with Thoenen adding six rebounds and two 3-pointers and Fisher adding seven assists. Matai Holman had 10 points and eight rebounds, James Matthews had nine points and Kinser Groves finished with seven points. Thomas Pittman led Fulton (3-4, 2-1 NCMC) with 20 points and four 3-pointers, hitting all four 3-pointers after halftime (eight of Fulton's nine 3-pointers were after halftime). Paul Bruner followed with 12 points, six rebounds and two 3-pointers and Kaden Kleindienst had eight points and two 3-pointers.
Mexico plays at Bowling Green (9-2) at 7 p.m. Thursday.
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