LINCOLN - Last-second heroics have lifted Freeman on to the next round in Class C2.

Easton Buss’ lay-in with 0.8 seconds to go in overtime gave the Falcons a 57-56 win over three-seed Valentine.

That followed two straight 0-for-2 trips to the free throw line by both teams.

The game wouldn’t have gone to the extra session if not for Jayden Wiese, who tipped in a Keegan White miss as time expired in the fourth to tie the game at 47.

The Falcons will next face defending champs Bergan Catholic in Friday’s semi-finals. Valentine was making their first appearance at state since a semifinal appearance in 2004.

Score by Period

TEAM	1	2	3	4	OT	T
FHS	12	15	13	7	10	57
VHS	8	10	20	9	9	56

Team Comparison

STATISTIC	FREEMAN	VALENTINE
FG%	42%	36%
FGs	24-57	21-58
3FG%	24%	40%
3FGs	7-29	10-25
FT%	25%	67%
FTs	2-8	4-6
TOs	10	7
PtsOffTO	2	10
TotReb	41	32
DefReb	28	22
Off Reb	13	10
2ndChPts	8	2
BenchPts	4	10
PtsPaint	34	22
FstBkPt	3	10
Blocks	2	3
Steals	5	6
Assts	17	16
Times Tied:	4
Time Tied:		1:42
Lead Chg:		9
LeadTime	27:54	6:25

Freeman Full Box Score

#	Player	PTS	FG	3FG	FT	OR	DR	REB	A	PF	TO	BL	ST	MIN	+/-
0*	BUSS, EASTON	12	5-13	2-9	0-0	2	9	11	7	1	2	0	2	36	1
2*	BUSS, OWEN	11	4-11	3-10	0-0	1	7	8	5	2	2	0	0	36	1
5*	WIESE, JAYDEN	8	3-3	0-0	2-4	3	1	4	1	2	2	0	1	30	-2
21*	JANSEN, HAYDEN	10	4-14	2-9	0-0	1	2	3	4	1	3	0	0	36	1
51*	WHITE, KEEGAN	12	6-13	0-0	0-4	5	5	10	0	2	0	1	1	24	-3
31	IDEUS, BARRET	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	3	3	0	1	0	1	1	10	8
35	FIKAR, HUDSON	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	-1
TM	TEAM	0	-	-	-	1	0	1		0	1
TOTALS		57	24-57	7-29	2-8	13	28	41	17	9	10	2	5
GAME PCT			42.1	24.1	25.0

Valentine Full Box Score

#	Player	PTS	FG	3FG	FT	OR	DR	REB	A	PF	TO	BL	ST	MIN	+/-
3*	BEEBOUT, TRYSTAN	13	5-15	1-3	2-2	1	3	4	8	2	0	0	2	36	-1
4*	BEEBOUT, DOMINIC	22	9-27	4-13	0-2	3	3	6	3	0	3	0	1	35	5
10*	STANKOSKI, CADE	8	3-7	2-5	0-0	0	6	6	4	1	0	0	1	28	-5
21*	MOSNER, DUNCAN	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	2	5	1	4	1	0	1	28	-1
33*	BUCKENDAHL, AIDEN	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	2	2	0	2	0	3	0	31	-2
1	JESPERSEN, BOONE	8	2-3	2-2	2-2	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	14	-5
2	BUECHLE, TRACE	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	8	4
5	TWO STRIKE, TANNER	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TM	TEAM	0	-	-	-	2	5	7		0	1
TOTALS		56	21-58	10-25	4-6	10	22	32	16	12	7	3	6
GAME PCT			36.2	40.0	66.7