Indianapolis Tech entered the North Central Conference semifinals with a record of 16-4 after defeating Kokomo in the quarterfinals. Logansport started the season with 10 straight wins before dropping six in a row. The Berries defeated Muncie Central in the NCC quarterfinals to improve to 14-6. It shaped up to be a competitive game.

From the tip, senior guard Mario Nalls set the tone for Tech. Nalls was able to get a couple of early transition dunks to give Tech energy and the lead. He scored nine points in the opening quarter despite Jalen Adaway patrolling the paint. Adaway displayed his incredible athleticism while blocking a couple of shots at the rim.

In the second period, there was an interesting dynamic as it seemed like the flow of the game seemed to favor Tech. Despite that, Logansport was playing better and better throughout the quarter. Adaway looked to be more aggressive on the offensive end. The 2017 forward scored 10 points in the period including two three-pointers.

Behind the play of Adaway, Logansport led by five points (32-27) at the half. The first half was played with stellar pace and overall execution. Yet, it pales in comparison to the second half. The second half had everything the first half had and then raised it up two levels.

2017 guard Matt Jennings wasted no time getting involved in the second half. Jennings scored the first five points of the third quarter to push Logansport's lead to 10 points. In a sign of things to come, Tech answered right back with six straight points of its own. Jennings was fantastic in the quarter. He scored 12 points in the period.

On the other end, 2016 wing Chris King was keeping Indianapolis Tech in the game. For some reason, King has made it a habit of coming alive in the second half of games this season. He did it again Saturday night. He scored 10 points in the third quarter.

Logansport took a seven-point lead into the fourth quarter. That lead was wiped away in moments as junior forward Earnest Myles scored seven points in the first 90 seconds of the fourth quarter. From there, it was a back and forth affair.

CJ Walker was quiet most of the game for Tech – which has been very rare for him this season. In the fourth quarter, Walker took over the game. He had a couple of “and-1” plays to push Tech in front. Walker scored 14 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter. Walker missed a couple free throws in the period, but he didn't miss a shot from the field in the final quarter.

With under a minute to play in regulation, Jalen Adaway appeared to hit a three-pointer to tie the game. The official called the shot a two-pointer though. It was a fact lost on me and the Logansport coaching staff. The Berries thought the game was tied and just thought the scoreboard was wrong. Tech ended up holding the ball for about 30 seconds before Logansport realized the shot had been called a two-pointer.

Walker made both free throws to extend Tech's lead to 68-65. As Logansport was bringing the ball up the court, Walker tried to take a charge on the sideline. It was reminiscent of Yogi Ferrell's play against Iowa last week. They both resulted in the ball-handler heading to the free throw line with little time coming off the clock. The blocking foul also fouled CJ Walker out of the game.

Logansport converted both free throws to make it a one-point game once again. The Berries fouled Mario Nalls immediately as the ball was inbounded. Nalls also made both free throws with just over 10 seconds left in the game.

Adaway dribbled the ball up the court with Logansport trailing by three points with relative ease and quickness. He was able to get to about 20 feet at the top of the key where he elevated for a clean look. Adaway's shot found the bottom of the net with 2.3 seconds left. Tech was able to knock home a half-court shot and the game was headed to overtime.

The scoring came to a half early in the overtime period. For the first two and half minutes of the extra frame, only five combined points were scored. That abruptly changed when there were three baskets in the next minute.

With Logansport trailing by one, Adaway stepped to the line. He made the first and missed the second. It was a tied game with just over 11 seconds left as Tech took the ball out of bounds for a final play.

The ball was in Chris King's hands for those final seconds and he was able to hit a fadeaway three-pointer from about 25 feet as time expired to give Tech the victory. Here is the link to the shot.

It was a fantastic game from start to finish with both teams playing at a very high level. It was on par with the really good Regional or Semi-State games.

CJ Walker and Mario Nalls led Tech with 23 points. Chris King added 18 points while Earnest Myles scored 13 and Samir Hayes tallied two.

For Logansport, Jalen Adaway had 28 points and 12 rebounds in the loss. Matt Jennings scored 26. Hunter DeHaven added 10 points, Sam Skaggs had eight and Jack Skaggs scored four.

Tech will face McCutcheon in the North Central Conference Tournament championship game Saturday night at Kokomo. Logansport will play Marion in the third place game before that.