2013-14 Boys Basketball February 24 vs. Unity Christian

The Maroons hosted the Unity Christian Crusaders on Monday night, in their last conference matchup. Holland Christian struggled to score early on in the game. Kyle Steigenga scored all of the Maroons' first quarter points, but Unity had a 14-4 lead going into the second quarter. Kyle Steigenga and Jared Dykstra each tallied six points in the second quarter, cutting the Unity lead to 24-16 at halftime.

In the second half, Unity's lead quickly began to diminish. Holland Christian scored 14 points in the third quarter, making the score 35-30 in favor of Unity. With five minutes remaining in the game, Nathan Walters hit a free throw to tie the game up at 35-35; Walters followed with a quick basket to put the Maroons up 37-35. Holland Christian's lead would grow to 41-36 with just over two minutes remaining in the game. Unity Christian fought back in the final seconds of regulation to tie the game at 43-43, sending the game into overtime.

Holland Christian scored two points in the four-minute overtime; both from free throws by Justin Dykgraaf. Unity Christian, however, scored four points. After overtime, the score was 47-45 in favor of Unity Christian. Kyle Steigenga led the Maroons with 21 points. Nathan Walters and Jared Dykstra each added 6. After tonight's loss, Holland Christian's record becomes 13-5. Holland Christian will be back in action tomorrow, February 25, at West Ottawa.