Gaiter's Career Day Lifts Falcons Past Jackets.

Tyree Gaiter is only a Freshman at Notre Dame College. The Cleveland Heights High product had 34 points and four assists on Saturday afternoon lifting the Falcons to the first victory in program history over Cedarville 88-83 in overtime.
  The Falcons (5-10) had lost all nine attempts to knock off the Yellow Jackets prior to Saturday. It was also the Falcons first win of the season away from Murphy Gym.  Gaiter had 34 points, four assists and six steals to pace the Falcons. Eric Dummermuth added 19 points, while Lawrence DeArmond chipped in 10.  The Falcons shot 45 percent (28-62) for the game.  They hit 36 percent of their 3-pointers (8-22) and were a solid 77 percent (24-31) at the foul line.  The Falcons had 10 assists and 12 turnovers.
  Cedarville (9-8)  had a four game win streak snapped.   The Yellow Jackets erased a nine point deficit in the last minute of regulation before ultimately falling in OT.  Zimmy Nowogbo just missed a double-double with 29 points and grabbing nine rebounds, Zach Brown chipped in 17 and Brian Grant added 12 for the Yellow Jackets.  The Jackets shot 53 percent (32-61) for the game. They could not find the range from the 3-point line.  Cedarville shot 26 percent (5-19) from three.  They shot 78 percent (14-18) at the foul line.  The Jackets had 15 assists and 24 turnovers.  The rebounding battle was even at 28 boards for both teams.
 The Falcons  got off to a solid start and would lead the entire first half. They would lead by as many as 12 a few times and would lead 39-27 at the half.  Cedarville would make a run in the middle  of the second half and cut the lead to one (52-51). The Falcons would then run off the next eight points capped by a 3-point play by Kaloma  Figuora-Jackson to make it 60-51 with 6:50 to go. The Falcons looked to be in command as they would lead 71-62 after a pair of Gaiter free throws with one minute left.  That is when the Yellow Jackets would start what would be a furious comeback to get the game into overtime.  Zach Brown hit a pair of free throws with 22 seconds left that would send the game into overtime.
 The OT saw the lead change hands four times and NDC would lead 80-79 with roughly a minute to play. After getting a stop on the defensive end the Falcons would get another big basket (this time a 3-pointer) from Figuera Jackson to go up 83-79 with 54 seconds.  The Falcons would hang on for the 88-83 win.
 The Falcons will head home Tuesday when they will take on Tiffin. Tip time at Murphy Gym is set for 7 PM.