An amazing win moves Bees to Final Four

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For the first time in school history, the St. Ambrose Fighting Bees will take part in the Final Four after an 88-84 overtime win over William Jewell.

The Bees jumped out to a an early 22-7 lead, but William Jewell came back to tie the game at 31 to go into the half. The Bees got down by seven, two different times in the second half, but overcame the deficit to grab the lead. The Bees by three with :03.9 left and Ryan Johnson shooting two free throws. Johnson hit the first and missed the second. Clint Underwood came down and hit a half court shot to tie the game at the buzzer to force overtime.

The Bees overcame the shot and pulled through. Matt Fitzpatrick hit a clutch 3-pointer to give the Bees a 77-76 lead and they never looked back. Fitzpatrick drilled five out of six free throws to seal the win and send the Bees on to the Final Four on Monday night at 8:00.

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