State Fair could not hold onto a nine-point second-half lead as Region 16-leading Crowder came back to beat the Lady Roadrunners 85-73 in overtime on Wednesday at the Fred E. Davis Multipurpose Center.
State Fair led 70-62 with two minutes left before the Lady Roughriders outscored the Lady Roadrunners 9-1 to finish regulation and scored the first 14 points of overtime.
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