Three free throws by Dominique Long with 54 seconds left in overtime Sunday propelled the Central Missouri Mules to their first MIAA men’s basketball tournament championship since 2009.
Long’s second free throw tied the score at 75 and his third put the Mules on top 76-75 in a 79-76 win over Northwest Missouri at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City.
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