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Iowa City West survives Jefferson comeback, 50-49
Jan. 6, 2012 9:12 pm
CEDAR RAPIDS - Dondre Alexander politely declined to shake hands with a reporter postgame Friday night. The Iowa City West guard had a sore right wrist, courtesy of a first-quarter fall.
Call him beaten, but not beaten, considering his interior baseline shot with 39 seconds left and defensive stop in the final five seconds allowed the top-ranked Trojans to escape No. 8 Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 50-49, in a blowout-turned-thriller at the J-Hawk gym.
“A lot of pain, but I just tried not to let it bother me,” Alexander said. “This was a good win. On the road, which made it a little better.”
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