Prolific Prep holds off Riviera Prep in OT: Live score updates: MAIT Boys Basketball

MONTVERDE, FLORIDA – Prolific Prep (California), the No. 4 team in the latest SBLive/Sports Illustrated Boys Basketball Power 25 national rankings, blew a 20-point second half lead and trailed twice to Riviera Prep (Florida) in overtime, but held on for a 76-74 overtime victory, Thursday, in the opening round of the Montverde Academy Invitational Tournament (MAIT).
The Crew survived a last ditch three-point by Riviera Prep as the clock expired.
Winters Grady paced Prolific Prep with a 23-point performance, while AJ Dybantsa netted 18. Tyran Stokes and Aiden Sherrell also scored in double-digits, combining for 26.
Dante Allen, who hit a trio of three-pointer, led Riviera Prep with 23 points and Myles Fuentes added 21. In addition, Gustavo Guimaraes Alves and Mason Fuentes combined for 24 points.
Prolific Prep led 39-26 at the half and opened up a 20-point lead in the third quarter, before Riviera Prep stormed back in the fourth. The score was tied three times and the lead changed hands four times.
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Live Updates:
FINAL: PROLIFIC PREP 76, RIVIERA PREP 74
1OT: PROLIFIC PREP 76, RIVIERA PREP 74
- Allen's three-point bounces off the rim, Stokes rebounds and Prolific Prep holds on for the win.
- Mikey Lewis' three from the corner gives Prolific a two-point lead with 18 seconds left.

- Allen scores two straight and Riviera storms back in front. Timeout. 29.7 seconds left.
- The Bulldogs suffer a costly turnover.
- Dybantsa gets fouled and misses both, but Mikey Lewis scores. The Crew then gets a steal and a dunk from Stokes. Prolific leads 73-70. Timeout. 1:40 left in overtime.
- Stokes hits one of two from the line. Timeout with 2:31 left and the Bulldogs up one.

- Mason Fuentes drives for two and Riviera Prep leads again.
- Emi Moreno hits a three and Grady connects for Prolific.
- Riviera Prep controls the OT top. Four minutes to play.
END 4Q: PROLIFIC PREP 65, RIVIERA PREP 65
4Q: PROLIFIC PREP 65, RIVIERA PREP 65
- The second one is good and we're going to overtime.
- Connor is at the line with 1-second left. He hits the first.
- Grady fouled. Hits one. Riviera Prep has a chance to tie.
- Cory Connor drives for a hoop with 10.3 left and was fouled. He hits. Riviera down one with 9.4 to play.
- Grady is at the line for a pair and hits both. Crew leads 64-60 with 17.1 left.
- Another timeout with 19.6 to play. PP still leads by two.
- Prolific Prep trying to hang on. They have the possession arrow after a jump ball call. Just 21-seconds remain.
- Myles Fuentes pops a big three. It's a two-point game. Timeout. 41.6 seconds to play.
- Winters Grady, who started the second half hot, hits a big three. PP leads 62-57 with less than minute left.
- Stokes with a steal but the Crew turns it over. 2:00 minutes left.
- AJ Dybantsa gets a follow slam to give Prolific Prep a 4-point lead. 59-55 with 2:39 to play.

- 4:14 to play and the nation's No. 4 team is in a tie after another three by Dante Allen.
- Dybantsa converts with a baby hook.
- AJ Dybantsa breaks a long draught for Prolific Prep but Alves follows with a score for Riviera. We have a three-point game midway through the fourth quarter.
- Stokes misses a dunk.
- Gustavo Guimaraes Alves hits a turnaround jumper and the Bulldogs are within three.
END 3Q: PROLIFIC PREP 51, RIVIERA PREP 46
- Riviera Prep closes the third quarter on a 17-2 run.
3Q: PROLIFIC PREP 51, RIVIERA PREP 46
- Allen hits a three and nearly hits another as the third quarter ends. Left for dead a few minutes ago, Riviera Prep is suddenly within five.
- Allen connects for a two-pin jumper. Mason Fuentes follows with a steal and dishes to Myles who is fouled while scoring on a goal tending call. He hits the And One to cut the lead to eight.
- A nice reverse layup by Dante Allen adds two for Riviera. Prolific leads by 13.
- Fuentes drops one in form eight feet. and his brother Mason drains a three. The Bulldogs gaining a little momentum with 3:25 left in the quarter.
- Grady connects again from three. He has eight in the second half. Timeout Riviera Prep. Prolific leads 49-29.
- Prolifc's Winters Grady gets his team's first points of the second half and Tyran Stokes follows with a big dunk. Crew adds a Grady three and they lead by 17.
- Zoom misses a layup. It's been a bit frustrating for him so far.
- The third quarter is underway as Fuentes sinks a three for Riviera.
HALF: PROLIFIC PREP 39, RIVIERA PREP 26
- Prolific Prep endured a five-hour delay for its flight east on Wednesday and that may be playing a role in their cold shooting start. However, the Crew is relying on its superior athleticism.
- The winner of this game will play New Hampshire's Brewster Academy in the semifinals on Friday evening. Brewster pulled away in the second half for a 86-65 win over Calvary Christian (Florida) in the tournament opener.
2Q: PROLIFIC PREP 39, RIVIERA PREP 26
- AJ Dybantsa hits a three from the corner to send Prolific Prep to the half with a 13-point advantage, 39-26.
- Riviera Prep is playing ball. Fuentes hits a driving one-hander. Bulldogs down 10 with 20 seconds left.
- Aiden Sherrell, also a McDonald's All-American, however, has been cleaning up around the glass. He adds two more on a layup and then goes outside for a three. The Crew leads by 10.

- It's been quiet first half for McDonald's All-American Zoom Diallo, but he has been happy to distribute to his teammates.
- Winters Grady buries a long-range three.
- Allen tosses one in from 10-feet, but Prolific still leads by seven, 23-16.
- Dante Allen hits Riviera Prep's first three pointer of the day. The Bulldogs trail 20-14 with 5:45 to play in the half.
- Mikey Lewis drains a two-point jumper. Prolific up by eight.
END 1Q: PROLIFIC PREP 15, RIVIERA PREP 11
1Q: PROLIFIC PREP 15, RIVIERA PREP 11
- PP's Liam Dayco-Green sees his 3-point attempt rim out as the first quarter ends.
- Sherrell tips back a missed shot. 27 seconds left in the first.
- Aiden Sherrell connects for a pair of free throws for the Crew. The lead 13-9.
- The Bulldogs get Myles Fuentes to the line for two and he hits both. RP back within two.
- RP gets a nice baseline move from Cory Connor, but Matthew Casey drives down the lane and slams home two for Prolific. 11-6 with 3:04 to go in the quarter.
- Jeremy Jenkins hits a three for Riviera's first points but Winters Grady counters it. The Crew still leads by six.
- AJ Dybantsa dunks a feed from Tyran Stokes. Prolific up 6-0 with 5:10 left in the first quarter.
- Both teams are off to cold shooting start.
- Aiden Sherrell hits a short jumper in the lane to start the scoring. Prolific Prep leads 2-0.
PROLIFIC PREP (CA) VS. RIVIERA PREP (FL)
- Just seconds away from the start of Game 2 in the Montverde Academy Invitational Tournament.
- Tipoff is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.
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