CEDAR FALLS – Amanda Ollinger made a traditional 3-point play in the final second to give the fifth-ranked Linn-Mar girls basketball team a 54-51 win over No. 6 Cedar Falls on Tuesday.

Kamryn Finley had 17 points to lead the Tigers, who improved to 8-1.

The teams entered halftime tied at 29-29. The Tigers went up 45-42 entering the fourth quarter, but the Lions came back with a 12-6 fourth-quarter run.

Megan Murphy added nine points for Linn-Mar, which shot 11-of-12 from the free-throw line.

Cedar Falls (9-2) stayed in the game thanks to eight 3-point goals. Jamie Becker had 12 points for the Tigers, and Adrienne Boettger had 10 points and 11 rebounds.

LINN-MAR (54): Frese 2 2-2 6, Lancial 0 0-0 0, Murphy 3 0-0 9, Montague 2 0-0 4, Sharma 3 0-0 6, Finley 6 3-4 17, Larson 1 1-1 3, Ollinger 2 1-1 5, Nietert 0 4-4 4. Totals 19 11-12 54.

CEDAR FALLS (51): Becker 4 2-5 12, Gerdes 3 0-3 8, Long 3 0-0 8, Kramer 0 0-0 0, Conrad 1 2-2 5, Barney 2 3-3 8, Boettger 2 6-8 10. Totals 15 13-21 51.

Halftime – Linn-Mar 29, Cedar Falls 29. 3-point goals – Linn-Mar 5 (Murphy 3, Finley 2), Cedar Falls 8 (Becker 2, Gerdes 2, Long 2, Conrad, Barney)