Kirkwood men fall in final second
ESTHERVILLE - Diamontae McKinley made two free throws with four-tenths of a second left in the game Thursday night to give 17th-ranked Iowa Lakes a 53-52 victory over Kirkwood in the semifinals of the Region XI junior college tournament in Estherville.
Kirkwood led 52-51 in the final seconds when McKinley drove to the basket and a foul was called on Kirkwood forward Joe Tagarelli, sending McKinley to the free throw line. He hit both shots to win the game.
JC Fuller led the Eagles (21-10) with 21 points. Nobody else scored in double figures for Kirkwood. Tagarelli had 11 rebounds and Ajay Lawton collected seven assists.
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