PELLA – The Coe College men’s basketball team opened the overtime period with a 6-0 run with key baskets by Christian Fahey and JT Vonderhaar and held on to beat Central College 80-73 Saturday in an Iowa Conference game at Kuyper Gym.

Vonderhaar finished with 28 points and 12 rebounds for the Kohawks (11-6, 5-1). Jacob Timm had 20 points and nine rebounds. Fahey finished with 10 points.

Colby Taylor led Central College (9-8, 2-4) with 22 points.

Fahey gave Coe a 60-59 lead on a layup with 56 seconds left in regulation. Timm made one free throw with 30 seconds left for a 61-59, but Central tied the game 61-61 with 13 seconds and forced overtime.

The Kohawks outscored the Dutch 19-12 in overtime. Vonderhaar and Timm scored seven points apiece in the extra session.

COE (80): JT Vonderhaar 9 9-12 28, Fahey 5 0-0 10, Timm 7 6-8 20, M.Vonderhaar 0 3-4 3, Daoust 4 1-2 9, Pyritz 0 0-0 0, Meyer 0 0-0 0, Wadsworth 1 0-1 2, Vorba 2 0-0 6, Stix 1 0-0 2, Miller 0 0-0 0, Schmarzo 0 0-0 0, Everhart 0 0-0 0. Totals 29 19-27 80.

CENTRAL (73): Newendorp 3 4-5 10, Taylor 8 4-4 22, Smith 1 0-0 3, Eckermann 5 2-2 15, Rosentiel 3 5-5 111, Hauser 1 0-0 3, Munn 1 0-0 3, Handsaker 0 2-2 2, Boerm 2 0-0 4, Kunkel 0 0-0 0, Shepherd 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 17-18 73.

Halftime – Central 37, Coe 34. End of regulation 61-61. 3-point goals – Coe 3 (Vorba 2, JT Vonderhaar), Central 8 (Eckermann 3, Taylor 2, Smith, Hauser, Munn).