Northwest Missouri State somehow found a way Tuesday night at Wachs Arena. Trailing by 11 points with three minutes left in regulation, the Bearcats clawed their way to a 91-86 overtime win over Northern State in the championship game of the Central Region men's basketball tournament. The Wolves appeared to have things well in hand, but ended up losing four starters to fouls and eventually ended up losing the contest. "This is as tough of a loss as I’ve taken," said Northern Coach Saul Phillips. "The amount of emotion invested in this season. To foul out four starters and battle to the end. We had our chances." Northern built a 12-point lead in the opening half, but led by just one at the break. The Wolves trailed just briefly to start the second half, but rebuilt a double-digit lead. However, along the way the fouls began mounting up. Tommy Chatman fouled out with 6:22 left. Soon, the Bearcats were driving to the hoop on nearly every possession and kept chipping away