left to force the game

overtime on a charging call.

And it got even worse for Lady Devil hopes just one minute later when senior center LaShala Saine fouled out.

Those two eventualities still did not deter the West Memphis girls.

Enter Taylor Johnson, who has played sparingly the last month or two, but who came off the bench to swish four three-pointers on her way to 16 points.

She scored seven points in succession in just over a minute in the first OT to give her team a 71-69 lead with 44 seconds left.

'Taylor was great off the bench,' said Burns. 'All season long we thought she was capable of doing what she did tonight. But she wasn't showing it in practice.'

Collier, who at one point sank 10 straight free throws, hit two charities to tie it once again with 34 seconds left and then West Memphis senior guard Anquanetta Chatt scored her only two points of the night on a layup with 14 seconds left which looked like it was going to be a game-winner.

But North Little Rock's Amber Hawkison hit a 10foot jumper with three seconds

left to force the game

into a second OT.

North Little Rock finally shook off the Lady Devils in the second overtime after the visitors tied the score twice.

Mackenzie Tillman gave the Lady Cats an 84-80 lead with 45 seconds left and Yo'Miris Morris sealed it with another free throw with 25 seconds to play.

'We're taking nothing but positive from this game,' Burns added.

The Lady Devils hit 21 of 28 free throws for 75 percent, a season-best effort.

'This was just a fun game to coach,' said North Little Rock head coach Daryl Fimple. 'Back and forth all the way. I think the fans got their money's worth.'

Saine scored 15 points and she had nine rebounds. Tillman added 19 points for North Little Rock and Hawkison hit 17.

The Lady Devils return home Friday night against

Mountain Home.