Bengals rally, overcome Bell’s 48 points

Christin Figgins didn't do much to draw attention for four quarters. In overtime, Bonanza's senior point guard was nearly impossible to miss.

Figgins scored 15 of her team-high 25 points after regulation, including a 3-pointer to end the first overtime, as the visiting Bengals battled back to defeat Durango 96-90 in double overtime Friday.

Bonanza overcame a 48-point, 11-rebound game by the Trailblazers' Mia Bell, largely because Figgins recovered from a first half in which she missed her first four shots and scored only four points.

"I struggled with my shot early in the game," she said. "When we lost Shirley (Pitts), I knew I had to step it up."

Pitts led Bonanza (15-1, 4-0 Southwest League) with 23 points and 13 rebounds but was one of four Bengals to foul out. Her sister Alice fouled out, too, after supplying 20 points and 10 rebounds.

Figgins made two 3-pointers in the first overtime, the latter with 2.7 seconds to play on a deep shot from the left wing.

"Big, big shot," Bonanza coach Dean Bosch said. "She's just a clutch player."

Figgins scored nine points in the second overtime, including a steal and three-point play that gave the Bengals an 89-83 lead with 1:23 remaining. Durango (13-7, 3-2) cut the lead to 93-90 but drew no closer.

The Trailblazers led by as many as 11 points thanks to Bell, their senior point guard. She scored 21 points in the first half and 22 in the second but had only five in the overtimes, when she was limited to two field-goal attempts.

"In my coaching career I don't know that I've seen a player have a game like that," Bosch said.

Contact reporter Bartt Davis at bdavis@ reviewjournal.com or 702-387-5230.