In the second round of the Region VI tournament, Seward took on Pratt March 7 at Koch Arena in Wichita.

This would be the third meeting between these two teams this season as the teams split the games in the previous meetings.

This was a big game as it would determine who would go the regional semifinal game so this is the one that really counted.

Pratt had the crowd advantage with a full student section that was yelling the entire game.  This seemed to fire up the Beavers as Pratt grabbed the lead early in the game.

The Saints were having trouble making buckets which gave Pratt the opportunity to take and keep the lead.  The Saints seemed to struggle grabbing rebounds which also gave Pratt the opportunity to make a lot of second chance baskets.

Seward made a late first half surge to go up 21-20, only to have Pratt have a 6-0 run of their own.

At half time, Pratt led Seward 26-21.  Seward grabbed points early in the second half thanks to a fast pace effort, but Pratt quickly responded with point after point of their own.

Pratt was on fire from the three point line and stayed ahead thanks to three after three.

It looked like it was going to be a Pratt blowout at one point but Seward had a huge run of their own.  Seward suddenly was back in the game.   The final six seconds of the game proved to be nail biting and heartbreaking for the Saints.

Pratt was leading by one point.  Niem Stevenson drove to the basket and was fouled with 3.1 seconds to go.  He missed the first free throw with the Pratt crowd going wild.

However, he made the second which tied the score at 68.  While Seward fans were thinking the game was going into overtime,  Pratt quickly threw the ball in and dribbled to half court.

Javis Flynn threw up a half court shot that somehow made its way through the net  right at the buzzer to give Pratt the win.

The Saints season was over at the hands of Pratt with a final score of  71-68.

Niem Stevenson had the team high with 24 points.  Seward’s final season record was 23-10.