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Paul VI and St. John's faced off Wednesday and Erick Green hit a last-second winner to lead the Panthers to a 46-44 victory.
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By Kyle Wannen
For DigitalSports.com

Paul VI's Erick Green had been held scoreless in the first half and his team trailed 22-14 heading into halftime against St. John's Wednesday night.

But he didn't panic.

Green scored five points in the final minute including a last-second jumpshot to lead the Panthers to a 46-44 win over the Cadets.

"My mind was on attacking the rim and trying to get that last-second shot," Green said.

"Erick stepped up. That's what big-time players do," Panthers coach Glenn Farello said. "He's such a great leader as a point guard distributing the ball. He stepped up and took care of things for us."

With ten seconds remaining Paul VI (11-8) stole the ball from St. John's (8-9) after the inbounds pass and the ball found it's way into Green's hands. He raced up the court and hit a running jumper just before the clock reached zero.

The Virginia Tech recruit who transferred from Millbrook High School before the season also hit a three-pointer with 50 seconds remaining to tie the game at 44.

"In the first half I think I didn't come focused to the game," Green said. "I'm glad my teammates picked me up. In the second half I came out with the mindset just to take over and lead my tram."

Paul VI also got 10 points off the bench from Deon Jones and nine points from Eugene McCrory.

The Panthers trailed by nine early in the third quarter. After a timeout they went on a decisive 7-0 run to close the gap and score wavered back and forth between the two teams until the final buzzer.

"We've won three of the last four games on last second shots," Farello said. "I think we're getting used to it. That's why you didn't see us panic."

The Cadets lost despite getting 17 and 16 points from Derrick Thomas and Chris Martin respectively.