IHSA Class 3A Elgin Supersectional girls basketball update

Oswego defeated Johnsburg, 51-48, Monday night to win the IHSA Class 3A Elgin Supersectional. This was a rundown of what happened in the game.

Oswego 51, Johnsburg 48

The Panthers prevailed at the end, denying Johnsburg a trip to state for the third consecutive year.

Oswego 49, Johnsburg 46

The Panthers have the ball with 19.7 seconds remaining.

Johnsburg 45, Oswego 44

Melissa Dixon just hit her third three-pointer of the half and the Skyhawks lead with 2:10 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Johnsburg 40, Oswego 38

Melissa Dixon hit two three-pointers from the right wing to put the Skyhawks back on top in the fourth quarter. Johnsburg called timeout with 5:51 remaining.

Oswego 36, Johnsburg 34

At the end of three quarters, the Panthers have the same advantage they had at halftime. Johnsburg came out strong, but Oswego rallied to regain the lead after trailing 28-24.

Johnsburg 32, Oswego 31

The Skyhawks encountered foul trouble when Danielle Slivka picked up her third and fourth fouls, and Melissa Dixon got her third foul.

Johnsburg 28, Oswego 24

Melissa Dixon's three-pointer and a fast-break layup by Danielle Slivka has given the Skyhawks a 28-24 lead with 4:19 remaining in the third quarter. That's a 16-2 run for Johnsburg.

Oswego 22, Johnsburg 20

The Skyhawks closed the half on an 8-0 run to cut the Panthers' lead from 10 to two points. Megan Lopez hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to make it a two-point lead.

Johnsburg shot only 27.3 percent (6 of 22) and was outrebounded, 18-12, yet only trails by two.

Oswego 11, Johnsburg 10

At the end of the first quarter, the Panthers lead behind six points from 5-foot-11 sophomore Paige Harmon.

Johnsburg point guard Megan Lopez picked up her second foul late in the first quarter and left the game.