Butte County 43, Grace 40, OT

ARCO - Grace suffered its first loss of the season when it dropped a 43-40 overtime decision at Butte County on Saturday.

The teams were tied 36-36 at the end of regulation. Butte County then scored the first six points of overtime to pull away. The Grizzlies missed six free throws in the extra period.

"They jumped out on us," Grace coach Kevin Smith said. "We had the chance to win it at the line, and we just couldn't get it done."

Grace (7-1) next travels to play Bear Lake on Thursday.

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