POCATELLO - After four quarters of regulation and the score knotted at 43, Century's bench looked oddly relaxed.

Sure, the Diamondbacks were outrebounded, outplayed and hadn't led once during 32 minutes of their Fifth District grudge match against Pocatello on Thursday at Century.

But everyone on the Century sideline knew that overtime - as evidenced by its 49-46 win - was the Diamondbacks' quarter.

"We've already played three overtimes this season and won every one of them," said Century senior Storm Shelley, who had a team-high 12 points. "That helped a ton going into this one. Even though those other games didn't mean anything (to the district record), it gave us the mentality that we can win in overtime."

That free quarter, however, was something the Indians didn't likely foresee after a blazing start that held the Diamondbacks to only a single point more than five minutes into the game.

During that stretch, Pocatello launched its combination attack in the post via Colter Morton and Shae Andrews - the duo combined for 32 points and 15 rebounds - and unleashed a stifling pressure defense that caused eight Century turnovers in the first quarter alone.

That early onslaught boosted Poky to the 10-point lead it held for most of the game, but it didn't provide the cushion needed to survive Century's late charge.

"We had a good start and put the pressure on Century a little bit," Pocatello coach Lee Ralphs said. "Century battled back, though. We kept throwing punches, and they just kept getting back up."

Down by eight with a little more than four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, the Diamondbacks pieced together a 10-2 run, capped off with two late free throws from Caz Alley to send the game to overtime.

Century coach Cody Shelley said the key to overcoming some early jitters to mount the late comeback was a deliberate, methodical approach.

"We played really tight at first. I think we were a little jittery, and it felt like we were down 20 the whole game." Shelley said. "I kept telling them to just take it possession by possession and stay solid."

As the Diamondbacks loosened up, so did the nets on their end of the court. After shooting 32 percent from the field in the first half, they came back with a blazing 55 percent in the second.

Storm Shelley said the shooting transformation resulted from greater patience on offense to find the open shooter.

"My dad kept emphasizing 'excellent shot selection,'" Storm Shelley said, " When we started looking for that, we gave ourselves a chance to win."

The Diamondbacks took their first lead of the game with a quick layup from sophomore Nathan Wall in overtime, and Koby Campbell iced the game with four of Century's six points in OT.

Pocatello hosts Preston on Saturday at 2 p.m. at The Palace. The winner will face Century for the Fifth District championship at 7 p.m. on Monday at Century.