by Alex Schwartz

We are halfway through the final day of the Prime Time Shootout, and the fifth game has just begun. Montrose Christian (MD) is one of the top teams in the nation and is led by a pair of Villanova-bound big men, 6'8 Isaiah Armwood '09 and 6'10 Mouphtaou Yarou '09. Terrence Ross '10, Justin Anderson '12, and Dominic Milburn '09 are a few members of the supporting cast for the Mustangs. Shabazz (NJ) is a Group III power in New Jersey and is led by players such as Tyree Lockhart '10 and Daveon Boardingham '10. We're over two minutes into the action, so I'll fill you in.

4:59pm- It's tied at 8, 2:30 into the game.

5:01pm- Mouphtaou Yarou '09 scored a deuce to answer a Shabazz free throw, and it's now 10-9 Mustangs.

5:02pm- Terrence Ross '10 got a steal, took it to the rack, and scored. Shabazz answered, but Ross came right back with a trey to make it 14-11 Montrose Christian.

5:03pm- Khadir Johnson '10 scored to make this a one-point ballgame.

5:05pm- A long two by Kevin Morris '09 has given Shabazz a 15-14 lead with under two minutes left in the first quarter.

5:06pm- Isaiah Armwood '09 missed a pair of free throws, so it remains 15-14 Bulldogs.

5:08pm- Just as Linden (NJ), a Garden State public school, was beating Oak Hill Academy (VA), one of the top teams in America after one quarter of play, Shabazz is up 15-14 on Montrose Christian through eight minutes of action.

5:11pm- Shabazz scored to take a three-point lead, but Jordan Roach '11 responded with a tough deuce to make it 17-16.

5:13pm- Sahid Williams '09 drained a triple to put the Bulldogs up by four, 20-16.

5:17pm- A deuce by Daveon Boardingham '10 answered a dunk by Yarou, and it's now 22-19 with under 3:30 to go in the first half of play.

5:19pm- Yarou connected on a pair of free throws to cut the deficit to a single point.

5:21pm- Justin Anderson '12, one of the top freshman in the nation, blocked a shot by Emmanuel Cruz '09, and although Shabazz got the ball back, the bulldogs came up empty-handed.

5:22pm- Yarou is dominating this game for the team out of Maryland. He just scored again to put the Mustangs up by a point, but Sahid Williams then hit a triple to make it 25-23 Shabazz with under a minute to go in the half.

5:24pm- Armwood scored a deuce to beat the buzzer and give Montrose Christian a 26-25 lead at the half.

5:35pm- Terrence Ross started off the second half with a dunk to put the Mustangs up by three.

5:37pm- Dadrian Collins '09 hit a couple of free throws, and it's now 30-25 Montrose Christian.

5:39pm- Yarou hit the second of two free throws and then scored a deuce the next time down the floor to put the Mustangs up by eight, 33-25. They seem to be beginning to pull away.

5:40pm- After a deuce by Anthony Willis '09 to cut the lead to a half dozen, Anderson scored, drew a foul, and hit his free throw to put Montrose up by nine, its biggest lead of the game.

5:48pm- Justin Anderson has made this a 10-point affair, 43-33, with about two minutes left in the third quarter.

5:49pm- Kevin Morris '09 hit a trey to make it a seven-point game, but Milburn came right back with a deuce, and it's now 45-36.

5:53pm- Through three quarters of play, Montrose Christian has a 47-36 advantage, but has yet to completely take control of this game.

5:57pm- The Mustangs have called a timeout with 6:06 to go in the game, still leading 47-36.

5:59pm- Montrose Christian's T. Jordan Omogbehin '11, a 7'1 sophomore center, played for about two minutes, but did not do that much. The young big man has a great frame though, and his size and build alone make it look like he may become something special one day.

6:01pm- With 4:45 to play, it's 49-39 Mustangs.

6:03pm- The Bulldogs are down 53-39 with 3:10 left in the game.

6:04pm- Rondre Kelly '09 hit a pair from the stripe to make it a 12-point game.

6:08pm- After a trey by Sahid Williams, it's an eight-point game, 53-45, with just under 2:15 to go.

6:10pm- Roach hit a pair from the line with 57.4 seconds left, and then Montrose took a timeout, leading 55-45.

6:13pm- Anderson hit two from the line to make it 57-45. Sahid Wiliams then drained a trey for Shabazz just before the buzzer.

6:14pm- Montrose Christian has won 57-48. Shabazz has got to be very proud, having lost by single-digits to one of the best teams in America.

6:15pm- For Shabazz, Sahid Williams was named MVP scoring 23 points and hitting seven threes. Mouphtaou Yarou scored 21 points and grabbed 14 boards en route to MVP honors for Montrose Christian.

6:41pm- I spoke with Terrence Ross and Sahid Williams after the game.