Two clutch 3-pointers sent Dowling Catholic into the Class 5A semifinals.

Ashley Faber sent the game into overtime with a 3-pointer at the buzzer and Kaitlyn Mauk drained a tie-breaking 3 in the extra session to lift the eighth-ranked Maroons past No. 4 Des Moines East 47-41.

Dowling appeared to be finished when Faber's 3-point shot rattled out with 12 seconds left and the Maroons trailing 37-34. But she got another chance when East missed the front end of a one-and-one free throw opportunity and made it count.

Faber, a sophomore, led Dowling with 21 points and 10 rebounds. She finished 7-for-11 from the field and added two assists and a block. Alyssa Beck scored 11 points, freshman Becca Hittner scored six and Luci Sarcone grabbed 11 rebounds to go with four points and three assists.

Roichelle Marble led East with 13 points, Shareece Burrell added nine points and 10 rebounds and Tal Neilly scored seven.

A key for Dowling was taking better care of the ball against East's quick, harrassing defense in the second half. The Maroons turned it over 11 times in the opening half, leading to 13 points for East, but had only four more turnovers the rest of the way.

East led by as many as 11 points in the second half before the Maroons clawed back. They twice got to within two points and then drew to 35-34 on Faber's free throw with 55.1 seconds left.

The Scarlets appeared to be in good shape when Neilly swished two free throws to produce a 37-34 lead with 29.5 seconds remaining. But the later missed free throw and Faber's big shot kept the Maroons alive.

Dowling will take a 20-4 record into a semifinal game at 11:45 a.m. Friday. East, which made it to state for the third time in four seasons, finished 21-3.