Graettinger-Terril prevailed in an overtime thriller and now the Knights are headed for the Class 1A championship game.

Theresa Petersen swished a 3-pointer to force overtime and Lexy Determan made a layup for the go-ahead basket in the extra session, lifting the 12th-ranked Knights to a 45-41 victory over WCLT in a battle of Cornbelt Conference rivals.

Petersen led Graettinger-Terril with 17 points, including four 3-pointers, and Megan Torkelson scored 14 to go with four assists. Stacey Schutjer led 14th-ranked WCLT with 20 points and Alyssa Schwartz added nine.

Graettinger-Terril, in the tournament for the first time as a consolidated school, will take a 25-2 record into Friday night's title game. WCLT finishes 25-2, with both losses to Graettinger-Terril. Graettinger-Terril won the regular-season game 38-32.

Graettinger-Terril rallied after trailing by as many as seven points in the second half. The Knights trailed 39-36 when Petersen got the ball in the right corner and nailed a well-defended 3 with 1:31 remaining.

A charging foul gave the ball back to Graettinger-Terril, but the Knights missed three shots at the end, with Schwartz blocking the final attempt.

After a WCLT turnover in the overtime, Torkelson drove into the lane and fed Determan for a layup that made it 41-39. Torkelson's two free throws put the Knights up by four and they held on, Laura Laidig securing the victory with two free throws with 9.7 seconds remaining.