Rosemount extended the lead to 28-22 early in the second half before Eastview started to lean on its senior trio of guards — Carpenter, Macy Guebert and Lauren Glas. They scored 20 of the Lightning’s 25 second-half points.

“Our senior class is super special because it’s the first class I’ve had here for four years,” Eastview coach Molly Kasper said. “We have a great relationship in the aspect of knowing I can call on them when I need them.”

She needed them most after halftime. Carpenter and Guebert, who totaled just three points between them in the first half, scored all of Eastview’s points on a 15-4 run that plugged Rosemount’s growing momentum.

When Rosemount mounted a run to retake the lead, it was Glas who responded with a traditional three-point play to tie the score 38-38.

The Lightning’s veteran moxie paid off in the game-winning basket. After the play that was called didn’t work, Carpenter saw an opening and dropped down toward the basket. She was wide open when she hit what proved to be the game-winner.

“We messed up,”  said Carpenter, calling it “just a slip. I wasn’t supposed to do that, but I was wide open.”

Glas said not having their high school careers end on their home court was the motivation for their inspired second-half play.

"At halftime, coach came in and said ‘You’ve got one half left of basketball here,’ ” Glas said. “We’ve played together since fourth grade. The seniors took that to heart.”