With less than 20 seconds left in overtime and trailing Batavia by two points, Glenbard North’s Lamari Carpenter had a decision to make after taking a pass in the paint from teammate Caeden Chilton.

Should the junior drive the lane for a game-tying layup or kick the ball out to Matt Welch in the left corner for a go-ahead 3-pointer?

Carpenter opted to pass to Welch, who sank his third trey of the game to put his squad ahead for good.

Making Glenbard North’s only free throw of the DuKane Conference opener Friday, Carpenter scored the final point in the Panthers’ 49-47 win.

“Lamari made the right decision, and it turned out well for us,” Glenbard North coach Kevin Tonn said.

“I was thinking that Lamari was going to take the layup, he had a lane, but he saw my guy helped off so he kick

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