Fishers pulled away from Kokomo in the fourth quarter and that led the Tigers to a 58-53 win over the Wildkats Tuesday night at the Tiger Den.
Kokomo led 18-13 after the first quarter, but Fishers came back to tie at 24-24 by halftime. Alex Szilagyi helped out with two 3-pointers in the second period.
The Wildkats then edged ahead 41-40 after three quarters before the Tigers outscored Kokomo 18-12 in the fourth. Willie Jackson scored 12 points for Fishers in that period, including a 6-of-6 effort from the free throw line.
Jackson finished the game with 20 points. Terry Hicks was next in line with 18 points; he scored eight in the third quarter. Szilagyi had three 3-pointers for 9 points.
The Tigers are 11-11 for the season and host Class 4A No. 1 Warren Central on Thursday in their regular-season finale.
Fishers 58, Kokomo 53
Fishers FG FT TP PF
Josiah Matthews 2 1-4 6 1
Willie Jackson 6 8-9 20 0
Jeremy Szilagyi 0 1-2 1 1
Brendhan Russom 1 0-0 2 2
Terry Hicks 7 4-4 18 4
Alex Szilagyi 3 0-0 9 1
Bryce Gee 1 0-0 2 0
Craig Yoho 0 0-0 0 0
Jack Maller 0 0-0 0 0
Emmanuel Davis 0 0-0 0 0
Totals 20 14-19 58 9
Score by Quarters
Fishers 13 11 16 18 – 58
Kokomo 18 6 17 12 – 53
Fishers 3-pointers (4) A. Szilagyi 3, Matthews.