NORFOLK - Having already lost two straight, and trailing heading into the fourth quarter, Lincoln Pius X needed big plays, and they got them from some unlikely sources Saturday.

Junior Charlie Hoiberg hit a three-pointer to give the Thunderbolts a 51-49 lead over Norfolk with 10 seconds to go. 

Then, after Tyson Stelling tied the game with a lay-in with 4.6 seconds left, Senior Tayden Gentrup connected on a shot as time expired to give Pius a 53-51 win.

Hoiberg had been held scoreless going into the fourth quarter, but connected on two big three-pointers and finished with eight points. 

Gentrup wasn't the designed shooter on the final play, but Kolbe Rada passed out of a double-team to the streaking Gentrup, who scored the game-winner over the outstretched arms of Norfolk's Tyson Stelling.

The win was an important bounce-back for Pius, who had lost two in a row after an 11-0 start to the season.

GAME SUMMARY:

#2 PIUS X (12-2)  -  8 12 15 18 - 53

NORFOLK (5-10) - 11 13 12 15 - 51

SHOOTING STATS:

LINCOLN PIUS X

 - FG: 21/45 (46.7%)

 - 3P: 7/21 (33.3%)

 - FT: 4/8 (50%)

NORFOLK

 - FG: 17/36 (47.2%)

 - 3P: 7/15 (46.7%)

 - FT: 10/12 (83.3%)

INDIVIDUAL STATS:

LINCOLN PIUS X

 - Sam Hoiberg: 16 pts, 7 rebs

 - Tayden Gentrup: 8 pts, 5 rebs

 - Kolbe Rada: 8 pts, 2 rebs

 - Charlie Hoiberg: 8 pts

 - Mitchell Sebek: 5 pts, 6 rebs

 - Sam Hastreiter: 4 pts, 6 rebs

 - Jake Greisen: 2 pts, 1 reb

 - Thomas Linderman: 2 pts

 - Luke Taubenheim: 0 pts, 1 reb

 - Blake Daberkow: 0 pts, 1 reb

NORFOLK

 - Cameron Eisenhauer: 18 pts, 5 rebs

 - Kallan Herman: 13 pts, 1 reb

 - Tyson Stelling: 9 pts, 5 rebs

 - Isaac Heimes: 5 pts, 1 reb

 - Tyler Wilson: 4 pts

 - Gage Dohren: 2 pts

 - Nolan Strand: 0 pts, 4 rebs

NEXT UP:

LINCOLN PIUS X: 1/28 @ Omaha Skutt

NORFOLK: 1/31 vs. Fremont