Bloomfield, Missouri - One of the closest games thus far in the 60th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament, the Bernie Mules almost upset the Portageville Bulldogs.  With the game tied at 29-29 and 2.3 seconds left on the clock, Ian Torrey hit one from the left corner sealing their victory and advancing to the the quarterfinals Tuesday, December 27th.

Torrey tallied a game-high 17 points against the Mules.  He was the only Bulldog in double digits.

Nate Dillinger recorded 13 points for Bernie, six buckets and one from the charity stripe.

Final Score Portageville 31, Bernie 29

Portageville   2  10  7  12  -  31

Bernie    4   5   12   8 - 29

Bernie (29) - Jayce Burk 3, Michael Suiter 8, Josh Ellenburg 3, Nate Dillinger 13, Dalton Hobgood 2. FG 12, FT 4/10, F 15 (3-pointers: Jayce Burk 1, Fouled Out: None)

Portageville (31) - Ian Torrey 17, Chris Garmon 3, Bub Lance 3, Alex Riddle 6.  FG 11, FT 4/10, F 12. (3-pointers: Bub Lance 1, Alex Riddle 2, Fouled Out: Chris Garmon)

Bernie will play Holcomb in a consolation quarterfinal game on Tuesday, December 27th at 11:30 a.m.

Portageville will play Dexter at 7:00 p.m. in quarterfinal action on Tuesday, December 27th at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament!