MELLEN, Wis. -- Vinny Ranallo scored the game-winner as time expired and the Mercer Tigers clipped the Mellen Granite Diggers 67-65 in a Friday overtime thriller.

Mercer's Matt Klopatek hit a pair of free throws with 20 seconds left to tie the game at 65-65 and Mellen took a timeout with 13 seconds remaining. The Tigers pressed and Ranallo got a steal and raced in for a layup as the clock wound down.

Klopatek led Mercer (5-6, 4-6 Indianhead) with 23 points. Brett Pfieffer added 16 points and Dan Benzel had 15. Jared Neibauer had 18 for the Granite Diggers, who also got 17 points from Devon Young and 14 from Austin Ellias.