When you miss 14 free throws, bad things come knocking — ask Tivy’s boys’ basketball team. The Antlers were 10-of-24 at the free-throw line and couldn’t mount a comeback against visiting Wagner in a 63-56 district loss on Friday night.

It wasn’t as if Tivy wasn’t in this game; the Antlers pushed Wagner throughout the night, including in the waning moments. Down 18-11 after the first quarter, the Antlers stormed back in the second quarter with a 9-0 run forcing a Wagner timeout with 4:41 left in the first half.

**Quentin Vega scored 18 points for the Antlers, including 11 in the fourth quarter.**

Wagner put on its own surge toward the end of the second quarter and tied 29-29 at halftime. The Thunderbirds jumped out to a quick 5-0 run in the third quarter and built a 42-36 lead heading to the fourth quarter.

However, Tivy’s size — led by Jackson Johnston — and quickness provided plenty of opportunities. Trailing by nine points early in the fourth quarter, Quentin Vega hit a 3-pointer to cut the lead to six. Vega scored 11 of his team-high 19 points in the fourth quarter, including another 3-pointer with 1:22 left in the game that cut the lead to three.

**Guard Jaden Frausto scored 14 points for the Antlers.**

But it was the free throws that hurt. The Antlers missed eight free throws in the fourth quarter. Mekhi Frazier did his job by hitting a pair of free throws to cut the Wagner lead to 57-56, but that was a close as the Antlers would get.

The victory boosted Wagner to 3-0 in the district, while Tivy fell to 1-3. Jaden Frausto scored 14 points for the Antlers.