The last minute of Monday’s tournament game in Slater was like a bad dream for the Yellowjackets.

Glasgow’s 10-point lead over Carrollton evaporated  and the Yellowjackets found themselves down by two after a pair of  turnovers, a 4-point play, and Gavin Claud’s go-ahead 3-pointer.

Yellowjacket fans woke up from the nightmare as Antwaun Herriford was fouled on a 3-point attempt with less than a second remaining. He made all three and  Glasgow escaped with a 62-61 win in the opening round of the Wildcat Classic.

“Miserable,” is how coach Mick Cropp described the final minute of Monday’s game.

“It was definitely disappointing that we got to that, but we got the win and that’s what matters at the end of the day.”

Carrollton led 8-0 early in the game when Deshonne Cowans started to find the basket. Cowans scored nine points in the first quarter.

Glasgow took its first lead of the day on the final shot of the quarter, a 3-pointer from Drew Sanders that made it 15-13.

The Yellowjackets held that lead until Claud’s 3-pointer fell with about 10 seconds left in the game.

“I thought their defense did a pretty good job early,” Cropp said. “Our kids really passed the ball well interior-wise in the first half and a little bit in the second half.”

Noah Boss had at least four assists on bounce passes to Cowans in the post.

Cowans finished with a team-high 21 points.

“He’s a great kid to coach,” Cropp said. “Very few players have I coached in my years that I have to take out because they can’t hardly breathe anymore, and he’s one of them.”

Glasgow led 32-24 at the half on a basket from Boss, but the Trojans came back within two points at 41-39.

Jaquan Cowans scored on a putback, and had an offensive rebound on the next possession leading to a layup for Sanders and restoring a six-point lead.

“Jaquan came in strong and got some rebounds for us and some stick-backs,” Cropp said. “It was nice to see him come in and give us that burst of energy.”

Cowans finished with six points. Drew Sanders scored 15 points and Trevor Sanders had 11.

“It’s always nice to learn and win instead of learn and lose,” Cropp said. “I’m really happy that we were able to get the win and hopefully we’ll come out and be ready to play on Wednesday night.”

In the semifinal, Glasgow meets Slater, a 68-34 winner over Santa Fe.