The memory of Chris Webber came back to bite Warren Central on Thursday night.

In a scene eerily reminiscent of Webber’s ill-advised called timeout when his Michigan team had none left in the 1993 NCAA men’s basketball final against North Carolina, the Vikings had the same thing happen.

The Vikings were locked in a 55-55 tie with visiting Jim Hill with five seconds remaining. Jim Hill was inbounding under its goal but lost the ball when WC’s Shaun Walker came up with a steal.

Walker was just holding onto the ball, waiting for the time to run out for overtime, when at least two shouts from his teammates came, calling timeout. Unfortunately, the Vikings didn’t have any left.

Jim Hill’s bench knew the situation and asked for confirmation from the scorekeeper. The result was a technical foul on the Vikings.

Jim Hill’s Tristan McGowan hit both foul shots with 0.3 seconds left, giving his team the 57-55 win.

Jim Hill (3-6) advances to play fellow Jackson rival Callaway in the boys finals of the Warren Central Classic tonight at 8:30. WC (3-4) meets archrival Vicksburg in a 5:30 p.m. consolation game.

&#8220What a ridiculous way to lose a game,” WC coach Jesse Johnson said. &#8220The timeout deal was my fault because I didn’t mention it in our last huddle. I also had made a sub, and he didn’t know either.

&#8220Still, that didn’t lose the game for us. Our poor execution did. We had way over 30 turnovers and you ain’t going to beat nobody making 30 a game.”

The Vikings were sharp early, running Jim Hill out of its press with a solid fast break to build a 25-12 lead early in the second quarter. The Tigers, though, changed back to a half-court set, causing the Vikings to go 0-for-10 from the field over the next five minutes of the quarter.

Two late baskets by Jula Pugh boosted WC back in front at 35-32 at the half.

The fourth quarter saw WC’s Shon