MADRAS — Byron Patt tallied 18 points to lead four Madras scorers in double figures, and the White Buffaloes beat Crook County 74-68 Tuesday night in the Tri-Valley Conference boys basketball finale for both teams.

Madras prevailed despite Thaiden Mullan’s 35-point effort for Crook County, which trailed 61-41 after three quarters but rallied to within four points in the fourth before the Buffs sealed the win with late free throws.

The win put Madras (8-2 TVC, 12-11 overall) in sole possession of second place in the conference, half a game behind Gladstone, which closes its TVC season Wednesday night against Estacada. Gladstone (8-1 TVC) holds a tiebreaker over Madras with its sweep of the two-game season series. The Buffaloes expect to host a Class 4A play-in game on or before Saturday.

The Cowboys (7-3, 10-13) slipped to third place in the TVC standings and will play a road game in the play-in round, also on or before Saturday.

Tyler Lockey had 12 points and 11 rebounds for Madras, and Kanim Smith III and Chad Thurby added 11 points apiece.

Mullan’s outburst included 12 field goals — three of them 3-pointers — and 8-for-9 shooting from the free-throw line.

“He just lit us up,” said Madras coach Evan Brown of the Crook County junior.

Devin Bishop scored eight points and Holt Porfily had seven for the Cowboys, who lost to Madras for the second time in as many meetings this season.

Also Tuesday:

Redmond 58, Ridgeview 43: REDMOND — The Panthers trailed by six points in the third quarter, but Dylan Taylor scored 15 of his game-high 28 points in the second half to help Redmond rally for an Intermountain Conference win. Dylan Moss had 15 points for the Panthers (3-8 IMC, 9-14 overall), who conclude the regular season at home against Bend on Friday. Payton Davis scored 14 points for Ridgeview. Alex Nadermann had eight points and John Wright added seven for the Ravens, who end the season 1-11 in league play and 4-19 overall.

Girls basketball

Ridgeview 64, Redmond 51: REDMOND — Needing a win to keep its Intermountain Conference championship hopes alive, the host Ravens built a 17-13 first-quarter lead and gradually pulled away for the IMC victory. Aspen Jeter had 23 points and nine assists for Ridgeview (10-2 IMC, 14-10 overall), which entered the contest half a game behind Bend (10-1 IMC) for first place in the league standings. Ashley Hall had 11 points for the Ravens, and Carissa Love added eight. Jordan Fox paced Redmond (2-9, 7-15) with 14 points, Ellie Corwin had 13 points, and Ava Kitchin and McKaylie Capps each scored 10. The Panthers end the regular season Friday at Bend, while Ridgeview waits for the 5A rankings to freeze Friday to find out its opponent to open the 5A postseason.

Madras 59, Crook County 24: PRINEVILLE — Lynden Harry scored 17 points, Jayden Davis added 15, and Madras completed a perfect Tri-Valley Conference season with a 59-24 win over Crook County. For the White Buffaloes (10-0 TVC, 21-2 overall), it was their 14th straight victory. Harry had seven assists and five rebounds and Davis had four steals for Madras, which will host a Class 4A first-round playoff game on March 2 or 3 against an opponent to be determined. Emma Ackley scored eight points and McKinzee Mode added five for the Cowgirls (1-9, 5-19) in their season finale.