HOUGHTON – The Norway Knights outscored L’Anse 20-9 in the fourth quarter to complete their comeback and extend their boys basketball winning streak to five with a 51-46 decision over the Purple Hornets on Tuesday in the Lakes/MTU Showcase held at Michigan Tech University.

Kaleb LaPine scored 10 of his 12 points in the final period, while Anthony Pineda logged seven of his game-high 21 in the last eight minutes to spur the comeback.

The Knights (5-2) fell into a hole with a poor second quarter. After staying within 14-10 after the opening frame, Norway managed just eight points in the second to go into halftime down 30-18.

Pineda heated up in the third quarter, posting nine of his team’s 13 points to help the Knights climb within 37-31 heading into the fourth.

Additional scorers for Norway included Noah Pearson with eight, Elliott Kraemer with six and Owen Baij with four.

Same Lee led a balanced L’Anse (5-2) attack with 14.

The Knights will resume their season on Monday when they travel to West Iron County (1-5).

NORWAY – Baij 1 1-2 4, Lapine 5 2-2 12, Pineda 9 3-4 21, Kraemer 2 2-2 6, Pearson 3 2-5 8. Totals: 20 10-15 51. 3-point field goals: 1 (Baij).

L’ANSE – Larson 2 2-4 6, Cichosz 3 0-0 7, Lee 4 5-6 14, Davidson 3 1-2 8, Supanich 1 0-0 2, Vanalstine 3 0-0 9. Totals: 16 8-12 46. 3-point field goals: 6 (Vanalstine 3, Lee, Davidson, Supanich).

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Compiled by Daily News sports correspondent Jerry DeRoch