A busy night from Jayden Williams turned out to be a good thing for Conway.

The junior forward had 16 points, 13 rebounds, 5 blocks and 4 steals as the Wampus Cats beat Fayetteville in the semifinals at Hornet Arena.

"We challenged him in this one because when we played Fayetteville in December, their bigs outran our bigs all night," Conway Coach Brian "Salty" Longing said. "He responded big time. He's been playing well since about the end of January, but for him to do what he did in this one, when we needed it, was huge."

Senior guard Trey Tull had 14 points and junior guard Bryce Bohannon added 11 for Conway (21-8), which held on despite holding a nine-point lead with 1:20 left in the game. The Wampus Cats led 51-42, but Fayetteville (20-9) scored six points in 36 seconds to get within 51-48.

Bohannon and senior forward Caleb London added free throws to push Conway's lead to five, and Williams stole a pass from Fayetteville moments later to ice it for the Wampus Cats.

Junior center Tamaury Releford scored 16 points to pace the Bulldogs.