Darius Andrews scored on a layup with 7.5 seconds remaining Saturday afternoon to lift Dr. Phillips (Orlando, Fla.) to a pulsating 63-62 victory over Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) in the quarterfinals of the 28th Annual 'Iolani Prep Classic boys basketball tournament.

Dr. Phillips, ranked No. 45 in the nation by ESPN Rise, will face No. 1 Oak Hill (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) in Monday's semifinals. Wheeler plays host 'Iolani -- Hawaii's defending state champion -- in Monday's 3:30 p.m. consolation bracket game.

The Wildcats had taken a 62-61 lead on Karriem Simmons' layup with 1:08 remaining and regained possession with about 30 seconds left after a Panthers miss. But instead of pulling the ball out to milk the clock, Wheeler quickly pushed it upcourt and threw it out of bounds in the right corner with 22 ticks remaining.

After a timeout by Dr. Phillips, guard Shane Larkin eventually drove the lane and dished to Andrews, a 6-foot-7 forward who immediately converted the layup from the right side of the basket.

The Wildcats then quickly inbounded the ball and pushed it up the floor, but Derrick Evans' double-pump 25-footer from beyond the top of the key was off the mark as time expired. His shot was disrupted by Larkin, who flew past him in a block attempt.

"We made a crucial mistake late in the game, and it cost us," Wheeler coach Doug Lipscomb said.

Although the Wildcats had four timeouts remaining, Lipscomb said he wanted them to inbound the ball immediately and push the ball up the floor after Andrews' basket.
"We wanted to get back down right away and not allow (the Panthers) to set up their defense," Lipscomb said.

Dr. Phillips coach Anthony Long said after Wheeler's late turnover, he mainly wanted the Panthers' fate decided by Larkin, son of former Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin and a recruit of DePaul University.

"We wanted to put the ball in the hands of our best player and have him make a play, and he did that," Long said. "He drove down the middle and drew three defenders to him before making the pass."

The Panthers led for most of the first half and went up, 38-27, on a three-point play by Andrews to open the third period. But Wheeler clawed back and eventually took a 42-40 lead on Nigel Snipes' 3-pointer with 3:13 left in the third quarter.

A layup by Evans made it 52-48 two minutes into the fourth, but Dr. Phillips took the lead back at 57-54 on Isaac Lane's 3-pointer with 4:24 remaining and built it to 61-55 on a layup by Andrews about 90 seconds later.

Wheeler fought back, however, with Charles Mitchell's layup starting a 7-0 run capped by Simmons' go-ahead basket with 1:08 left.

Andrews led the Panthers with 21 points, Larkin added 18 points and Lane contributed with 10 points. Mitchell -- a burly 6-6 power forward -- scored a game-high 22 points to lead the Wildcats, who also got 15 points from Simmons and 11 by Snipes.

"We had a really hard time matching up with them in the post," Long said, "but we have good guards, and other teams have a hard time matching up with us, too."