DIXON – In a game decided in the final minute, featuring a barely negligible difference in total team stats, the little things kill. Or create new life, if you're a Dixon Duchess.

Kacie Dillow and Maggie Bushman both hit a pair of free throws down the stretch, and Carly Hartle made two plays that won't show up in the box score to deliver a 39-36 Dixon victory over LaSalle-Peru on Tuesday at Lancaster Gym.

Dillow, a senior guard, splashed her freebies with 33.4 seconds left to give Dixon (9-14, 4-4 Northern Illinois Big 12 West) a 37-35 lead.