Grant Whisman tallied 22 points and eight rebounds for the Mohawks, who extended their winning streak to 14. They are 18-3 overall and finished 11-1 in league play to earn their first SWBL crown since 2009-10.
Levi McMonigle added 11 points and 11 boards, scoring 7 points in the final seven minutes before leaving the game with a knee injury with 19.9 seconds left.
Shawnee (13-5, 8-3) was scoreless for a critical stretch of more than three minutes at crunch time, allowing the Mohawks to turn a 36-34 deficit into a 40-36 lead.
Cameron Morgan’s two free throws sealed the victory and provided the final margin with 6.8 seconds left. Madison was 17 of 20 at the foul line — the Arrows were 9 of 17.
Austin Moore (15) and Joey Bates (13) topped the scoring for Shawnee, which dropped a 41-32 decision at Madison on Jan. 6. Chase Thompson grabbed 12 rebounds and Moore chipped in 11.
The Arrows will return to action at home Saturday night against Arcanum. Madison has a week off and will close the regular season next Saturday at Cedarville.
Madison 12-13-8-17—50
Preble Shawnee 11-14-7-13—45
MADISON (18-3, 11-1 SWBL Buckeye): Mason Whiteman 2 0 6, Cameron Morgan 0 2 2, Matt Gomia 3 1 9, Grant Whisman 6 7 22, Levi McMonigle 2 7 11. Totals: 13-17-50
PREBLE SHAWNEE (13-5, 8-3 SWBL Buckeye): Tyler Worley 1 2 5, Chase Thompson 1 1 3, Andrew Monnin 2 2 6, Austin Moore 5 4 15, Joey Bates 6 0 13, Samuel Agee 1 0 3. Totals: 16-9-45
3-pointers: M 7 (Whisman 3, Gomia 2, Whiteman 2), P 4 (Bates, Moore, Worley, Agee)