STAMFORD — The curtains fell on the ‘Showtime Steers’ on Monday night … but not without a fight.

The Big Spring boys basketball team trimmed a 21-point fourth-quarter deficit to 11 with 3:07 to play before ultimately running out of steam in an 85-69 loss to No. 25 Burkburnett in a Region I-4A bi-district playoff at Bulldog Gym.

The loss ended the Steers season at 18-14, marking a stark turnaround from last year’s 5-25 campaign.