HACIENDA HEIGHTS — An intriguing week for boys basketball in the Valle Vista League got a lot more interesting Thursday night thanks to Wilson.

A fourth-quarter surge pushed the Wildcats past West Covina 64-51, creating a three-way tie for first place in the league standings.

Wilson (14-12, 6-2) is tied with West Covina (16-10, 6-2) and Rowland (17-8, 6-2) with just two more league games remaining for each team.

Wilson can grab at least a share of the league championship if it beats Northview and Covina next week. Meanwhile, West Covina and Rowland will face each other Monday in a game that is likely to eliminate one of them for the league title rare.

There are a few scenarios that could still create a three-way tie for first.

“If we could be league champs, one way or another, it’d be good coming into a new league for us,” said Wilson coach Willie Allen. “We were in a tough league the past few years in the Hacienda League.”

The Wildcats rebounded from a frustrating 46-39 loss to Rowland on Tuesday that opened the door for the Raiders to contend for the league championship. Allen said Rowland played well but his team didn’t execute its game plan.

The Wildcats had no trouble following through on their game plan against West Covina.

“It was high-stakes for this game,” Allen said. “It’s exciting.”

Wilson was led by senior guard Tyler Wong and junior guard Jett Hung. Wong was the game’s leading scorer with 16 points, hitting four 3-pointers. Hung came off the bench to score 14 points and sparked the Wildcats’ fourth-quarter surge with seven straight points early in the period.

He sank a 10-foot bank shot to put Wilson up 51-43. He then hit a layup a short time later, followed by a 3 off an inbound pass that put the Wildcats up 56-43 with 5:35 left in the game.

“I got a few steals and I saw the bench going crazy so it felt really good to get those points,” Hung said.

Hung also hit a 3-pointer from the baseline in the third quarter that gave Wilson a 45-39 lead late in the period.

“I came off a screen and coach said ‘shoot it,’ so I was like ‘All right, I’ll shoot it.’ and just let that thing fly,” Hung said.

He was playing with a sprained thumb on his shooting hand.

“Once I’m in the game all the problems go away,” Hung said.

Wong made his four 3s in the first half and Wilson led 34-28 at halftime.

“I really wanted to win,” Wong said, “so I came out really prepared and locked in.”

Wilson junior center Josiah Lewis scored 12 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Lewis’ most impressive points came toward the end of the second quarter when he stole a pass near half court and raced down for a slam dunk that put Wilson up 32-25.

Allen called Lewis a difference maker in his team’s first win over West Covina in three tries this season.

“He was on varsity but he didn’t get major minutes last year,” Allen said of Lewis. “Now he’s thrown into the fire into a starting position where he’s definitely got to help us out.”

Junior forward Duncan Quirarte scored 11 points for Wilson, giving the team four players who scored in double figures.

The Bulldogs defeated Wilson in a nonleague game in December, 44-43, and 43-39 just more than two weeks ago.

Allen explained the difference in the third game.

“I think that man-to-man ball pressure was the difference,” Allen said of this team forcing 13 turnovers on the defensive side.

West Covina was led by Jesus Leano and Steven Julio. They each scored 14 points. Matthew Jimenez contributed eight points before fouling out in the fourth quarter.

The Bulldogs led 21-17 in the second quarter but it was short-lived as Wilson used an 8-0 run to grab a 25-21 lead. West Covina later tied it in the second quarter at 25 but got no closer than three points from that point on.

West Covina is looking for its first league title since 2006.

The Bulldogs have had a remarkable turnaround this season under coach Joshua Aguilera. West Covina was 1-29 in league play the previous three seasons. Now, West Covina is closing out the season with a chance to win the league title.