Grafton 53, Turtle Lake-Mercer 42 (Final)
Championship game. Grafton is 25-2 and Turtle Lake-Mercer is 25-1.
Turtle Lake-Mercer leads 9-6 with 2:19 to play in first quarter. Junior guard Cameron Malzer off to another strong start for the Trojans, scoring their first six points.
The Trojans lead 14-8 after one quarter. Turtle Lake-Mercer his two 3-pointers in first quarter to help build the lead. Anthony Kliniske lead the Spoilers with six points through one quarter.
Grafton clamps down on defense and takes a 23-20 lead into halftime. The Spoilers scored the final 10 points of the second quarter, including two Paul Holand 3-pointers.
Turtle Lake-Mercer leads 32-31 with 2:55 to play in the third quarter. Trojans guard Tyler Stradinger has hit 3-pointers to help his team forge back into the lead.
Grafton leads 33-32 entering fourth quarter. Kliniske leads the Spoilers with 13 points through three quarters.
A 13-0 run gives Grafton a 41-32 lead with 5:52 to play in the fourth quarter.
Grafton leads 45-37 with 2:10 to play. The Spoilers are in the bonus.
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LaMoure 53, Watford City 50 (Final)
Third-place game
First quarter
LaMoure takes a 13-8 first-quarter lead. Caleb Shockman's jumper from the elbow and Ben Holen's two free throws give the Loboes their five-point cushion.
Second quarter
LaMoure produces a 10-0 run to take a 19-8 lead.
Watford City answers with its own 10-0 run to cut it to 19-18.
LaMoure then goes on a 14-5 run to help the Loboes build a 35-25 halftime lead.
Justin Shipman leads Watford City with 10 points. Shockman leads LaMoure with 10 points.
Third quarter
Watford City cuts the lead to 38-34 with 2:28 remaining.
But LaMoure maintains a 43-36 lead entering the final quarter.
Fourth quarter
LaMoure holds a 48-38 lead with 5:14 remaining before Watford City goes on a 12-2 run, sparked by Justin Shipman's nine points.
Shipman's two free throws with 38 seconds left ties the game, 50-50.
With just under three seconds remaining, senior Donny Schrader drains a deep 3-pointer from in front of the LaMoure bench to give LaMoure its 53-50 win.
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Four Winds 49, Mott-Regent 39 (Final)
Fifth place. Mott-Regent is 21-6 and Four Winds is 20-7.
Four Winds leads 11-10 after one quarter. Oliver Dauphinais has five points through one quarter to lead the Indians. Devan Laufer has six of Mott-Regent's first 10 points.
Four Winds leads 25-18 at halftime. A sophomore, Dauphinais leads the Indians with 10 points and six rebounds through two quarters. Dauphinais is putting together an impressive tournament. He has good quickness and is a tremendous rebounder, despite his 5-foot-11 size. Laufer has 10 points at halftime.
Four Winds gets hot from 3-point range and leads 41-27 through three quarters. C.J. Ironheart drains two 3-pointers in the third quarter and Demery Lawrence sinks a 3-pointer at the third-quarter buzzer.
Dauphinais finished with 14 points and eight rebounds. Ironheart scored a game-high 16 points.
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Minot Ryan 52, Lisbon 50 (Final)
Seventh-place game
First quarter
Slow start to this one. Both teams have combined for 21 missed shots and eight turnovers in the first quarter.
Hence, an 8-8 score.
Second quarter
Both teams start to heat up.
Blake Eggl drains back-to-back 3-pointers to give Ryan a 17-16 lead.
Ryan builds a 24-20 lead before Lisbon's Derek Hiam hits a 3-pointer. Brooks Backes makes two free throws with 3 seconds remaining to give Ryan a 26-23 halftime lead.
Third quarter
Ryan goes on a 6-0 run to build a 32-23 lead. Lisbon responds with a 10-2 run to cut it to 34-33. Ryan maintains a 40-36 lead after three quarters.
Lisbon junior Jordan Lee leads all scorers with 16 points.
Fourth quarter
With five seconds remaining, Brooks Backes uses a back pick to haul in a inbounds lob pass from the sidecourt and put in a layup that gives Minot Ryan a 52-50 win.
Lisbon's Nathan Dykema's 17-foot shot along the baseline hit the front of the rim at the buzzer.
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Grafton 61, Watford City 47 (Final)
State semifinals. No. 1-ranked Watford City is 25-0 and No. 7-ranked Grafton is 24-2. Watford City beat Grafton 62-43 earlier this season.
Score tied at 8-8 with 2:46 to play in the first quarter. Senior guard Andrew Wysocki has all eight Grafton points. He sat out most of the first-round game against Lisbon after hurting his ankle.
Grafton junior guard Paul Holand drains 25-foot, 3-pointer at first-quarter buzzer, but Watford City leads 14-13 after one quarter. The Wolves have limited Spoilers leading scoring Anthony Kliniske to two points through one quarter. Justin Shipman has been a force inside, leading the Wolves with nine points after one quarter.
Grafton leads 20-14 with 5:12 to play in the second quarter. The Spoilers have scored the first seven points of the second quarter, including a Wysocki 3-pointer.
Grafton leads 25-18 with 1:05 to play in the half. The Spoilers have used strong 3-point shooting to build the lead. Grafton has five 3-pointers to this point, including three from Wysocki.
Kliniske hits a short jumper at the halftime buzzer, giving the Spoilers a 29-18 lead. Kliniske scores the final eight points of the second quarter and has eight points through one half. Wysocki leads the Spoilers with 11 points at the break.
Grafton leads 38-27 with 1:29 to play in third quarter. The Spoilers built their lead as large as 14 in the third quarter. Grafton still leads 38-27 after three quarters.
Grafton leads 55-47 with 1:21 to play after Watford City's Steven Bruins hits a 3-pointer.
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