Neither teams wanting their seasons to come to an end, both teams came out aggressive, trading scores. Midway through the quarter Baxter drove baseline and slammed the basketball to take a 7-6 Tigers lead. Adrian answers with an and-one basket by Kramer, reclaiming a 9-7 Adrian lead. Baxter would tie the game back up with a jumper before Hamilton would hit a deep ball to put the Blackhawks back up. The Tigers closed out the quarter on a 5-2 run in the last 2 minutes to knot the game up at 14 a piece after 8.
Kramer came out of the quarter break and drilled a shot from distance, to put the Blackhawks back out front. After a bucket from Ford, Kramer buried yet another triple, to carry on a very quick 10-0 Adrian run in the first minute and change of the 2nd. The run would force a time-out by the Tigers. After the time-out, the Blackhawks accuracy from distance would continue as Hamilton would knock down a three ball, forcing yet another Tiger’s time-out stretching the Adrian lead to 27-14.
Baxter would finally stop the bleeding and record the Tiger’s first basket of the quarter with just above 5 minutes until the half. A pair of free throws by Woods would bring the gap back within single digits, as the Blackhawks led 27-18. After an 11-0 Blackhawks run, Woods would go go the stipe to sink a pair. After a 27 point 2nd quarter, Adrian took a 41-22 lead into the locker room.
At the half, the Blackhawks were deadly from behind the arch, going 6 of 10.
Out of the intermission, Baxter would begin the scoring, and spark a 7-0 Tigers run to open the half. Rusow would go to the line to give Adrian their first points of the half. Ford would hit 1 of 2 from the line to end a 6-0 Tigers run. Stockton would outscore the Blackhawks 21-13 in the quarter, but still found themselves trailing 56-43 going into the final 8 minutes.
Kramer began the final period with a dunk for the Blackhawks, but the Tigers immediately answer with a trifecta by Sexton. Adrain would look to slow the game down in the final 5 minutes as they held a decent lead. Baxter slammed down the alley-oop basket, but Kramer would fire back with a 3 ball. The Tigers would grab a steal and a bucket, pulling back within 12 with just over 2 minutes left in regulation. Adrian would close out the game on a 10-5 run on their way to 77-60 victory.
With the win, Adrian punched their ticket to the championship game. They were led by Colin Kramer with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals. Cole Hamilton pitched in 19 points with 5 threes for the Blackhawks.
Stockton was led by Baxter with 18, followed by Raines with 16 and Woods with 15.
Adrian will move on to face the Butler Bears Saturday in the district final game.
At the half, the Blackhawks were deadly from behind the arch, going 6 of 10.
Out of the intermission, Baxter would begin the scoring, and spark a 7-0 Tigers run to open the half. Rusow would go to the line to give Adrian their first points of the half. Ford would hit 1 of 2 from the line to end a 6-0 Tigers run. Stockton would outscore the Blackhawks 21-13 in the quarter, but still found themselves trailing 56-43 going into the final 8 minutes.
Kramer began the final period with a dunk for the Blackhawks, but the Tigers immediately answer with a trifecta by Sexton. Adrain would look to slow the game down in the final 5 minutes as they held a decent lead. Baxter slammed down the alley-oop basket, but Kramer would fire back with a 3 ball. The Tigers would grab a steal and a bucket, pulling back within 12 with just over 2 minutes left in regulation. Adrian would close out the game on a 10-5 run on their way to 77-60 victory.
With the win, Adrian punched their ticket to the championship game. They were led by Colin Kramer with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals. Cole Hamilton pitched in 19 points with 5 threes for the Blackhawks.
Stockton was led by Baxter with 18, followed by Raines with 16 and Woods with 15.
Adrian will move on to face the Butler Bears Saturday in the district final game.
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