Thu, Mar 19 · FINAL
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0:16Jesse McCulloch makes 28-foot three point jumper (Nick Sanders assists)
| FG | 3s | REB | TO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road | 25-57 | 6-25 | 23 | 12 |
| Home | 33-56 | 10-20 | 35 | 12 |
Scoring

0:162nd HalfJesse McCulloch makes 28-foot three point jumper (Nick Sanders assists)
0:592nd HalfCam Ward makes 3-foot dunk (Trey Fort assists)
1:312nd HalfTrey Fort makes free throw 1 of 1
1:312nd HalfTrey Fort makes driving layup
1:562nd HalfTreyson Anderson makes layup (Andy Stefonowicz assists)
2:392nd HalfDamari Wheeler-Thomas makes layup
2:552nd HalfNoah Feddersen makes free throw 2 of 2
2:552nd HalfNoah Feddersen makes free throw 1 of 2
3:062nd HalfCoen Carr makes free throw 2 of 2
3:062nd HalfCoen Carr makes free throw 1 of 2
3:292nd HalfCoen Carr makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kur Teng assists)
4:002nd HalfCoen Carr makes 0-foot tip in layup
4:182nd HalfDamari Wheeler-Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
4:182nd HalfDamari Wheeler-Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
4:252nd HalfJaxon Kohler makes free throw 2 of 2
5:442nd HalfDamari Wheeler-Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trevian Carson assists)
6:162nd HalfTrevian Carson makes driving layup
7:002nd HalfEmil Skytta makes 26-foot three point jumper (Trevian Carson assists)
8:172nd HalfCam Ward makes free throw 2 of 2
9:072nd HalfJordan Scott makes 28-foot three point jumper (Denham Wojcik assists)
9:362nd HalfDamari Wheeler-Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
9:362nd HalfDamari Wheeler-Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
9:582nd HalfJaxon Kohler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trey Fort assists)
10:182nd HalfTreyson Anderson makes free throw 1 of 2
10:452nd HalfTreyson Anderson makes 7-foot jumper (Trevian Carson assists)
11:112nd HalfCam Ward makes 3-foot dunk (Kur Teng assists)
11:482nd HalfCoen Carr makes 2-foot dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
11:562nd HalfTay Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Treyson Anderson assists)
12:232nd HalfCarson Cooper makes layup (Coen Carr assists)
12:332nd HalfEmil Skytta makes layup (Trevian Carson assists)
12:562nd HalfJeremy Fears Jr. makes driving layup
13:062nd HalfDamari Wheeler-Thomas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Trevian Carson assists)
13:322nd HalfDamari Wheeler-Thomas makes 13-foot floating jump shot
14:262nd HalfTreyson Anderson makes free throw 2 of 2
14:522nd HalfMarkhi Strickland makes 10-foot jumper (Damari Wheeler-Thomas assists)
15:122nd HalfJeremy Fears Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carson Cooper assists)
15:442nd HalfCoen Carr makes 2-foot dunk (Jordan Scott assists)
16:122nd HalfTrevian Carson makes layup
16:312nd HalfDamari Wheeler-Thomas makes 9-foot floating jump shot
16:532nd HalfJordan Scott makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
17:182nd HalfCoen Carr makes free throw 2 of 2
17:182nd HalfCoen Carr makes free throw 1 of 2
17:512nd HalfCarson Cooper makes 14-foot jumper (Jaxon Kohler assists)
18:012nd HalfTrevian Carson makes driving layup
18:192nd HalfJaxon Kohler makes layup (Carson Cooper assists)
19:172nd HalfCarson Cooper makes 1-foot dunk (Jordan Scott assists)
19:262nd HalfTreyson Anderson makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Markhi Strickland assists)
0:481st HalfCoen Carr makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
1:461st HalfTrevian Carson makes 9-foot hook shot
2:041st HalfCarson Cooper makes free throw 2 of 2
2:041st HalfCarson Cooper makes free throw 1 of 2
2:201st HalfNoah Feddersen makes free throw 2 of 2
2:501st HalfCoen Carr makes driving layup
3:241st HalfJeremy Fears Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
3:241st HalfJeremy Fears Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
3:311st HalfAndy Stefonowicz makes driving layup
4:011st HalfCam Ward makes layup
4:521st HalfNoah Feddersen makes 1-foot dunk
5:071st HalfCarson Cooper makes free throw 2 of 2
5:071st HalfCarson Cooper makes free throw 1 of 2
5:461st HalfCam Ward makes 2-foot dunk (Carson Cooper assists)
6:141st HalfCarson Cooper makes free throw 1 of 1
6:141st HalfCarson Cooper makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
7:251st HalfKur Teng makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
7:491st HalfAndy Stefonowicz makes layup (Treyson Anderson assists)
9:391st HalfDenham Wojcik makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
10:071st HalfTay Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damari Wheeler-Thomas assists)
10:461st HalfTrevian Carson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Noah Feddersen assists)
11:381st HalfDenham Wojcik makes driving layup
12:261st HalfJaxon Kohler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
12:521st HalfTrey Fort makes free throw 1 of 1
12:541st HalfTrey Fort makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaxon Kohler assists)
13:061st HalfNoah Feddersen makes free throw 2 of 2
13:061st HalfNoah Feddersen makes free throw 1 of 2
13:251st HalfCam Ward makes 2-foot dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
13:471st HalfCam Ward makes layup (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
15:321st HalfCarson Cooper makes free throw 1 of 1
15:321st HalfCarson Cooper makes layup (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
16:171st HalfCarson Cooper makes 2-foot dunk (Coen Carr assists)
16:421st HalfMarkhi Strickland makes layup (Trevian Carson assists)
17:281st HalfAndy Stefonowicz makes layup
18:501st HalfJaxon Kohler makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
19:041st HalfMarkhi Strickland makes 1-foot dunk
19:181st HalfCarson Cooper makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
19:421st HalfTreyson Anderson makes layup
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