Great all-around game for the 2A All Tournament Team Captain Tyce VanDonge: 25 Points on 9-13 FG and 7-9 FTs plus team highs in both REBS (7) and ASSTS (4)
The Gaels proved you can win a basketball game despite being outshot, as long as you:
1) Commit less TOs (St Ed 5 vs 16 for MC)
2) Grab more O REB (St ED 14 vs 9 for MC)
3) Make more FTs than your opponent attempts (12 FTM vs 3 FTA for MC)
1A and 2A State Title Games:
St. Edmond vs Marquette Catholic
Kuemper Catholic vs Unity Christian
Follow along for quarter updates of advanced stats for both games.
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The 3-Point arc was big separator tonight:
Unity Christian: 10-18 (56%)
Regina: 2-22 (9%)
Dominant win for Unity Christian as they advance to the finals vs Kuemper Catholic.
22-point 2Q for UC who shot 7-9 from the field, including 3-4 from 3, for a 94.4% eFG% in the quarter. 5-6 from the FT line as well in the second stanza.
Despite a size disadvantage, Unity Christian won the rebounding battle in the 1Q: 8-2.
10 combined TOs in the opening period as both teams get settled in.