3/8/13 At Pershing – First Round State Tour.
Wahoo 55
Lincoln Christian 35
The Wahoo Warriors, behind a huge first half defeated the Lincoln Christian Crusaders 55-35 in the first round of the Boys State Basketball Tournament.
A Brook Stuart trey opened the scoring for the Warriors. Jonathan Abbott had steals on the first two Crusader possessions. Wahoo led 23-5 after one period of play behind 7 first quarter points from Quinn McGill and 6 from Jonathan Abbott.
The Warriors were able to extend their lead in the second quarter, limiting the Crusaders to just 5 point in each of the first two quarters. Wahoo led 37-10 at halftime. Tyler Kavan scored 6 of his 8 points in the second quarter, and Jonathan Abbott provided 5 more points.
Lincoln Christian was able to cut into the Warrior lead a little bit in the third quarter, but the Warriors still led 49-27 after three quarters, and the lead never got under 18 the rest of the way.
Wahoo committed just 6 turnovers for the game compared to 20 Crusader turnovers. The Warriors shot 48.9% from the field, while Christian shot 34.6%.
Jonathan Abbott led the Warriors with 17 points and 4 steals. Brook Stuart had 9 points on three treys. Tyler Kavan added 8 points, 4 steals, and 3 assists. Quinn McGill had 7 points, 5 boards, and 4 assists. Ben Scheef had 7 points and 4 assists.
The Warriors improve to 27-0 and will face Wayne in the Semi-Finals of the State Tournament today at 2:00 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Lincoln Christian finished it’s season with a 17-10 record.
