3A state title recap: South Bend Saint Joseph runs out of steam against Scottsburg
INDIANAPOLIS — South Bend Saint Joseph boys basketball is looking to win its first state championship in program history tonight against Scottsburg.
The game between the Huskies (20-9) and the Warriors (24-5) begins at 6 p.m. at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Scottsburg is also seeking its first state title on program history.
Here's an Instant recap of Scottsburg's 67-57 win over the Huskies:
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FINAL: Scottsburg 67, South Bend Saint Joseph 57
Final stats: pic.twitter.com/7FXvBlkiUG
— Austin Hough (@AustinRHough) March 30, 2024
FINAL: Scottsburg 67, South Bend Saint Joseph 57.
Huskies gave a heck of an effort. The Warriors just finished stronger, closing the game on a 9-0 run to win the 3A state title, the first for the program. Remarkable run for Saint Joe ends one game short of the ultimate goal.— Austin Hough (@AustinRHough) March 30, 2024
FOURTH QUARTER
Scottsburg with a dunk. They're up, 62-57, with 1:47 to go in regulation. Warriors call a timeout after it, too.
Gut check time for Saint Joseph.— Austin Hough (@AustinRHough) March 30, 2024
Media timeout with 3:56 left Q4: Scottsburg 54, Saint Joseph 53. It'll be Warriors ball after the break.
This has been great since the start. Hopefully it stays that way to the end here.— Austin Hough (@AustinRHough) March 30, 2024
Jerry Barca now picks up his fourth foul for Saint Joseph. Two guys on the court for them currently with that many fouls.
Scottsburg up 54-51, 4:45 left Q4— Austin Hough (@AustinRHough) March 30, 2024
Here comes Jayce Lee with 5:51 left Q4. Scottsburg up, 51-50.
— Austin Hough (@AustinRHough) March 30, 2024
END OF THIRD QUARTER: Saint Joseph 50, Scottsburg 49
END 3: Saint Jospeh 50, Scottsburg 49. A nice inbounds play to Braylen White gives the Huskies the slim lead going to Q4.
BUCKLE UP, FOLKS. pic.twitter.com/kKwD17m1zD— Austin Hough (@AustinRHough) March 30, 2024
3:23 left Q3: Scottsburg 44, Saint Joseph 42. Media timeout on the floor.
And, exhale.— Austin Hough (@AustinRHough) March 30, 2024
Jayce Lee has four fouls for SB Saint Joseph. Three bang-bang calls in a row go against Huskies. Fans not happy.
— Kyle Neddenriep (@KyleNeddenriep) March 30, 2024
Jayce Lee just called for an offensive foul. The Saint Joseph contingent disagrees...
That's four on Lee with 5:45 left Q4. Absolutely critical stretch of this game upcoming. Scottsburg leads 40-37.— Austin Hough (@AustinRHough) March 30, 2024
We have 10 combined 3-pointers between the teams. The record in Class 3A is 19, which happened twice (Plymouth and Washington in 2005 and Rochester and Princeton in 2009).
— Kyle Neddenriep (@KyleNeddenriep) March 30, 2024
END OF SECOND QUARTER: Scottsburg 35, Saint Joseph 34
HALF: Scottsburg 35, Saint Joseph 34. Huskies had a 34-33 lead before Warriors grabbed it back late.
Halftime stats: pic.twitter.com/QBJCc6ZgHM— Austin Hough (@AustinRHough) March 30, 2024
Jayce Lee just picked up his third foul. That's huge for Saint Joseph. 1:06 left before halftime
— Austin Hough (@AustinRHough) March 30, 2024
3:40 left Q2: Scottsburg 33, Saint Joseph 27.
What a pace to this one so far. This media timeouts are nice to let everyone breathe, spectators included.— Austin Hough (@AustinRHough) March 30, 2024
Braylen White (5 points) and Jerry Barca (6 points) already have more than their season averages for Saint Joe. Maybe a good sign?
Scottsburg 28, Huskies 22 w/4:50 left Q2— Austin Hough (@AustinRHough) March 30, 2024
END OF FIRST QUARTER: Scottsburg 19, Saint Joseph 13
END 1: Scottsburg 19, Saint Joseph 13. Huskies have made four 3s (Barca X2, Jayce Lee, Elijah King) and one free-throw. Jack Miller 12 points and Kody Clancy 7 for all the Warriors' scoring so far.
— Austin Hough (@AustinRHough) March 30, 2024
Jerry Barca with the first points in a state title game in @SJhoopsquad history. Made it 7-3 Scottsburg at the time.
Two 3s have been made since, one by each team. 10-6 Scottsburg, 4:01 Q1.— Austin Hough (@AustinRHough) March 30, 2024
Get your seatbelts on. This game is fast fast. Scottsburg 12, SB Saint Joseph 9, 3:03 first quarter.
— Kyle Neddenriep (@KyleNeddenriep) March 30, 2024
Class 3A state finals: Scottsburg vs. South Bend Saint Joseph pic.twitter.com/HnnqaxnHwB
— Kyle Neddenriep (@KyleNeddenriep) March 30, 2024
Starting lineups
Starters for Scottsburg (24-5) and South Bend Saint Joseph (20-9) pic.twitter.com/LbAGR4UViG
— Austin Hough (@AustinRHough) March 30, 2024
How to watch South Bend Saint Joseph vs. No. 4 Scottsburg, tipoff time, TV, streaming
▶ When: Saturday, 6 p.m.
▶ Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
▶ TV/Streaming: All four state championship games will stream exclusively on IHSAAtv.org and the IHSAAtv suite of apps (iPhone, Android phone, Roku, Amazon Firestick, AppleTV, and Android TV) via pay-per-view for $15 per game or $20 for all games.
▶ Radio: IHSAA Champions Radio Network — WYMR (98.3 FM), WKVI (99.3 FM), WTCA (106.1 FM, 1050 AM).
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