HARRISBURG – The Tigers used a 16-11 third-quarter advantage to pull away to a 61-55 Eastern South Dakota Conference win over Brookings on Tuesday night.
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HARRISBURG – The Tigers used a 16-11 third-quarter advantage to pull away to a 61-55 Eastern South Dakota Conference win over Brookings on Tuesday night.
After playing to a 19-19 tie after a quarter, Harrisburg went up 32-31 at halftime before extending its lead to 48-42 through three as the teams played evenly in the final frame with 13 points apiece.
The Tigers extended their lead to nine points – 55-46 – following a 3-pointer by Isaac Brower but the ‘Cats battled back, getting as close as four points at 59-55 after an Eric Sell free throw.
Brower provided for the final margin with a late basket.
Drew Cole led Brookings, 1-1 overall and 1-1 in the ESD, with 16 points and nine rebounds, to go along with four blocks and two steals. Trevor Woodall chipped in with 12 points, eight boards and a pair of assists while Trent Broksieck contributed 10 points and two dimes.
Nick Hoyt’s 18 points, three assists and two steals led the Tigers, who improved to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in conference play.
The Bobcats play host to Sioux Falls Roosevelt on Saturday. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. at Bob Jostad.
HARRISBURG 61, BROOKINGS 55
Brookings (1-1, 1-1 ESD)
Jay Wilber 3-7 0-0 7, Trevor Woodall 4-12 4-7 12, Eric Sell 3-7 1-2 7, Parker Beers 1-1 0-0 3, Trent Broksieck 4-9 0-0 10, Carson Gullickson 0-1 0-0 0, Ryan Treiber 0-1 0-0 0, Drew Cole 6-14 2-2 16. Totals 21-52 7-11 55.
Harrisburg (2-0, 1-0 ESD)
Blair Slaughter 5-8 1-1 11, Nick Hoyt 7-15 1-2 18, Cale Murphy 4-7 0-0 8, Payton Marquardt 0-1 0-0 0, Adam Erickson 3-6 0-0 9, Nick Feldman 0-2 0-0 0, Sam Christensen 0-1 0-0 0, Isaac Brower 3-9 2-4 9, Brayden Phipps 3-8 0-0 6. Totals 25-57 4-7 61.
Brookings 19 12 11 13 – 55
Harrisburg 19 13 16 13 – 61
3-point goals – B 6-22 (Wilber 1-3, Woodall 0-3, Sell 0-2, Beers 1-1, Broksieck 2-6, Treiber 0-1, Cole 2-6); H 7-25 (Hoyt 3-8, Murphy 0-3, Marquardt 0-1, Erickson 3-6, Brower 1-4, Phipps 0-1). Rebounds – B 30 (Cole 9, Woodall 8); H 36 (Slaughter 14). Assists – B 10 (Wilber 2, Woodall 2, Broksieck 2); H 13 (Hoyt 3, Murphy 3, Erickson 3). Steals – B 6 (Beers 2, Cole 2); H 3 (Hoyt 2). Blocks – B 4 (Cole 4); H 4. Turnovers – B 6; H 8. Total fouls – B 12; H 15. Fouled out – None. Technical fouls – None.
