| Rockets defensive in their quest to win it again |
| On
the heels of a defense that held the
Bushnell-Prairie City Spartans to a rather chilly
15% field goal shooting in the first half, the
Rock Falls Rockets advanced to the semifinals
with a 56-32 victory. The Spartans could only
muster three total field goals and five free
throws in the first half. By giving up 16 and 32
points in the first two games, the Rockets set a
new record for fewest points allowed through two
games, besting the previous record of 66 by
Southern set in 2002. Mark Lauts’ team-high 20 points led the Rockets attack, 16 of which came in the second half. Zach House also contributed to the victory with a double-double of 12 points, 10 rebounds. House was also a big factor on the defensive end with 4 blocks. The Spartans (8-5) were led by Zach Stuaan with 8 points and 9 rebounds, though shooting 4-12 from the field. Rock Falls (9-1) will match up with the winner of the Farmington/Hamilton game in the first semifinal of the tournament at 1:00 p.m. Bushnell will play the loser between Farmington and Hamilton at 9:00 a.m. for the chance to advance to the 5th place game. NOTES: -This was a rematch of last year's second round game which saw Rock Falls, on their march to the championship, defeat Bushnell 61-47. -Bushnell-Prairie City has won their past two opening round games in the tournament. -Since entering this tournament in 2003, Rock Falls has won seven of 10 tournament games by double figures. |
| The bracket: |
A
larger version of the bracket can be found on the
tournament website by visiting this page. |
| Next game: |
| Game 14: Farmington vs. Hamilton (6:30 p.m.) |
| Game 13 boxscore: |
| Bushnell-Prairie City vs. Rock Falls |
| Bushnell-Prairie City Spartans |
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| Rock Falls Rockets |
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