Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Boys basketball: Tech advances in state tourney, 55-51

MINNEAPOLIS — Alex Hanks scored 20 points and Scott Nystrom had 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead St. Cloud Tech to a 55-51 win over Champlin Park this evening in the state Class 4A boys basketball tournament.

Unseeded Tech (26-4) plays second-seeded Eden Prairie (26-3) at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Target Center. Eden Prairie beat Owatonna 61-46 in another quarterfinal today at Target Center.

It's the third straight state semifinal appearance for Tech, which has taken third the past two seasons.

The Tigers led 36-30 at halftime over third-seeded Champlin Park (24-6), which was ranked second in the state. The Rebels were led by Kyle Zimmermann. The 6-foot-3 senior post had 16 points and nine rebounds.

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