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Game Log: Twinsburg vs Pickerington North
Tomorrow's state champions ship will feature undefeated Twinsburg taking on one-loss Fairmont
2:00 LEFT IN FOURTH QUARTER
The lead is 53-40 Twinsburg, and already some of the fans are looking ahead to tomorrow.
The student section started a chant: "We want Fairmont!"
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5:15 LEFT IN FOURTH QUARTER
Twinsburg is hanging on to a solid lead after batting back Pickerington's push. The Tigers lead 48-34.
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END OF THIRD QUARTER
Pickerington is back in the game after cutting the Twinsburg lead to 12. The score after three quarters is 44-32.
The end is near. Let's see if the Tigers can close it out and advance to Saturday's finals.
5:58 LEFT IN THIRD QUARTER
The Tigers didn't let up after halftime, adding 9 points to bring the score to 40-19. Howard is on the verge of a double-double with 13 points, 9 rebounds.
HALFTIME
Twinsburg up 31-19 at the half. Here's some stats to whet your appetite:
Name Assists Rebounds Points Malina Howard 0 8 11 Nicole Carman 0 2 9 Ashley Morrissette 2 1 6 Leah Fechko 3 2 2 Lashawna Gatewood 0 2 2 Katie Fox 3 1 1 Char-dell Dunnigan 0 2 0
4:33 LEFT IN SECOND QUARTER
Twinsburg has extended its leads to 19-12. Howard has 9 points and Nicole Carman has 8 points, including two three-pointers.
END OF FIRST QUARTER
Twinsburg leads 12-11 after the first quarter.
Junior star Malina Howard leads Twinsburg with 5 points. Ashley Morrissette has four points.
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4:08 LEFT IN FIRST QUARTER
Game tied at 7 each. One trouble spot for Twinsburg is starting guard Leah Fechko collected two early fouls, and is on the bench.
7:23 LEFT IN FIRST QUARTER
And we're off. The pomp and circumstance is over. Now's its time to ball.
Pickerington has an early lead, 2-1.
PREGAME
Twinsburg's Lady Tigers are 25-0.
Two more wins, and they clinch an undefeated season with an Ohio Division I state championship, which would be the first in team history.
That journey begins tonight, when the Tigers take on Pickerington North (21-5), who Twinsburg defeated 59-49 during the regular season.
The game is set to tip at 8 p.m. The winning team will take on Fairmont (25-1). The Firebirds defeated the START Spartans (23-3) to advance to the finals.
We'll have updates as soon as the game begins, so check back early and often.
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