Lincoln takes down Harrisburg in South Dakota boys basketball semifinals
The Sioux Falls Lincoln boys basketball team survived a third-quarter push from Harrisburg to make the SDHSAA Class AA championship game.
RAPID CITY ā The No. 1 Sioux Falls Lincoln boys basketball team had to weather a 12-5 run from No. 4 Harrisburg to open the third quarter to win 53-48 and advance to the SDHSAA Class AA state championship game.
Harrisburg trailed 26-25 at halftime before going on its surge. Lincoln head coach Luke Hannemann decided to turn up the heat, going to a full-court press even on misses and turnovers. That rattled the Tigers, and the Patriots responded with a 22-11 finish to the game.
"We just knew at that point we had to go," Hannemann said. "We couldn't let them have a lead on us and we had to really go. Our defense helped propel some of our offense.
" Harrisburg head coach Scott Langerock felt he didn't do enough to prepare his guys for the pressure and thought he deserves the credit for the final Lincoln run. "I didn't rep it enough in practice, and it's hard to simulate that kind of pressure," Langerock said. "There were a lot of banana cuts, soft cuts, hopping, not screening with a purpose and popping back to the ball.
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