DES MOINES -- Micah Russell scored 20 points, knocking down 9 of 10 shots, and fourth-seeded Mount Vernon beat fifth-seeded North Cedar, 56-39, Monday night in the Class 2A quarterfinals of the boys state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.
Mount Vernon (21-4) advances to face top-seeded MFL MarMac (24-1) in Thursday's semifinals at 2 p.m.
Jack Keleher scored 11 points for Mount Vernon.
Jordan Hay scored 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead North Cedar (20-5).
Hay's jumper 20 seconds into the game gave North Cedar its only lead, 2-0.
Russell's layup tied the game aand the Mustangs took the lead for good, 5-2, on Keleher's 3-point basket with 5:57 left in the first quarter.
Mount Vernon led 13-8 at the end of the first quarter, 29-15 at halftime and 42-23 after three quarters.
MFL MARMAC 73, SIOUX CENTER 72 -- MFL MarMac's CJ Mason made three free throws in the final nine seconds for a four-point lead and the top-seeded Bulldogs held off No. 8 seed Sioux Center.
MFL MarMac (24-1) advances to Thursday's semifinals at 2 p.m. against Mount Vernon (21-4).
The Bulldogs held a one-point lead with 11 seconds left and had Jacob Dotzler at the free throw line for two shots. He missed both and Sioux Center's Steven Kragt grabbed the rebound.
But Sioux Center was assessed a technical foul because Beau Boer, who picked up his fifth foul that sent Dotzler to the line, was still on the court when Dotzler shot his free throws, making him an illegal player. After a conference at the scorers' bench, the technical foul was called.
Mason made both free throws for a 72-69 lead, then was fouled again after a Sioux Center turnover and made one of two shots for a 73-69 lead with eight seconds left. Sioux Center's Andrew O'Donnell hit a 3-pointer just before the buzzer.
Mason led a quartet of MFL scorers in double figures with 17 points. Dotzler had 13 points.
Boer led Sioux Center (18-7) with 15 points. O'Donnell had 14 and TJ Buyert added 12 points and 10 rebounds.
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