Last-second 3-pointer ends Aquinas season, a win from state championship berth
MADISON, Wis. — Eight points in the final 19.1 seconds did in the Aquinas High School boys basketball team Thursday, as it sought to get back to the state championship for the first time since 2013.
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The shot that ended the Blugolds’ season came with .5 seconds left, when Landon Thousand nailed a 3-pointer to give second-ranked Mineral Point a one-point lead and eventual 62-61 win in the Division 4 state semifinals at the Kohl Center.
Things looked to be going ninth-ranked Aquinas’ way, as it had a 61-54 lead with 1:09 remaining. But the Blugolds (23-6) had three turnovers in the final 15.4 seconds that led to the dramatic Pointers (27-2) comeback.
Aquinas sophomore Logan Becker had a game-high 27 points, while Thousand finished with a team-high 24.
TOP PHOTOS: Pictures from the WIAA of the battle between Aquinas and Mineral Point in the Division 4 state semifinals on March 14, 2024.