North Dakota Division B Boys Basketball State Tournament 3rd Place – Bowman County vs Bishop Ryan

Recap

In near wire-to-wire fashion, the #2 seeded Bowman County Bulldogs bested the #4 Bishop Ryan Lions, 62-48, in the 3rd place game of the ND Division B Boys Basketball State Tournament.

After a tight first quarter, the Bulldogs outscored the Lions in the second quarter, 19-7, to take a 38-24 lead into the halftime locker room. The Lions cut the lead in half by the waning seconds of the third quarter, but a buzzer-beating three to end the quarter by Bohden Duffield stifled any comeback attempt. The Bulldogs outshot the Lions from behind the arc, with nine made three’s to just one.

The Duffield twins once again led the Bulldogs. Bohden finished with 21 while Bishop added 18. Coincidentally, Jett Lundeen and Ramsey Walz also led the Lions with 21 and 18 points respectively.

Bowman County ends their season with a 25-2 record and a 3rd place finish. Bishop Ryan settles for fourth, finishing with a 23-5 record.

BOX SCORE

BR      17      7    13    11     48

BC      19     19    9     15     62

SCORING

BISHOP RYAN- J. Lundeen 21, Walz 18, Shean 3, Okeson 2 Passa 2, H. Seay 2

BOWMAN COUNTY – Bohden Duffield 21, Bishop Duffield 18, Dix 6, Fossum 5, Njos 5, Meschke 4, Paulson 3