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Photos: Eastside Catholic edges Rainier Beach in final minute of 3A boys basketball state third place game

TACOMA — Chika Nduka scored a go-ahead contested layup with 15 seconds left to lift top-seeded Eastside Catholic over 13-seed Rainier Beach in Saturday's 3A

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports

Photos: Eastside Catholic edges Rainier Beach in final minute of 3A boys basketball state third place game
Photos: Eastside Catholic edges Rainier Beach in final minute of 3A boys basketball state third place game /

TACOMA — Chika Nduka scored a go-ahead contested layup with 15 seconds left to lift top-seeded Eastside Catholic over 13-seed Rainier Beach in Saturday's 3A state third place game in the Tacoma Dome.

Rainier Beach senior John Hart led all scorers with 32 points, which is the highest individual point total across the 3A/4A boys tournament. Nahmir Robinson's driving attempt at a game-winner fell short at the buzzer.

Here are photos from the game:

(Andy Buhler / Scorebook Live)

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Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports
ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.

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