Manchester tops University in Indiana high school boys basketball Class 2A championship: Live score recap

Get real-time score and game updates from the IHSAA Class 2A championship

Boys basketball trophies from 2025 sectionals, regionals and semi-state sit on display at University High School on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in Carmel. The school's boys basketball team is headed to the IHSAA 2A State Championship for the first time in the school’s history on Saturday March 29, 2025, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. / Michelle Pemberton/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Manchester Squires (26-2) defeated the University Trailblazers (20-10) 59-54 in the 2025 Indiana (IHSAA) high school boys basketball Class 2A state championship on Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Gavin Betten and Ethan Hendrix both had 21 points to lead the squires to their first title in school history. Manchester's strong third quarter was enough to win for the Squires as they held off a University 3-point barrage to start the fourth quarter.

While University was hot from 3-point range throughout the game, the Trailblazers only finished 18-of-51 from the field.

Blake Gray had 20 points for University.

Manchester tops University in Indiana high school boys basketball Class 2A championship: Live score recap (3/29/2025)

The teams are on the court for the national anthem.

FIRST QUARTER UPDATES

Manchester wins the opening tip and we're underway.

The game is tied at five with five minutes remaining in the first quarter. Blake Gray with a 3-pointer for University, and Aaron Reid with a 3-point shot for Manchester.

Four made 3-pointers already in the game. Each team is 2-for-4. The game is tied at eight with two minutes remaining.

END OF FIRST QUARTER: University 11, Manchester 10

Both teams cooled off after a hot shooting start. The Trailblazers are 4-of-13 from the floor compared to 4-of-10 for Manchester.

University's Gray is the leading scorer in the game with eight points.

SECOND QUARTER UPDATES

University continues to hit 3-point shots against the Manchester zone. University leads 15-14 with 3:29 remaining in the quarter.

The game is tied at 16 with two minutes remaining in the quarter. No team has had more than a 3-point lead. Gavin Betten has started to make some shots for Manchester. He's up to six points in the half.

HALTIME: Manchester 21, University 21

An even first half between the Trailblazers and the Squires. Gray leads all scorers with 11 points, and Betten leads Manchester with eight points.

Both teams continue to shoot well from 3-point range. University is 5-of-10 and Manchester is 3-of-7. University's four offensive rebounds have kept them close in this tight contest.

THIRD QUARTER UPDATES

The second half is underway.

Betten hits a 3-point shot at the top of the arc, and Manchester has a 26-24 lead with six minutes remaining.

Betten up to seven points in the half. Manchester is 4-of-6 to start the second half. The Squires lead 30-26 with 4:30 remaining.

University's Josh Henderson makes a layup to cut into Manchester's lead. The Trailblazers were on a scoring drought until then. Manchester leads 34-30 with 1:47 remaining.

END OF THIRD QUARTER: Manchester 39, University 34

Manchester's Ethan Hendrix scored nine points in the third quarter, and he's up to 14 in the game. The Squires went 8-for-11 from the field in the third quarter while University went 5-for-16.

FOURTH QUARTER UPDATES

Max McComb ties the game for University after a 7-0 run. The Trailblazers' full-court press forced a turnover, and McComb hit a three with 6:37 remaining in the game.

McComb hits another 3-point shot to tie the game at 43 with 4:46 remaining.

McComb hit another 3-point shot to take a 3-point lead, but Manchester's Caleb Kline hit a 3-point shot moments later. The game is tied at 46 with 4:11 remaining.

Manchester leads 50-49 with 1:44 remaining.

Betten gets the and-1 foul, but he misses the free throw. Manchester leads 52-51 with 1:24 remaining.

Manchester has a 3-point lead with 40 seconds remaining after Hendrix hits two free throws.

Hendrix hits two more free throws, and Aaron Reid makes a layup to give Manchester an 8-point lead with 13 seconds remaining.

FINAL: Manchester 59, University 54

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