Live updates: Oregon (OSAA) high school boys basketball 6A state tournament semifinals (3/8/2024)

Follow along throughout the day for live updates from the 6A boys semifinals at the University of Portland's Chiles Center

The Oregon 6A boys basketball state tournament continues Friday with semifinal games at the University of Portland's Chiles Center. 

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Follow this post for live updates. No. 1 Central Catholic and No. 5 Tualatin are scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. No. 3 Roosevelt and No. 7 Beaverton are set for 3:15 p.m. 

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No. 3 Roosevelt vs. No. 7 Beaverton

FINAL: Roosevelt 73, Beaverton 45

One by one, Riders coach Jamarr Lawson removed his starters. First, Owen Nathan. Then Terrence Hill Jr., Chance White, and finally, Utrillo Morris with 1:46 left.

Timeout Beaverton: Riders fans already looking ahead to tomorrow evening and a clash with Central Catholic. 64-44 w 222 to play

Timeout Beaverton: 424 to play, Riders up 60-41

End 3rd: Roosevelt 51, Beaverton 36

Midway through the 3Q, and Riders lead is up to 47-24

Halftime: Roosevelt 16 minutes from reaching its first big-school final since winning the program's only title in 1949, leading Beaverton 38-17 

Timeout Beaverton: Roughriders open 2Q on 7-0 run, build a 22-10 lead w 608 left

End 1st: Roosevelt 15, Beaverton 10

Timeout Beaverton: 204 1Q Roosevelt up 10-7

331 1Q Roosevelt up 8-7

Teams are warming up. Tipoff is at 3:15 p.m. 

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No. 1 Central Catholic vs. No. 5 Tualatin

FINAL: Central Catholic 73, Tualatin 67

Timeout Wolves – things looks bleak as Carr gets a layup off a feed from Zamir, but Keeney gets a quick bucket. 71-67 w 27.6 left 4Q

Timeout Rams - Paschal has come up big down the stretch, draws a favorable whistle and hits both FTs. Lake takes a Lillard-esque 3pt that misses, and following rebound, it's a 4-pt game at 69-65 CC 126 4Q

Timeout Rams after 2 FTs by Zamir Paschal to put them up 63-62 w 343 to play

Timeout Wolves after a Diaz layin. CC up 57-56 626 4Q

Empty possession for Tualatin; Zeller hits 2 FTs, and Rams back in front 55-54 657 4Q

Hits both FTs, but a turnover means only CC cutting the deficit to 54-53

Angelo opens the 4Q with a steal, draws an intentional foul from Lake. Could be turning point right from the start

End 3rd: CC rights ship with Steppe on bench, ends quarter on 8-2 run to close to within 54-51. Steppe checking in to start 4Q

Rams are 0x7 from 3pt range in quarter after going 6x16 in first half, but a putback before a CC timeout 141 3Q shaves deficit to 52-45

But Steppe just picked up his 4th foul with an illegal screen — Tualatin up 52-43 205 3Q

And Steppe with a deep 3 — 49-43 259 3Q

Wolves on 23-4 run over last 8 minutes

And now it's Jemai Lake with the strong take and the and-1 – 43-39 435 3Q

Nolan Keeney with the 3-point play and the Wolves retake the lead 40-39 616 3Q

Scoring leaders: Tual, Steppe 18 pts, 5 rbs, also 2 fouls; Lake and Javier Diaz 6 pts each. CC, Zeller and Angelo 8 pts each, Carr 7 pts; Zeller also 5 rbs

HALFTIME: Central Catholic 37, Tualatin 33 — Wolves close half on 13-2 run, score final 8 of half

And now Jemai Lake with the layup – Wolves have more than halved CC's 19-point lead, are now within 8 at 37-29 with 150 left 2Q

Steppe with the right wing jumper. back to 10 at 37-27 with 2:30 left 2Q

Jaden Steppe with 3pt at 550 of 2Q ends a 22-0 CC run ... Rams 30-14

End 1st: Robbie Long rattles in a 3 at the buzzer to cap a 15-0 Rams run to end quarter, give them a 23-11 lead over the 2x defending champs.

A Tony Angelo 3-pointer from the right wing gives Rams their first lead att 13-11. Timeout Tualatin 2:00 1Q

Fast-paced quarter so far. Tied 8-8 401 to go

Here we go: Central Catholic wins the opening tip

Both teams doing shootaround with 30 minutes to anthem and lineups

Tipoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.