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

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

The Oregon 6A girls 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 South Medford and No. 5 Willamette are scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. No. 2 Clackamas and No. 6 Benson are set for 8:15 p.m.

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No. 2 Clackamas vs. No. 6 Benson

FINAL: Benson 51, Clackamas 47

Barhoum gets a decent look at a 3, misses, but after Benson rebounds, they travel with the ball while celebrating. 0.8 back on clock

Clackamas traps, flies around, but can't cause turnover. They finally foul Chandler-Roberts with 8.1 seconds left. Misses first ... hits second ... 51-47. Cavs timeout

Davidson buries the wide-open 3 from the top-right of the arc with 41.7 seconds left. Cavs coach Korey Landolt calls timeout with 38.6 showing. Don't have to foul, but with only a 3.6-second difference with shot clock and no advance off timeout, might have to consider it. Benson 50-47

Allie Roden with a good look at 3 to make it a one-possession game but rims out. Benson has ball with 1:04 left

Timeout Benson: With his players looking discombobulated, Coach Knox burns one of his two remaining to set up a play w 9 secs on shot clock. 127 remaining

Sara Barhoum with the drive and the layin 155 lft 50-44

Timeout Clackamas: Davidson answers a deep post-up bucket for Chandler-Roberts with another lefty floater in the lane. Benson 48-41 w 316 to play

Davidson hits 2 FTs. Deficit down to 7 at 46-39 w 414 left

Timeout Benson: Coach Knox looking to settle some nerves with Techsters' lead down to 46-37 w 506 left

Big blow for Benson as Mauriana Hashemian-Orr fouls out with 525 to play. She has been a catalyst all week.

540 left and Clackamas has the only basket of the 4Q - Benson 46-36

End 3rd: A Davidson floater at the buzzer pulls Clackamas within 12 at 46-34 with eight minutes left to mount a comeback and get the chance to defend its title tomorrow night against South Medford.

Timeout Clackamas: Benson pouring it on to start the second half. Techsters 39-20 503 3Q

Cavs just 5x24 FG (20.8% while Benson is 12x27 (44.4%)
Scoring leaders: Clk, Sara Barhoum 6 pts, Davidson just 4 (both in final 90 seconds of half). Benson, Mahogany Chandler-Roberts and Mauriana Hashemian-Orr 11 pts apiece, Chandler-Roberts also w 8 rebs

HALFTIME: Benson 31, Clackamas 16

But just like that, Jazzy with back-to-back driving buckets to close the gap to 13.

This game right now resembles Benson's 2019 state championship win over Southridge. They have bottled up Davidson and frustrated Clackamas — 3x18 shooting. Benson up 29-12 209 2Q

Timeout Benson: Up 26-12 252 2Q

407 2Q: Benson still leads Clackamas, now 21-12

End 1st: Benson 17, Clackamas 9

Timeout Clackamas: Benson on 11-2 run to take 15-6 lead 139 1Q

And Jazzy Davidson picks up her second foul and goes to the bench 255 1Q

Timeout Benson: Allie Roden will have an and-1 opportunity for Clackamas when they return to the court, w Benson up 10-6 304 1Q

3 minutes in, and we're all knotted at 4-4

Benson wins the tip, but Clackamas gets the first basket.

About 5 minutes to lineups and tip-off

Benson coach Eric Knox never disappoints with his choice of wardrobe. (Credit René Ferrán)

Preview: Jazzy Davidson vs. Mahogany Chandler-Roberts 6A semifinal showdown as good as it gets in Oregon girls basketball

Tipoff scheduled for 8:15 p.m. 

No. 1 South Medford vs. No. 5 Willamette

Panthers have won 15 straight against Wolverines dating to December 2013

FINAL: South Medford 46, Willamette 43

Taylor Young is fouled and makes it 46-43 with 4.8 seconds left. SM calls timeout to set defense. SM also has 3 fouls to give before getting to bonus

And Ceron-Romero is fouled with TWO SECONDS on the shot clock and 9.6 in the game. Splits 2 FTs, but Akpan with her 11th offensive board of the game gets SM another possession.

Brynn Smith drives to the basket and splits a pair of defenders for the tying layin with 47.8 seconds left. Timeout South Medford, all knotted up 43-43

SM has missed 3 of 4 FTs in last minute that could have really extended its lead. Still up 7 with 250 to play

Timeout South Medford: SM 41, Willamette 35 554 4Q

Run is now 11-2 after a corner 3 from Kimberly Ceron-Romero. SM up 41-33 w 640 left

End 3rd: SM ends quarter on 7-2 run, leads Willamette 37-33

2 FTs for Harper Wagner gives Willamette the lead back at 31-30 w 138 left 3Q

Timeout Willamette: Young caps a 7-0 SM run with a short jumper in transition, giving Panthers a 25-20 lead w 522 left 3Q

Scoring leaders: Willamette, Harms has 7 pts. For SM, Taylor Young has a game-high 8

HALFTIME: Neither team scores in the final 2:57 of period. South Medford 18, Willamette 18

So, they apparently gave Akpan's 3rd foul to someone else, because she now picks up her third with 1 minute left in 2Q

Timeout Willamette: Isabella Harms hits a 3 to tie the game at 18-18 257 2Q

Timeout South Medford: Willamette up 15-12 610 2Q

And now Mayan Akpan picks up her third foul for SM just 26 seconds into 2Q

End 1st: South Medford 12 Willamette 10

Timeout South Medford: Panthers up 9-8 218 1Q

Halfway thru 1Q: Willamette 6, South Medford 5

Both teams warming up now. 18 minutes to anthem and lineups

Jefferson (70-64 over Southridge) and Grants Pass (37-26 over Jesuit) will cap their first state tournament appearances in some time by playing for fourth and sixth places tomorrow.

Tipoff between South Medford and Willamette is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.