by Benjamin Chase
of the Plainsman
HURON –– They never trailed on the night, but it took until the fourth quarter for the Huron Tigers to pull away from the Pierre Governors for a convincing 54-39 victory on Tuesday at Huron Arena.
The Huron Tigers were without Blake Ellwein in the game due to medical reasons, but they came out ready to play.
Davis Chase opened a big night with a drive to the hoop for a basket. Lincoln Dilges got a steal and a layup to tie the score.
Huron got a basket and a pair of free throws from Carter Porisch. Chase then made a strong adjustment for a basket on a drive, and Myles Ellwein nailed a corner three to make it 11-2 Huron.
Cooper Terwilliger got a free throw for Pierre, but Chase answered with a baseline jumper, and Carter Porisch got a free throw to make it 14-3.
Dilges nailed a three at the buzzer to end the first quarter with Huron up, 14-6.
Chase opened the second quarter with a putback, but Caiden Ahartz answered with a quick drive and Terwilliger hit on a post move down low to bring Pierre within 16-10.
Anderson Porisch got on the board with a floater in the lane, but Logan Witte answered for Pierre off the bench with a drive through the defense.
Ellwein hit his second corner three of the first half, and Witte answered with a drive and was fouled, hitting two free throws to bring it to 21-14.
Anderson knocked down a baseline jumper, but Corde Austin answered with a three for Pierre.
Chase answered Austin with a corner three to put Huron up nine, but Dilges again got a buzzer beater, nailing a jumper to end the first half with the Governors trailing, 26-19.
Huron’s Davis Chase puts up a shot during the second half of a game against Pierre on Tuesday at Huron Arena.
Terwilliger began a strong third quarter with a pair of free throws, and Chase answered with a baseline drive. The two exchanged points again, with a bucket for Terwilliger and Chase cut through the lane for a bucket to make it 30-23.
Austin hit a short jumper for Pierre, and Carter Porisch answered with a pair of free throws.
Terwilliger scored down low, and Chase responded with one of two free throws.
Sincere Wilson nailed a three, and Chase responded with a pair of free throws.
After Austin hit a runner for Pierre, Chase found James Shoultz Jr. cutting to the hoop for two. Dilges got behind the Huron defense for two, and Anderson Porisch closed the third quarter scoring with a free throw to send the game to the final frame with Pierre hanging around, 38-34.
The Huron defense then clamped down. Chase opened the final quarter with a putback bucket and Dilges hit a turnaround in the lane, but Huron would then go on a 14-0 run to put the game out of reach.
The benches cleared with a minute remaining and the backups closed out a 54-39 Huron victory.
Huron’s Bryson North puts up a shot in the paint as Pierre’s Caiden Ahartz defends during their game Tuesday at Huron Arena.
The Tigers move to 12-4 behind a huge night from Chase. He had 27 points, 12 rebounds, three steals, and three blocks to lead Huron.
Carter Porisch added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Tigers.
Having two players with double-digit rebounds was a testament to the way the team played in the second half, according to Huron coach Tim Buddenhagen.
“We dominated the glass in the second half,” he said. “Davis and Carter caught fire to lead us offensively.”
Pierre fell to 4-11. Dilges was the lone double-figure scorer with 11.
The Tigers travel to Aberdeen on Thursday.
Buddenhagen was very pleased with his team’s effort without their top player.
“Can’t say enough about our kids. We didn’t find out until about four yesterday that Blake was going to be out,” Buddenhagen stated. “For these kids to come out with that kind of effort and to play with guts was huge.”
Pierre 6 19 34 39
Huron 14 26 38 54
Pierre (4-11): Logan Witte 1 2-2 4, Sincere Wilson 1 0-0 3, Corde Austin 3 0-0 7, Caiden Ahartz 1 1-5 3, Lincoln Dilges 5 0-2 11, Tayson Stiehl 1 0-0 2, Jagger Gardner 0 0-2 0, Cooper Terwilliger 3 3-6 9. Totals: 15 6-17 39.
Huron (12-4): James Shoultz Jr 1 0-0 2, Myles Ellwein 2 0-0 6, Anderson Porisch 3 1-2 7, Davis Chase 10 6-8 27, Carter Porisch 3 5-6 12. Totals: 19 12-16 54.
FG: P – 15/42, 36%; H – 19/50, 38%. 3-pt FG: P – 3/21 (Austin, Dilges, Wilson); H – 4/11 (MEllwein 2, Chase, CPorisch). Rebounds: P 23 (Terwilliger 6), H 36 (Chase 12, CPorisch 10). Assists: P 6 (Deal 4), H 8 (Jurgens 3). Blocks: P 3, H 6 (Chase 3). Steals: P 4, H 6 (Chase 3). Turnovers: P 9, H 8. Fouls: P 12 (Terwilliger out), H 16.
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