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WIAA State Boys Basketball Tournament wraps up with four first-time champions

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MADISON – The 2024 WIAA State Boys Basketball Tournament concluded Saturday with five divisional championship games at the Kohl Center.

Marshfield Columbus Catholic kicked off Championship Saturday with a 81-75 win over Madison Abundant Life Christian to win the Division 5 title and its first gold ball in its fourth trip to state.

In Division 4, an offensive rebound and basket at the buzzer by Drew Aschliman gave Mineral Point a 65-64 victory over Kenosha St. Joseph and its first state championship.

Milwaukee St. Thomas More also won its first state title as it defeated Lakeside Lutheran 65-54 in the Division 3 final.

Wisconsin Lutheran snagged its third Division 2 title (2009, 2014) with a dominating 83-62 victory over Pewaukee, which had won the previous three D-2 championships.

In the Division 1 final, Milwaukee Marquette downed Hartland Arrowhead 84-62, claiming its first state title in its third trip to Madison.

2024 WIAA State Boys Basketball Tournament
Thursday, March 14-Saturday, March 16
At Kohl Center, Madison
Thursday, March 14
Division 3 Semifinals
No. 1 Milwaukee St. Thomas More (28-1) 68, No. 4 Prescott (21-7) 45 Stats
No. 2 Lakeside Lutheran (27-2) 57, No. 3 Kiel (28-1) 55 Stats
Division 4 Semifinals
No. 4 Kenosha St. Joseph (20-9) 46, No. 1 Marathon (27-2) 37 Stats
No. 2 Mineral Point (27-2) 62, No. 3 La Crosse Aquinas (23-6) 61 Stats
Friday, March 15
Division 5 Semifinals
No. 1 Marshfield Columbus Catholic (28-2) 78, No. 4 Solon Springs (27-3) 65 Stats
No. 3 Madison Abundant Life Christian (28-2) 42, No. 2 Almond-Bancroft (27-2) 37 Stats
Division 2 Semifinals
No. 1 Wisconsin Lutheran (29-0) 57, No. 4 Glendale Nicolet (24-5) 55 Stats
No. 2 Pewaukee (25-4) 89, No. 3 West Salem (25-4) 69 Stats
Division 1 Semifinals
No. 1 Hartland Arrowhead (27-2) 99, No. 4 Neenah (21-8) 94 (4 OT) Stats
No. 3 Milwaukee Marquette (25-4) 67, No. 2 Kettle Moraine (25-4) 60
Saturday, March 16
Championship Games
Division 5: Marshfield Columbus Catholic (29-2) 81, Madison Abundant Life Christian (28-3) 75 Story
Division 4: Mineral Point (27-2) 65, Kenosha St. Joseph (20-10) 64 Stats
Division 3: Milwaukee St. Thomas More (29-1) 65, Lakeside Lutheran (27-3) 54 Stats
Division 2: Wisconsin Lutheran (30-0) 83, Pewaukee (25-5) 62 Stats
Division 1: Milwaukee Marquette (26-4) 84, Hartland Arrowhead (27-3) 62 Stats