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Aberdeen ChristianDeSmet
Knights
31
BulldogsD
46

The DeSmet (SD) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral playoff game against Aberdeen Christian (Aberdeen, SD) by a score of 46-31.

This game is a part of the "2023 SDHSAA High School Boys Basketball Playoff Brackets (South Dakota) - Class B State Tournament".

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Aberdeen Christian1079531
DeSmet161151446
Final score provided by J. Poppen.
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Game Story

South Dakota High School Basketball - DeSmet topples Aberdeen Christian

March 17, 2023: Aberdeen, SD 57401

In Friday's non-league outing, the DeSmet Bulldogs (DeSmet, SD) basketball squad beat the host Aberdeen Christian Knights (Aberdeen, SD), by a count of 46-31.

The Bulldogs (22-3) will now prepare for their outing against Lower Brule (Lower Brule, SD). The Sioux go into the non-league outing with a 22-3 record. In their last outing, Lower Brule defeated White River (White River, SD), 57-49, in a non-league outing.

The Knights now hold a 22-3 record. They play next when they travel to White River for a non-league outing on Saturday, March 18. Aberdeen Christian will clash with a Tigers squad coming off a 57-49 non-league loss to Lower Brule (Lower Brule, SD). The Tigers record now stands at 21-5.

Rankings & Records

Aberdeen Christian (22-23)

SDClass
192
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
23-35-08-28-07-1.8851.0001,6491,140
D

DeSmet (22-23)

SDClass
91
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
23-36-09-06-18-2.8851.0001,6881,054

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Aberdeen Christian		12.010.316.010.711.063.4
DeSmet17.310.515.014.2-64.9

Team Stat Comparison

Aberdeen ChristianDeSmet
62.0Points Per Game-
34.4Rebounds Per Game-
13.9Assists Per Game-
6.5Steals Per Game-
2.5Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

Aberdeen ChristianDeSmetNational Avg.
#4 Ethan Russell 15.8Points Per Game
-
4.9
#4 Ethan Russell 7.1Rebounds Per Game
-
2.6
#10 Malek Wieker4.5Assists Per Game
-
1.0
#10 Malek Wieker1.9Steals Per Game
-
0.8
#4 Ethan Russell 1.5Blocks Per Game
-
0.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Aberdeen Christian1-1DeSmet2-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/28/22Lower BruleAberdeen Christian(W) 62-481/21/23Lower BruleDeSmet(W) 61-53
3/18/23DeSmetLower Brule(W) 62-48
2/11/23HamlinAberdeen Christian(L) 48-431/17/23DeSmetHamlin(L) 57-55

Record Breakdown

Aberdeen Christian (22-23)

D

DeSmet (22-23)
23-3
Overall
23-3
5-0
League
6-0
13-2
Non-League
11-3
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
1-1
Common Opponent
2-1
8-2
Home
9-0
8-0
Away
6-1
7-1
Neutral
8-2
5-1
Playoff
6-0
22-3
In-State
22-3
1-0
Out-of-State
1-0