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DeLaSalle trounces Princeton in 3A semifinal

By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune, 03/21/19, 1:45PM CDT

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The top-seeded Islanders took a 12-point lead at halftime and rolled to a 93-54 victory behind a combined 50 points from Tyrell Terry and Jamison Battle.


DeLaSalle's Tyrell Terry (10) was fouled by Princeton's Reilly O'Neil (4) in the first half of the Class 3A semifinal game Thursday at Target Center. Photo: CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com

DeLaSalle senior Tyrell Terry, who stands 6-3 and weighs just 155 pounds, knows the drill: Opposing basketball teams are going to drill him.

Terry, the Islanders’ Stanford-bound point guard, absorbed his share of contact in the Class 3A semifinal against Princeton. Flattened by a hard foul with 3.4 seconds to go in the first half Thursday, Terry regrouped to sink two free-throws.

Those shots were good for his confidence as well as momentum. DeLaSalle built a 12-point lead it would only grow in a 93-54 rout.

“A lot of teams try to be physical with me because of my build and they think it’s a way they can get to my head,” Terry said. “I’ve dealt with that quite a bit this season so it wasn’t anything new.”

“We tried to make them earn every shot they took,” Tigers senior center Jon Stimmler said.

First report

No. 1 seed DeLaSalle ran away from Princeton in a 93-54 rout in the Class 3A semifinal on Thursday afternoon at the Target Center.

Tyrell Terry and Jamison Battle combined for 50 points.

The Islanders (26-5) advance to the championship game at 5 p.m. Saturday at Target Center. They seek a seventh state title in eight seasons.

No. 4 Princeton (27-3) spent much of the first half trailing by double-digits. The Tigers cut their deficit to eight points late in the first half but got no closer. Jon Stimmler and Adam Williams combined for 34 points.

Check back later for more on the game.

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