Willmar boys hoops edges Sartell
SARTELL -- Jimmy Unger swished 6 three-pointers on the way to a 22-point evening lifting the Willmar Cardinals to a 49-47 victory over the Sartell Sabres on in Central Lakes Conference boys basketball on Tuesday.
Unger hit 4 from the arc in the second half when Willmar outscored the Sabres 30-22 after trailing by six, 25-19, at halftime.
The Cardinals surged in front by 7 but Sartell worked its way back when the Cardinals missed free throws. The Sabres got a basket with 3 seconds left to cut the final gap to two points.
Willmar was 4 of 12 at the line and just 19 of 50 from the field (38 percent).
Austin Rambow added 11 points and Dean Stier logged 8 assists. Jeremy Olson grabbed 6 rebounds.
Tim Immelman, the Sabres' 6-foot-6 center, finished with 22 points.
Willmar has won 6 straight.
Willmar 49, Sartell 47
Willmar (4-1, 7-1) 19 30 -- 49
Sartell (1-4, 2-8) 25 22 -- 47
WILLMAR - 19-50 FG (7-23 3-pt); 4-12 FT; 23 rebounds; 11 fouls ... Scoring: Dean Stier 2, Jimmy Unger 22, Jeremy Olson 4, Mo Mohamud 5, Austin Rambow 11, Joe Leuze 2, Matt Suedbeck 2, Brandon Zuidema 1... 3-point shots: Unger 6, Mohamud 1 ... Rebound leaders: Olson 6 ... Assist leaders: Stier 8... Steal leaders: Mohamud 3 .... Blocks: Rambow 2
SARTELL - 20-48 FG (2-8 3-pt); 5-10 FT; 27 rebounds; 13 fouls ... Scoring: Tom Bearson 6, Paul Coleman 3, Patrick Fischer 6, Tim Immelman 22, Zach Jiskra 5, Parker Hagen 5 ... 3-point shots: Pehrson 1, Coleman 1
