Carlsbad beats St. Pius X in overtime: Live updates, recap from CIF State Open Division playoffs
Carlsbad and St. Pius X are facing off in the CIF State Open Division boys basketball playoffs on Wednesday night.
Carlsbad, seeded fourth in the six-team Southern California Open Division bracket, took down Montgomery on Saturday night for their first San Diego Section Open Division title.
St. Pius X, who went 2-1 in Southern Section Open Division pool play, is seeded fifth. The winner of tonight's game will head to Harvard-Westlake on Saturday to take on the top-seeded Wolverines.
Stay with SBLive for highlights, stories and more live coverage from reporter Bodie De Silva at Wednesday's game. The game is being streamed live on the NFHS Network (subscription required).
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FINAL
Carlsbad 75, St. Pius X 72 (Overtime)
30 wins on the season, including 20 straight since late December, the Carlsbad boys basketball season rolls on.
Carlsbad, behind 21 points from star junior guard Jake Hall, erased a 12-point deficit to defeat St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 75-72 in the opening round of the CIF State Open Division playoffs.
St. Pius X led 20-13 after one quarter and stretched the lead to as many as 10 in the second quarter before a Carlsbad run cut the halftime deficit to 36-33.
The Warriors got off to a quick start in the third quarter, increasing their lead to 12 at one point before Carlsbad worked their way back. St. Pius X senior forward Tyrone Riley drove to his left as the third quarter clock ticked down and laid the ball in just before the buzzer to give the Warriors a 54-47 lead after 24 minutes.
The two teams traded baskets for much of the fourth quarter before Carlsbad worked closer in the final minutes. Trailing 66-63 with 34 seconds left to play, Carlsbad's Tony Duckett rose up and nailed a 3-pointer from straight away to tie the game.
St. Pius X fumbled the ball out of bounds on the ensuing possession, giving Carlsbad a chance to win it. Duckett, who finished with 17 points, missed an elbow jumper with four seconds left. St. Pius X guard David Mack's attempt from half court missed left, sending the game to overtime.
Carlsbad junior Jett Kenady broke the seal in overtime with a 3-pointer. The Lancers built a five-point lead in the extra period but got sloppy with the ball, allowing St. Pius X to hang around.
Trailing 73-72 with 30 seconds remaining, St. Pius X committed a backcourt violation to give possession back to the Lancers. Following a timeout, Pepperdine-signee Jael Martin broke free and slammed home a dunk to give Carlsbad a three-point lead with 15 seconds left.
The Lancers chose to not foul on the final possession and played suffocating defense, leading to a desperation heave from St. Pius X senior guard David Mack that hit the top of the backboard as time expired.
Martin scored eight points in the fourth quarter and overtime, finishing the game with 16 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks.
San Francisco-signee Tyrone Riley led the Warriors with 26 points and 12 rebounds in his final high school game.
Carlsbad (30-2) will hit the road Saturday for a trip to top-seeded Harvard-Westlake. The Lancers opened their 2023-24 season against the Wolverines in November, losing 83-44 to the reigning Open Division state champions.
OVERTIME
-- Carlsbad wins 75-72
-- Jael Martin got an uncontested dunk on an out of bounds play to give the Lancers a three-point lead. Carlsbad forced a contested desperation heave from David Mack at the buzzer to escape with the victory.
-- Carlsbad leads 73-72 and has possession. Timeout Lancers with 40.6 to play.
-- Carlsbad leads 73-70 and has possession. Timeout St. Pius X with 1:09 to play.
-- Carlsbad has a 69-68 lead and possession with 2:15 to play.
-- David Mack goes to the line for the Warriors and splits a pair. Carlsbad leads 69-67.
-- Carlsbad strikes first in overtime with a three-pointer from Jett Kenady. Carlsbad leads 69-66.
FOURTH QUARTER
-- Following a St. Pius X turnover, both teams had a shot to win it but both fell off the mark. Headed to overtime, tied at 66.
-- Tony Duckett has come alive for Carlsbad in the final quarter. His three-ball tied the game at 66.
-- Another St. Pius X timeout following a layup. Warriors lead 58-51, 5:50 to play.
-- St. Pius X leads 56-49 with 6:31 to play. Timeout Warriors.
THIRD QUARTER
-- St. Pius X leads 54-47 after three quarter
-- One minute remaining in the quarter and Carlsbad has cut the St. Pius lead to 50-45.
-- A three-ball from Jake Hall and two free throws from Jordan Garner pulls Carlsbad closer. Warriors lead 47-40
-- St. Pius X has outscored Carlsbad 9-2 over the first three minutes of the second half. Warriors lead 45-35
SECOND QUARTER
-- St. Pius X leads 36-33 at halftime
-- Jake Hall desperation three at the buzzer falls off the rim.
-- Jake Hall tosses a perfect one-hand pass to Jael Martin for his fourth dunk of the night. Timeout Carlsbad. St. Pius X leads 32-28, 2:17
-- A steal and dunk from Tyrone Riley gives St. Pius their first double digit lead. 24-14 Warriors, 6:10
FIRST QUARTER
-- St. Pius leads 20-13 after one quarter
-- Despite two early fouls on St. Pius X point guard David Mack, the Warriors ended the quarter on a 14-5 run.
-- Timeout St. Pius X with 3:04 remaining in the opening quarter. Carlsbad is going to their bench for the first time, inserting Euan Davis, Will Cianfrini and Jett Kenady. Game tied at 8.
-- Both teams content with pushing the pace early on. Carlsbad leads 8-6 after four minutes.
-- Bodie De Silva | bodie@scorebooklive.com | @sbliveca
