No. 4 seed Billings built a first-half lead on No. 5 New Covenant and then held on for a 61-59 win.
The Wildcats led 23-14 after one quarter and 37-23 at the half. New Covenant started to chip away in the third quarter with a 19-11 advantage in the frame to cut the lead to 48-42. The Warriors picked up more ground in the fourth quarter with a 17-13 advantage in the quarter, but Billings held on.
Cale Plowman and Brayden Garbee led the Billings attack with 24 and 21 points, respectively. Hudson Grell led New Covenant with 20 points.
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Billings advances to face No. 1 seed and host Galena at 6 pm on Wednesday in the district semifinals.
New Covenant – 14-9-19-17 — 59
Billings – 23-14-11-13 — 61
N: Hudson Grell 20, Dalton Anderson 13, Nathan Altena 10, Jared Jackson 9, Nathaniel Martin 7
B: Cale Plowman 24, Brayden Garbee 21, Zachary Bos 10, Jason Sekscinksi-Harp 4, Kameron Clark 2
