Boudreau Pours in 23 Points in Win Over Midland
(Hastings, NE) – Taking on the Midland Warriors at home, Hastings built a 15-point halftime lead and came away with a 92-79 victory.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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30 | 49 | 79 |
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45 | 47 | 92 |
Team Stats
Midland
| Game Statistics | Midland | Hastings |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (31-58) | (30-49) |
| Field Goal % | 53.4% | 61.2% |
| Rebounds | 25 | 28 |
| Assists | 7 | 15 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 12 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 11 | 26 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 13 | 5 |
| Pts in the Paint | 0 | 0 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 23 | 17 |
(Hastings, NE) – Taking on the Midland Warriors at home, Hastings built a 15-point halftime lead and came away with a 92-79 victory.
Hastings came out strong, taking control early with a 12-4 start, led by two consecutive threes by junior Ben Boudreau. Sophomore Maverick Binder answered a Midland three with one of his own, then moments later, junior Owen Wright threw down a two-handed jam through contact. He completed the three-point play at the line and scored two possessions later to go up 10 seven minutes in.
The Broncos continued to find success from deep, getting threes from Binder and senior Christian Pujals to extend the lead to 14 over the next four minutes. Leading 34-22, Pujals hit another three and sophomore Micah Hinrichs extended the lead to 17 at the line with 2:17 to go. Hastings would get two more points each from Pujals and Hinrichs in the final minute and held a 45-30 halftime lead.
Boudreau began the second half like he started the first, knocking down a three, and a second one shortly after at the 16:50 mark to go up 19. Midland got within 16 five minutes in, but Hinrichs had a three-pointer for a response. Leading 58-41, Hastings went on a 10-3 run, getting six points from Boudreau in that stretch to take a 24-point lead. The Warriors would come back with seven of the next nine points to get within 15 with 8:04 to go.
Hinrichs made another three and Boudreau found Binder for two, pushing the lead back to 20 with 6:26 left. Midland slowly started to claw their way back into it with some full-court pressure defense, along with starting to put Hastings at the free throw line. They got within 11 at the 2:03 mark, but that would be the closest that they would get, as senior DaRon Hall and Binder put the game away at the line, 92-79.
For the game, Hastings shot 61 percent from the field, 55 percent from three, and made 21-22 free throws. Midland shot 53 percent from the field and 32 percent from three. Hastings held a 28-25 edge on the glass and forced 15 Warrior turnovers, scoring 26 points off of them.
Boudreau led the Broncos with 26 points on 5-6 from three, seven assists, six rebounds, and two steals. Hall scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half, making 9-10 free throws, and grabbing three rebounds. Binder finished with 16 points, seven rebounds, and two steals, while Hinrichs had 14 points and three rebounds.
Up next, Hastings will host Waldorf on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 3:45pm.
