Sweet Sixteen quarterfinals: Live updates from Rupp Arena
Follow along live Friday as Josh Moore and Josh Sullivan of the Lexington Herald-Leader provide live updates from courtside during the quarterfinals of the 99th boys’ basketball state tournament in Rupp Arena.
Scroll down below to read their Twitter updates.
The Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen was to tip off at noon, with four quarterfinal games scheduled for Friday.
Here is the lineup for Friday:
Quarterfinal 1: Newport Central Catholic 75, Murray 54 | Game story | Box score
Quarterfinal 2: Paul Laurence Dunbar 57, Bowling Green 51 | Game story | Box score
Quarterfinal 3: Doss 69, Taylor County 58 | Box score
8 p.m.: South Laurel (28-6) vs. South Oldham (29-5) | Live stats | Live audio broadcast
Here is a recap of Thursday’s first-round action:
Game 1: Doss 66, Lawrence County 57 | Game story | Box score
Game 2: South Laurel 53, Christian County 50 | Game story | Box score
Game 3: Taylor County 94, Mason County 65 | Game story Box score
Game 4: South Oldham 58, Owensboro Catholic 34 | Game story | Box score
Here is a recap of Wednesday’s first-round action:
Game 1: Murray 62, Buckhorn 35 | Game story | Box score
Game 2: Newport Central Catholic 47, Trinity 33 | Game story | Box score
Game 3: Bowling Green 75, Elliott County 59 | Game story | Box score
Game 4: Paul Laurence Dunbar 58, Mercer County 55 | Game story | Box score
Saturday’s semifinals:
6:30 p.m.: Newport Central Catholic (30-4) vs. Paul Laurence Dunbar (31-6)
8 p.m.: Doss (29-5) vs. South Laurel-South Oldham winner
More Sweet Sixteen:
Sweet Sixteen notes: Tourney not on local air waves for first time in half-century
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Tournament history: Scores from every state championship game
Rosters: Download them for every Sweet Sixteen matchup
Bracket: View the tournament pairings and scores
This story was originally published March 18, 2016 at 12:08 PM with the headline "Sweet Sixteen quarterfinals: Live updates from Rupp Arena."