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Sweet Sixteen championship game: Dunbar defeats Doss

Lawrence County fans cheered for their team in the fourth quarter of the Lawrence County vs. Doss 2016 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys Sweet 16 basketball tournament at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., on March 17, 2016. Doss beat Lawrence Co. 66-57.
Lawrence County fans cheered for their team in the fourth quarter of the Lawrence County vs. Doss 2016 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys Sweet 16 basketball tournament at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., on March 17, 2016. Doss beat Lawrence Co. 66-57. palcala@herald-leader.com

Follow along live Sunday afternoon as Josh Moore of the Lexington Herald-Leader provides live updates from courtside during the semifinals of the 99th boys’ basketball state tournament in Rupp Arena.

Scroll down below to read his Twitter updates.

The Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen championship game was scheduled for a 2 p.m. tip-off.

Here is Sunday’s lineup:

2 p.m.: Paul Laurence Dunbar (32-6) vs. Doss (30-5) | Live stats | Live audio broadcast | Live video broadcast (pay site)

Here is a recap of Saturday’s semifinal action:

Semifinal 1: Paul Laurence Dunbar 55, Newport Central Catholic 47 | Game story | Box score

Semifinal 2: Doss 70, South Laurel 63 | Game story | Box score

Here is a recap of Friday’s quarterfinal action:

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 | Game story | Box score

Quarterfinal 4: South Laurel 71, South Oldham 42 | Game story | Box score

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

More Sweet Sixteen:

Sweet Sixteen notes: Cameron Mills missing out on Dunbar’s run

Sweet Sixteen notes: Tourney not on local air waves for first time in half-century

Snapped: Photos of Sweet Sixteen fans from Paul Laurence Dunbar

Mark Story: At age 85, a ‘Sweet Sixteen addict’ has the day of a lifetime

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 20, 2016 at 1:32 PM with the headline "Sweet Sixteen championship game: Dunbar defeats Doss."

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