The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals raced out to a 10-1 run to start the fourth quarter to put the game away against the Deubrook Area Dolphins on Tuesday, January 25th. St Mary won the game 81-62.
The Cardinals held the advantage at the end of every quarter in the game. St Mary led 16-12 at the end of the first quarter, and they were able to extend their lead to 42-31 by halftime. The Dolphins cut the lead down to five points, 46-41, with 5:00 to play in the third quarter, but St Mary held off any rally and led 58-49 at the end of the quarter. The 10-1 run in the first two and half minutes of the fourth quarter by the Cardinals put the game out of reach as St Mary led 68-50 at that point.
The Cardinals shot 57% (28-49) from the field, 32% (6-19) on three pointers, and 70% (19-27) from the free-throw line. Deubrook was 47% (23-49) shooting, 50% (9-18) from three-point area, and 44% (7-16) from the free-throw line.
Dylan Mathis finished with 29 points, eight rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Ty Brown added 17 points, four rebounds, and two assists. Nic Gaspar had 14 points, three rebounds, and two steals. John Pica had a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds.
The Cardinals (8-4) will host Alcester-Hudson on Thursday, January 27th.