ABERDEEN -- The Waubay/Summit Mustangs got out to an early lead on Friday and never looked back, running away from the Aberdeen Christian Knights 56-42 in the first consolation game of the Class B boys basketball state tournament at the Barnett Center in Aberdeen.
Waubay/Summit (21-4) was overmatched by top-seeded De Smet in its first game, but this game was different from the start. Against Aberdeen, Damon Opdahl made four 3-pointers in the first half as the Mustangs opened up an 18-point lead by halftime.
Opdahl finished with 12 points, six assists and five rebounds. Johnathan Johnston led all scorers with 15 points on 7-for-12 shooting, Seth Gaikowski added 12 points of his own.
Andrew Brennan led Aberdeen Christian (20-5) in all categories, finishing with 12 points, six rebounds and four assists,
Waubay/Summit will face seventh-seeded Castlewood in the Class B fifth-place game. Aberdeen will play Freeman Academy/Marion in the seventh-place game.
