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The 2021 WIAA State Boys Basketball Tournament was held Thursday, March 4, through Saturday, March 6, at the Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh and the La Crosse Center.
La Crosse hosted the Division 5 tournament on March 4, Division 4 on March 5, and Division 2 on March 6. Oshkosh was the home for the Division 3 tournament on March 5 and the Division 1 tournament on March 6.
Hustisford, making its first state tournament appearance, won the Division 5 title with a 69-35 whitewashing of Chippewa Falls McDonell. McDonell was making its fifth-straight apperance at state.
Preston Ruedinger hit a layup at the buzzer to lift Oshkosh Lourdes Acadmey to the Division 4 championship, the school’s first in the WIAA.
Racine St. Catherine’s won its sixth state title, taking down Lake Country Lutheran in the Division 3 final.
In Division 2, Pewaukee won its first state championship with a win over Onalaska.
Wauwatosa East won the Division 1 final over Kimberly, claiming its fourth state championship to go along with wins in 1948, 1989, and 2008.
Here is a look at the tournament scoreboard and schedule, with links to statistics courtesy of the WIAA:
2021 WIAA State Boys Basketball Tournament
Thursday, March 4
Division 5, at La Crosse Center
Semifinals
No. 1 Hustisford (17-3) 65, No. 4 Wauzeka-Steuben (16-3) 53 Stats
No. 2 Chippewa Falls McDonell (17-4) 67, No. 3 Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran (16-11) 40 Stats
Championship
No. 1 Hustisford (18-3) 69, No. 2 Chippewa Falls McDonell (17-5) 35 Stats
Friday, March 5
Division 4, at La Crosse Center
Semifinals
No. 1 Racine The Prairie School (24-3) 61, No. 4 Onalaska Luther (19-2) 46 Stats
No. 2 Oshkosh Lourdes Academy (24-5) 65, No. 3 Edgar (23-3) 41 Stats
Championship
No. 2 Oshkosh Lourdes (25-5) 43, No. 1 Racine The Prairie School (24-4) 41 Stats
Division 3, at Menominee National Arena, Oshkosh
Semifinals
No. 1 Racine St. Catherine’s (27-1) 53, No. 4 Wrighstown (24-5) 44 Stats
No. 2 Lake Country Lutheran (26-1) 59, No. 3 St. Croix Central (23-3) 47 Stats
Championship
No. 1 Racine St. Catherine’s (28-1) 68, No. 2 Lake Country Lutheran (26-2) 49 Stats
Saturday, March 6
Division 2, at La Crosse Center
Semifinals
No. 1 Onalaska (19-0) 66, No. 4 Appleton Xavier (23-5) 57 Stats
No. 2 Pewaukee (26-3) 65, No. 3 Lake Mills (23-6) 51 Stats
Championship
No. 2 Pewaukee (27-3) 54, No. 1 Onalaska (19-1) 37 Stats
Division 1, at Menominee Nation Arena, Oshkosh
Semifinals
No. 1 Kimberly (25-2) 63, No. 4 DeForest (16-6) 42 Stats
No. 2 Wauwatosa East (22-3) 56, No. 3 River Falls (21-3) 48 Stats
Championship
No. 2 Wauwatosa East (23-3) 62, No. 1 Kimberly (25-3) 44 Stats