Columbus edges Oak Ridge: Live score updates; FHSAA 7A boys basketball state championship (3/9/2024)
LAKELAND, FLORIDA – The state championship is on the line as Columbus Explorers (Miami) and Oak Ridge Pioneers clash in a FHSAA Class 7A boys basketball state title contest at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland Saturday night.
The FHSAA 7A Boys Basketball Championship Game will take place at the RP Funding Center with a slated tip-off scheduled for 8 p.m. tonight.
FLORIDA BOYS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
Follow this post throughout the evening, refreshing constantly for Live Scoring updates.
Below is our Live Update Feed created and updated as the contest progresses. Read from the bottom up to follow the action chronologically from beginning to end.
OVERTIME
- FINAL: Columbus 72-67
- Simpson fouled on 3-pointer, one second remaining
- Jase Richardson is fouled and heading to the line; 6.9 seconds remaining; Goes 0-of-2 at the line
- Randy Smith makes 2-of-2 free throws, Columbus 70-66
- Simpson hits 3-pointer, Columbus 68-66, 30.2 seconds left
- Cayden Boozer makes 2-of-2 free throws, Columbus 68-63
- Johnson makes 2-of-2 free throws, Columbus 66-63
- Cayden Boozer makes 2-of-2 free throws, Columbus 66-61
- Tillery makes a short jumper; Columbus leads 64-61; Timeout Oak Ridge, 1:07 left
- Cameron Boozer makes 2-of-2 free throws, Columbus 64-59
- Jase Richardson makes 2-of-2 free throws, Columbus 62-59
- Johnson makes 2-of-2 free throws, Columbus 60-59
- Randy Smith knocks down 3-pointer, Columbus 60-57
4TH QUARTER
- Cameron Boozer dunks home shot; Final Oak Ridge shot rims out; 57-57 and heading to overtime
- Tillery makes 1-of-2 free throws, Oak Ridge 57-55; Timeout Columbus, 16.7 seconds left
- Cameron Boozer commits foul, Oak Ridge ball with 30.1 seconds left
- Oak Ridge takes a 56-55 lead
- Timeout Pioneers; Columbus leads 55-54 with 1:48 remaining
- Timeout Explorers; Columbus leads 55-54 with 2:28 remaining
- Johnson scores on layup, 55-54
- Jase Richardson hits 3-pointer, Columbus 55-52
- Simpson’s 3-pointer ties the game up at 52-52
- 5:50 remaining in the game
- Tillery makes 1-of-2 free throws and then gets layup on put back, Columbus 50-49
- Jase Richardson hits 3-pointer, Columbus 50-46
- Jones hits a 3-pointer, Columbus 47-46
- Tillery scores on a layup, Columbus 47-43
3RD QUARTER
- Randy Smith hits a 3-pointer with time expiring; end of the 3rd quarter: Columbus 47, Oak Ridge 41
- Simpson knocks down 3-pointer, Columbus 44-41
- Cameron Boozer makes 2-of-2 free throws, Columbus 44-38
- Cayden Boozer with the layup plus foul, Columbus 42-36
- Johnson with the tip in, Columbus 39-36
- Jones knocks down his third 3 of the period, Columbus 39-33
- Jones hits another 3-pointer, Columbus 39-29; Explorers call timeout
- Jones hits a 3-pointer, Columbus 39-26
- Cameron Boozer to Jase Richardson for the layup, Columbus 39-23
- Cameron Boozer knocks down 3-pointer, Columbus 37-23
- Jase Richardson makes the layup, Columbus 34-23
- Tillery with the second half's first points, Columbus 32-23
2ND QUARTER
- HALFTIME: Columbus 32, Oak Ridge 21
- Randy Smith knocks down a 3-pointer, Columbus 32-21
- Simpson makes the floater, Columbus 29-21 with 1:53 left before halftime
- Jordan Tillery makes the bucket and is fouled, Columbus 27-19
- Cameron Boozer makes 2-of-2 free throws, Columbus 27-17
- Cayden Boozer hits a 3-pointer, Columbus 25-13
- Jase Richardson with the layup, Columbus 22-13
- Cameron Boozer scores again on a layup, Columbus 20-13
- Cameron Boozer scores again, Columbus 18-13
- Johnson slams it home for the Pioneers, 16-13
- Cayden to Cameron for a layup, Columbus 16-11
- Cameron Simpson knocks down a 3-pointer, Columbus 14-11
1ST QUARTER
- end of the first quarter: Columbus 14, Oak Ridge 8
- Cayden Boozer with the layup, Columbus 14-8
- Johnson hits the jumper for Oak Ridge, Columbus 12-8
- Cameron Boozer knocks down a 3-pointer, Columbus 10-6
- Tyler Johnson takes it all the way to the cup for two, Columbus 7-6
- Cameron Boozer scores on a putback, Columbus 7-4
- Benny Fragela knocks down a 3-pointer, Columbus 5-3
- Jamier Jones hits a 3-pointer, Oak Ridge 3-2
- Cayden Boozer scores the game's first points on a jumper, Columbus 2-0
COLUMBUS VS. OAK RIDGE
- Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m.
