[ t o u r n e y t o w n . c o m -- 2008 Class 1A boys state tournament ]

King's -- Hardy 1-4 0-0 3, Ayers 2-4 7-10 11, Fyhlendorf 9-14 4-6 23, McDonald 1-2 0-0 2, Talbot 0-2 0-2 0, Mar 1-5 1-2 3, O'Neil 2-9 11-19 15, Clocksin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-40 23-39 57.

Freeman -- Matthews 1-4 4-4 6, Vold 5-14 3-4 14, Soelberg 5-11 2-4 13, Reilly 0-0 0-0 0, J. Heinen 2-8 1-3 5, Emtman 0-0 0-0 0, P. Heinen 1-1 2-2 4, Miller 2-5 2-3 6, Riggs 0-0 1-2 1, Smith 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 16-45 15-22 49.

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3-point goals--K 2-7 (Hardy 1-3, Fuhlendorf 1-3, McDonald 0-1), F 2-11 (Vold 1-3, Soelberg 1-3, Matthews 0-2, J. Heinen 0-2, Smith 0-1). Rebounds--K 31 (O'Neil 14), F 35 (Vold 7, Miller 7). Assists--K 5 (McDonald 2), F 7 (Matthews 2, J. Heinen 2). Steals--K 7 (O'Neil 2, Ayers 2), F 6 (Soelberg 2). Blocked shots--K 5 (O'Neil 4), F 3 (Soelberg 2). Fouled out--Matthews, J. Heinen, Miller. Total fouls--K 19, F 28. Technical fouls--None. Turnovers--K 11, F 15.

Erich Fuhlendorf's basket and free throw late in the third quarter pushed King's ahead to stay as the Knights went on for a 57-49 consolation-bracket victory over Freeman on Thursday in the Class 1A state basketball tournament.

Fuhlendorf scored a game-high 23 points, including 16 in the first half, as the Knights improved to 21-6. Freeman ended its season at 17-12.

The back-and-forth contest featured 24 lead changes, the last when Fuhlendorf broke a 36-36 tie with a 3-point play with 37 seconds to play in the third quarter.

King's scored the first seven points of the final period and never led by fewer than six points the rest of the way.

Dylan O'Neil added 15 points and a game-high 14 rebounds for the Knights, and Bryan Ayers chipped in 11.

Taylor Vold scored 14 points and pulled down seven rebounds for Freeman. Marc Soelberg had 13 points, and Chris Miller added seven rebounds.