O’Fallon vs. Lisle Benet Academy: Panthers secure state championship with double OT win
.jpg "Okawville, Mater Dei and O’Fallon are all competing in championship games Saturday at the IHSA state girls basketball tournament.")
The high school girls basketball teams from Okawville, Mater Dei Catholic and O’Fallon all competed for an IHSA state championship Saturday at CEFCU Arena (formerly Redbird Arena) on the campus of Illinois State University.
In the end, all three teams posted state championships.
Class 4A (FINAL): O’Fallon 62, Lisle Benet Academy 57 (2 OT)
1st quarter
End of 1st quarter: O’Fallon leadsa 15-4
2nd quarter
4:40: O’Fallon leads 23-10
Halftime: O’Fallon leads 27-20
3rd quarter
4:27: O’Fallon leads 31-27
2:29: O’Fallon tied at 31-31
1:00: O’Fallon trails 35-31
End of 3rd quarter: O’Fallon trails 37-34
4th quarter
7:00: O’Fallon tied at 38-38
4:00: O’Fallon trails 43-42
3:00: O’Fallon leads 46-45
28.7: O’Fallon trails 50-48
End of 4th quarter: 50-50
Overtime
3:00: O’Fallon leads 51-50
2:25: O’Fallon trails 54-51
1:26: O’Fallon tied at 54
End of 1st overtime: 54-54
2nd overtime
3:00: O’Fallon leads 56-54
2:26: O’Fallon leads 58-56
30.6: O’Fallon leads 58-57
3.2: O’Fallon leads 60-57
Class 2A (FINAL): Mater Dei 62, Byron 46
1st quarter
3:57: Mater Dei leads 8-6
End of 1st quarter: Mater Dei leads 16-8
2nd quarter
4:34: Mater Dei leads 25-13
Halftime: Mater Dei leads 30-24
3rd quarter
3:43: Mater Dei leads 41-31
End of 3rd quarter: Mater Dei leads 47-34
4th quarter
7:00: Mater Dei leads 49-34
4:57: Mater Dei leads 54-36
FINAL: Mater Dei 62, Byron 46
*****
Class 1A (FINAL): Okawville 56, Christopher 35
1st quarter
4:09: Tied, 5-5
2:27: Okawville leads 8-5
End of 1st quarter: Okawville 13, Christopher 8
2nd quarter
4:46: Okawville leads 22-12
Halftime: Okawville 27, Christopher 20
3rd quarter
4:52: Okawville leads 33-22
End of 3rd quarter: Okawville leads 44-26
4th quarter
4:45: Okawville leads 48-30
FINAL: Okawville 56, Christopher 35
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Semifinal games Thursday-Friday
Class 1A (FINAL, THURSDAY): Okawville 49, Galena 31
1st quarter
Galena led 10-9
2nd quarter
Okawville led 22-16
3rd quarter
Okawville led 35-22
4th quarter
Okawville outscores Galena 14-9
FINAL
Okawville 49, Galena 31
*****
Class 2A (FINAL, THURSDAY): Mater Dei 61, Quincy Notre Dame 54
1st quarter
Mater Dei leads 12-10
2nd quarter
Mater Dei leads 20-15
Halftime
Mater Dei leads 29-23
3rd quarter
Mater Dei leads 38-25
4th quarter
Mater Dei leads 46-40
Mater Dei leads 53-44
FINAL
Mater Dei 61, Quincy Notre Dame 54
*****
Class 4A (FINAL, FRIDAY): O’Fallon 77, Hersey 60
1st quarter
O’Fallon leads 12-8 and then 21-16
Halftime
O’Fallon leads 36-28
3rd quarter
6:00: O’Fallon leads 42-32
3:36: O’Fallon leads 47-39
End of 3rd quarter: O’Fallon leads 57-50
4th quarter
7:00: O’Fallon leads 57-55
3:56: O’Fallon leads 66-57
2:12: O’Fallon leads 69-60
FINAL
O’Fallon 77, Hersey 60
This story was originally published March 3, 2023 at 6:30 PM.