Oakland beats Montgomery for second CIF State girls basketball state championship: Live update recap

Near triple double by Daijha Teague lifts Wildcats to 56-50 victory over first-timer Montgomery in 2024 California Division 5 girls basketball state championship game

SACRAMENTO — Daijha Teague had 15 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists and three blocks leading Oakland to a 56-50 over Montgomery-San Diego Friday in the CIF Division 5 girls basketball championship at Golden 1 Center. 

Ojiubo Egeonu had 15 points and 17 rebounds for the Wildcats (23-10), who also won a D3 state title in 2019. 

Oakland girls, Daijha Teague answers early call, beats Montgomery for state D5 championship

Paula Zumstein had 21 points and 11 rebounds and Jordan Whitehead added 14 points for Montgomery (25-12), making their first state-finals appearance. 

Tyliana Velasquez let's loose with one of her 10 3-point tries and one of her four 3-point makes.
Tyliana Velasquez let's loose with one of her 10 3-point tries and one of her four 3-point makes / Photo: Dennis Lee

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Oakland's Daijha Teague CIF State championship performance should earn her more college attention

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4TH QUARTER UPDATES

Oakland 56, Montgomery 50: (final)

Oakland 56, Montgomery 44 (1:47): Teague's free throw makes it an even dozen, after Egeonu fouls out.  

Oakland 51, Montgomery 40 (3:50): Teague closing in on triple double, but will need some assists. 14 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, two steals, two blocks. Wildcats closing in on second state title. 

3RD QUARTER UPDATES

Oakland 45, Montgomery 38 (end of quarter): Egeonu has responded down low for the Wildcats. She's up to 12 points and 17 rebounds. Oakland eight minutes from second state title. 

Oakland 39, Montgomery 36 (3:54): Twin Montgomery towers Paul Zumstein (14 points) and Jordan Whitehead (11) continue to dominate. Aztecs close to within three

Montgomery's Susanna Paliza dribbles down court against the defense of Remember Chit (30).  / Photo: Dennis Lee

2ND QUARTER UPDATES 

Oakland 32, Montgomery 27 (halftime): Excellent, crisp play continues. Paula Zumstein leads all scorers for Montgomery with 12 points, but Teague on pace for triple double. She has eight points, six rebounds and five assists. Ojugo Egeonu has seven points and 10 rebounds. Tyliana Velasquez has team-high nine points. What a half. 

Oakland 28, Montgomery 20: The onslaught of scoring continues. Channeling the NBA, last night's Kings' 131-129 win over the Spurs. Bigs Paula Zumstein and Jordan Whitehead combined for 13 for Montgomery. 

1ST QUARTER UPDATES:

Oakland 22, Montgomery 16 (end of quarter): What a pace. What shooting. The best start to a 10 a.m. game I've ever witnessed. Daijha Teague is dynamic and she has six points, five rebounds and four assists, block and steal. Wow.  

Oakland 9, Montgomery 6 (3:45): Daija Teague with a long two to give Oakland a three-point lead. 

Oakland 7, Montgomery 4: Five shots, five makes by the two teams. That's a first, boys or girls. 

CIF 2024 box D5 girls Oakland 56, Montgomery 50 2
Daijha Teague (3) almost had a triple-double.  / Photo: Dennis Lee

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Mitch Stephens, SBLive Sports
MITCH STEPHENS, SBLIVE SPORTS

Mitch Stephens is a senior editor at SBLive Sports for California, a state he's covered high school sports since 1984. He won multiple CNPA and CPSWA writing awards with the Contra Costa Times, San Francisco Chronicle and MaxPreps.com before joining the SBLive staff in 2022. He's covered the beat nationally since 2007, profiling such athletes as Derrick Henry, Paige Bueckers, Patrick Mahomes, Sabrina Ionescu, Jayson Tatum, Chiney Ogwumike, Jeremy Lin and Najee Harris as preps. You can reach him at mitch@scorebooklive.com.