Southern Lab defeats Northwood-Lena: Live updates, score of Louisiana girls basketball Division IV select state championship (3/1/2024)

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HAMMOND, LOUISIANA - Southern Lab will attempt to dethrone defending champion Northwood-Lena in the Louisiana high school girls (LHSAA) Division IV select state championship on Friday.

It will be a rematch of last season's title game, when the Lady Gators rallied from an 18-point second-half deficit to eventually claim the title.

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See live updates below.

Below is our Live Update Feed created as the contest progresses. Read from the bottom up to follow from the beginning and refresh often for the latest updates throughout the game.

SOUTHERN LAB 56, NORTHWOOD-LENA 41, (FINAL)

- Southern Lab gets revenge on Northwood-Lena as the Kittens will claim the Division IV select championship (Southern Lab, 56-41 | Final)

- Southern Lab still in command entering the final four-minute stretch. Asia Patin and Kinsley James already have double-doubles for the Kittens (Southern Lab, 46-34 | 4:12, 4th)

- Southern Lab now up by 12 points going into the final quarter. Does Northwood-Lena have another dramatic late rally in store? (Southern Lab, 40-28 | 8:00, 4th)

- Northwood-Lena got to within five early in the second half, but Southern Lab has regained a double-digit advantage. Kittens up by 10 (Southern Lab, 34-24 | 4:04, 3rd)

- Asia Patin is the leading scorer for Southern Lab with nine points on 4-of-5 shooting. Northwood-Lena's Rhianna Battles leads all scorers with 10 points and has made 6-of-8 free-throw attempts.

- Southern Lab takes a seven-point lead into the locker room at intermission (Southern Lab, 27-20 | Half)

- Southern Lab still in control as halftime approaches (Southern Lab, 26-17 | 1:13, 2nd)

- Southern Lab off to a strong start, and the Kittens have doubled the lead on Northwood-Lena going into the second quarter (Southern Lab, 16-8 | 8:00, 2nd)

- Northwood-Lena and Southern Lab are about to tip things off for the Division IV select championship at the University Center.

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Photo of Southern Lab's Kinsley James (left) by John Oubre, The Advocate

-- Buck Ringgold | buck@scorebooklive.com | @sblivela