Live score updates: Warren Lincoln beats Grand Rapids Christian in MHSAA Division 2 boys basketball championship (3/16/2024)

Follow live as Warren Lincoln leads Grand Rapids Christian in Michigan Division 2 state title

EAST LANSING, Michigan -  Warren Lincoln and Grand Rapids Christian square off in the MHSAA Division 2 boys basketball state championship game on Saturday at the Breslin Center.

The game is scheduled to begin at 6:45 p.m. and will be streamed live on the NFHS Network (subscription required) as both teams battle for the Division 2 state title.

This page will be updated throughout the game. Refresh the page for the most recent update and follow reporter Blake McQueary (@b_mcqueary6) on Twitter/X for updates from the Breslin Center at Michigan State.

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(FINAL) WARREN LINCOLN 53, GRAND RAPIDS CHRISTIAN 39

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4Q

-- That's it. Warren Lincoln wins its first state championship in program history. 

-- The Blackwell brothers — Markus and Moses — have a combined 33 points with under four minutes left in the contest.

-- Remember, Grand Rapids Christian beat Warren Lincoln at the buzzer on a Markus Blackwell game-winner on Jan. 20. The Eagles sure do.

3Q

Moses Blackwell's third and fourth 3-pointers of the night are both dripping with swagger. First, he drilled a 3 in front of the Warren Lincoln bench, turned and flashed mimicked an ice-in-veins celebration gesture inches in front of his team.

Then, he pulled up and hit a transition 3 in the final seconds in the third, setting the Brelin Center crowd ablaze.

Blackwell had 9 of Warren Lincoln's 12 third quarter points to put the Abes back up four after three quarters.

FIRST HALF

Markus Blackwell had a game-high 14 points and Warren Lincoln shot 47 percent from the field en route to a 25-21 halftime lead. 

Grand Rapids Christian (38 percent on field goals) is led by Malachi Hooser's 12 points and have made up for the shooting deficit by turning seven offensive boards into 12 second-chance points.

There are young kids who are fans of Grand Rapids Christian behind the basket taking their shirts off and waving them as Warren Lincoln shoots free throws.

Absolutely hilarious. I love it. The MHSAA? Not so much🤣.

— Blake A. McQueary (@b_mcqueary6) March 16, 2024

PREGAME READING

Jaylan Ouwinga had a 13-point, 13-board double-double, Nate Johnson added another 13 and Tyler Davis scored 10 to help Grand Rapids Christian (26-2) hold off Chelsea. GRC won the rebound battle convincingly, 40-23.

Warren Lincoln (23-4) pulled away to beat Clint Powers Catholic 60-48 in Friday's semifinals, led by Markus Blackwell's 20 points, 14 more from Christopher Morgan and 13 boards from Kimari Barden.

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Warren Lincoln's Timarion Minor, Moses Blackwell, head coach Wydell Henry and Jamari Culliver celebrate after Minor's basket in a win over Flint Powers Catholic in the Michigan D2 boys basketball state semifinal on Friday / Photo by Nick King, Lansing State Journal, USA TODAY NETWORK

Catch up on the MHSAA Division 2 semifinals:

Warren Lincoln beats Flint Powers Catholic

Live score updates: Flint Powers Catholic vs. Warren Lincoln in the MHSAA D2 boys basketball semifinals

Grand Rapids Christian beats Chelsea

Live score updates: Chelsea vs Grand Rapids Christian in MHSAA D2 boys basketball semifinal

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