Princeton’s Grady Thompson and the University of Dubuque basketball team had a memorable American Rivers Conference tournament opener on Tuesday in Dubuque, Iowa.
Thompson sparked the Spartans to a 76-53 win over Buena Vista, sinking 8-11 shots from the field en route to a game-high 18 points.
He was named as the “Spartan Strong Player of the Game.”
Leading only 31-29 at halftime, the Spartans broke the game open by outscoring the Beavers 45-24 in the second half.
The No. 4 seeded Spartans will play at No. 1 Nebraska Wesleyan at 7 p.m. Thursday in the A-R-C semifinals. Dubuque swept the Prairie Wolves this season.
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