Mason County got outplayed for the first 29 minutes of their 39th District Tournament semifinal game vs. Augusta tonight, but the Royals' full court pressure, led by Julius Booker, allowed them to hold off the upset minded Panthers.
Mason County outscored Augusta 30-18 in the fourth quarter for a 95-89 victory at The Fieldhouse.
Augusta shot 76 percent from the field in the first half, made 10-of-15 3-point shots in the game, hit 19-of-20 free throws and led by as many as 13 points.
The Royals ran their winning streak to 12 games. They move on to the district championship game Thursday night before playing in the 10th Region Tournament next week.
Mason County guard Nate Mitchell scored a game-high 31 points and dished out 10 assists. Terrell Henry scored 23 points, AP Perry tossed in 16 points and Evan Schumacher came in off the bench and scored 11 points.
Augusta was led in scoring by Kason Hinson with 25 points. Riley Mastin scored 21 points, Conner Snapp followed with 17 points and Chase Archibald added 15 points.
Mason County 19 23 23 30 -- 95
Augusta 26 22 23 18 -- 89
Mason County -- Perry 16, Butler 6, Mitchell 31, Bierley 4, Henry 23, Schumacher 11, Booker 4
Augusta -- Ka. Hinson 25, Snapp 17, Mastin 21, Ky. Hinson 9, Archibald 15, Kelsch 2
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