Bloomfield, Missouri - Malden defeated East Prairie 71-63 in the semifinal game of the 5th place bracket.

Eagles' Derez Tipler had a game-high 26 points including 8 treys, but it was not enough to hold off the Green Wave of Malden. Dushawn Butler tallied 19 points including 2 treys.  Tyler Ison recorded 18 points and Chience Booker finished with 11 points for East Prairie.

Malden Green Wave Casey Gregory recorded 12 points. Luke Marcum finished with 11 points.  He also had two 3-pointers.

East Prairie led at the end of the first three quarters.  Malden exploded in the 4th period outscoring the Eagles 25 - 9 late to seal the deal.

Malden will take on No. 7 Portageville, who were 72-64 winners over No. 3 Doniphan, during the fifth-place game Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

Final Score Malden 71, East Prairie 63

Malden         13   16   17   25  -  71

East Prairie  18   19   17     9  -  63

Malden (71) - Dushawn Butler 19, Broddric Annesser 7, Tyler ison 18, Malcom McBride 7, Tray Stevenson 2, Ned Lee 7, Chience Booker 11.  FG 29, FT 6/11, F 17 (3-pointers: Butler 2, McBride 1, Lee 1, Booker 3.  Fouled Out: None).

East Prairie (63) - Luke Marcum 11, Deverence Jones 7, Derez Tipler 26, Casey Gregory 12, Mason Bryars 6, Chad Housman 1. FG 20, FT 11/19, F 17 (3-pointers: Marcum 2, Jones 1, Tipler 8, Bryars 1.  Fouled Out: Jones, Gregory).