TIMBER LAKE – The bracket is officially set for the Class B Boys’ State Basketball Tournament next week in Aberdeen as the Faith Longhorns punched the final ticket with a 75-64 SoDak 16 win over Northwestern Thursday night.

The Wildcats went toe-to-toe with the Longhorns for much of the first quarter, trailing 17-12 until Faith’s Jackson Schauer was fouled on a made 3-point basket. Schauer converted the ensuing free-throw, stretching the Longhorns’ lead to nine points.

Faith took advantage of several Northwestern miscues in the second period to open a commanding 47-25 halftime lead. However, the Wildcats were determined to not go away.

Northwestern used a strong third quarter to grab the momentum. The Wildcats sliced the Faith lead down to 58-51 early in the fourth quarter, but could not get any closer the rest of the way.

Schauer led Faith (22-1) with 29 points, while Caden Selby had 18. Jess Harper totaled 13 points and eight rebounds, and Matthew Gray added 10 points and eight rebounds.

The Longhorns enter the Class B tournament as the fourth seed and will face fifth-seeded White River at 1:45 p.m. on Thursday at Wachs Arena in Aberdeen.

Northwestern was led by Quintin Fischbach with 22 points and 11 rebounds, while Chase Neiber had 17 points and eight rebounds. Lincoln Woodring and Nathan Melius each added 10 points. Jude Ortmeier contributed three points, nine rebounds and four steals.

Northwestern ended its season at 17-6.

NORTHWESTERN (17-6): Jude Ortmeier 1 1-3 3, Lincoln Woodring 4 0-0 10, Quintin Fischbach 6 7-11 22, Nathan Melius 4 1-2 10, Chase Neiber 7 1-2 17, Tanner Ewalt 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 10-19 64.

FAITH (22-1): Rylan Palmer 2 1-3 5, Jess Harper 4 4-4 13, Matthew Gray 5 0-2 10, Cade Selby 7 0-0 18, Jackson Schauer 9 7-9 29. Totals 27 12-18 75.

Northwestern 13 25 49 64

Faith 24 47 58 75

3-point field goals – Fischbach 3, Woodring 2, Neiber 2, Melius; Schauer 4, Selby 4, Harper. Total fouls – Northwestern 17; Faith 17. Rebounds – Northwestern 45 (Fischbach 11); Faith 33 (Harper 8, Gray 8). Turnovers – Northwestern 14; Faith 15. Assists – Northwestern 9 (Melius 4); Faith 14 (Palmer 4, Harper 4). Steals – Northwestern 11 (Ortmeier 4); Faith 6 (Palmer 2, Schauer 2).