Barber leads fifth-seeded Malden past No. 4 Doniphan 59-47

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BLOOMFIELD -- Shamaudre Barber scored a game-high 20 points to lead No. 5 Malden to the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament's fourth upset of Day 2 on Monday with a 59-47 win over fourth-seeded Doniphan.

The Green Wave, who moved on to play No. 8 Dexter in the championship semifinals on Tuesday at 7 p.m., fell behind after one quarter but outscored the Dons 18-10 in the second to take a 33-27 advantage into halftime.

Barber scored 13 of his total 20 in the second half as Malden extended its lead to 47-38 at the end of the third quarter.

Trevor Ison added 15 points for the Green Wave, while Ned Lee added 11 and Kylus Thompson chipped in 10.

Doniphan, who fell into the fifth-place bracket and will play top-seeded Bloomfield Tuesday at 4 p.m., was led by Klay Barton's 19 points. Barton hit five of the Don's eight 3-pointers. Justin Harder scored 10.

Malden 15 18 14 12 -- 59

Doniphan 17 10 11 9 -- 47

MALDEN (59) -- Kylus Thompson 10, Tyler Ison 3, Ned Lee 11, Shamaudre Barber 20, Trevor Ison 15. FG 20 FT 14-22 F 12. (3-pointers: Barber 3, Tr. Ison 2. Fouled out: none.)

DONIPHAN (47) -- Tanner Buck 3, Bryce Hale 7, Klay Barton 19, Austin Leroux 3, Justin Harder 10, Lucas Moe 3, Trent Lippoldt 2. FG 18 FT 3-4 F 21. (3-pointers: Buck 1, Hale 1, Barton 5, Leroux 1. Fouled out: Buck, Brad Eddens.)