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2026 WIAA state boys basketball playoffs, sectional scoreboard

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The 2026 WIAA state boys basketball playoffs continued with sectional finals in five divisions on Saturday, March 14.

The 20 sectional champions – four in each of the five divisions – advance to the 2026 WIAA State Boys Basketball Tournament at the Kohl Center in Madison on March 19-21.

Here is a look at the overall sectional scoreboard:

2026 WIAA State Boys Basketball Playoffs
Division 1
Sectional 1
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 4 Kaukauna (24-3) 64, No. 9 Neenah (17-10) 44
No. 2 Appleton North (23-4) 63, No. 3 Marshfield (21-6) 45
Championship
Saturday, March 14
No. 2 Appleton North (24-4) 58, No. 4 Kaukauna (24-4) 53
Sectional 2
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 De Pere (24-3) 79, No. 5 Germantown (17-10) 64
No. 3 Brookfield East (22-5) 84, No. 10 Oshkosh North (18-9) 80
Championship
Saturday, March 14
No. 1 De Pere (25-3) 97, No. 3 Brookfield East (22-6) 74
Sectional 3
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 Madison Memorial (25-2) 77, No. 5 Middleton (22-5) 58
No. 3 Verona (22-4) 85, No. 2 Beloit Memorial (24-3) 76
Championship
Saturday, March 14
No. 1 Madison Memorial (26-2) 58, No. 3 Verona (22-5) 56
Sectional 4
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 Wisconsin Lutheran (27-0) 56, No. 4 Milwaukee Hamilton (18-9) 29
No. 3 Racine Case (22-5) 74, No. 10 Muskego (13-13) 67
Championship
Saturday, March 14
No. 1 Wisconsin Lutheran (28-0) 74, No. 3 Racine Case (22-6) 46
Division 2
Sectional 1
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 3 Menomonie (19-8) 83, No. 4 New Richmond (16-10) 77
No. 4 West Salem (23-4) 73, No. 2 La Crosse Central (22-5) 70
Championship
Saturday, March 14
No. 4 West Salem (24-4) 61, No. 3 Menomonie (19-8) 54
Sectional 2
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 Green Bay Notre Dame (21-6) 78, No. 2 West De Pere (20-7) 69
No. 2 Slinger (23-4) 62, No. 1 Port Washington (25-2) 33
Championship
Saturday, March 14
No. 2 Slinger (24-4) 53, No. 1 Green Bay Notre Dame (21-6) 42
Sectional 3
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 New Berlin West (24-3) 75, No. 3 Wauwatosa West (20-7) 70
No. 1 McFarland (22-5) 64, No. 2 Mount Horeb (21-6) 54
Championship
Saturday, March 14
No. 1 McFarland (23-5) 86, No. 1 New Berlin West (24-4) 60
Sectional 4
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 Whitefish Bay (21-6) 85, No. 3 Milwaukee Academy of Science (12-15) 62
No. 1 Waterford (24-3) 69, No. 7 Burlington (17-11) 46
Championship
Saturday, March 14
No. 1 Whitefish Bay (22-6) 60, No. 1 Waterford (24-4) 40
Division 3
Sectional 1
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 St. Croix Central (18-9) 65, No. 3 Osceola (21-6) 63
No. 2 Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (23-4) 90, No. 4 Stanley-Boyd (22-5) 80
Championship
Saturday, March 14
No. 1 St. Croix Central (19-9) 61, No. 2 Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (23-5) 53
Sectional 2
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 2 Seymour (26-1) 56, No. 1 Freedom (25-2) 49
No. 3 Xavier (20-7) 69, No. 1 Brillion (23-4) 61
Championship
Saturday, March 14
No. 2 Seymour (27-1) 71, No. 3 Xavier (20-8) 52
Sectional 3
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 4 Lancaster (19-9) 75, No. 6 Platteville (18-10) 67
No. 1 Lake Mills (25-2) 68, No. 3 Watertown Luther Prep (21-4) 58
Championship
Saturday, March 14
No. 1 Lake Mills (26-2) 85, No. 4 Lancaster (19-10) 53
Sectional 4
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 11
No. 1 Oostburg (24-3) 56, No. 3 Kettle Moraine Lutheran (18-9) 53
Thursday, March 12
No. 2 Racine St. Catherine’s (22-4) 65, No. 1 Racine Lutheran (23-4) 62
Championship
Saturday, March 14
No. 2 Racine St. Catherine’s (23-4) 74, No. 1 Oostburg (24-3) 58
Division 4
Sectional 1
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 2 Clear Lake (20-7) 78, No. 4 Chippewa Falls McDonell (14-14) 62
No. 2 Eau Claire Regis (22-5) 63, No. 4 Durand-Arkansaw (22-6) 43
Championship
Saturday, March 14
No. 2 Eau Claire Regis (23-5) 77, No. 2 Clear Lake (20-8) 58
Sectional 2
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 Marathon (25-2) 61, No. 2 Hurley (23-4) 40
No. 2 Bonduel (24-3) 73, No. 1 Kewaunee (26-1) 62
Championship
Saturday, March 14
No. 2 Bonduel (25-3) 78, No. 1 Marathon (25-3) 68
Sectional 3
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 11
No. 1 Lomira (26-1) 67, No. 3 Pardeeville (19-8) 54
Thursday, March 12
No. 2 Cambridge (18-9) 64, No. 1 Darlington (23-4) 56
Championship
Saturday, March 14
No. 2 Cambridge (19-9) 58, No. 1 Lomira (26-2) 56
Sectional 4
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 Howards Grove (21-6) 57, No. 3 Manitowoc Roncalli (21-6) 52
No. 1 Milwaukee Juneau (25-1) 79, No. 2 Cedar Grove-Belgium (21-6) 63
Championship
Saturday, March 14
No. 1 Milwaukee Juneau (26-1) 75, No. 1 Howards Grove (21-7) 69
Division 5
Sectional 1
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 Turtle Lake (24-4) 37, No. 2 Drummond (22-6) 31
No. 3 Prentice (24-3) 75, No. 5 Rib Lake (21-6) 57
Championship
Saturday, March 14
No. 3 Prentice (25-3) 60, No. 1 Turtle Lake (24-5) 58
Sectional 2
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 Tigerton (28-0) 54, No. 2 Wabeno/Laona (22-6) 41
No. 1 Reedsville (25-3) 69, No. 2 Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah (18-10) 49
Championship
Saturday, March 14
No. 1 Reedsville (26-3) 56, No. 1 Tigerton (28-1) 45
Sectional 3
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 4 Wisconsin Rapids Assumption (18-10) 51, No. 3 Cochrane-Fountain City (20-8) 42
No. 3 Southwestern (22-6) 63, No. 1 North Crawford (23-5) 52
Championship
Saturday, March 14
No. 3 Southwestern (23-6) 44, No. 4 Wisconsin Rapids Assumption (18-11) 43
Sectional 4
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 2 Barneveld (23-5) 68, No. 1 Madison Abundant Life Chrisitan (21-7) 59
No. 2 Sheboygan Lutheran (22-6) 63, No. 1 Oakfield (23-4) 53 (OT)
Championship
Saturday, March 14
No. 2 Sheboygan Lutheran (23-6) 64, No. 2 Barneveld (23-6) 57