Marian Catholic's Tyler Ulis (right) waits to drive on Lemont's Juozas Balciunas (left) during a boys varsity basketball game on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 in Crete, Ill. | John Smierciak~for Sun-Times Media

Lemont's Juozas Balciunas (left) and Marian Catholic's Tyler Ulis (right) wait together for a free throw during a boys varsity basketball game on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 in Crete, Ill. | John Smierciak~for Sun-Times Media

Marian Catholic's Tyler Ulis (right) drives around Lemont's Juozas Balciunas during a boys varsity basketball game on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 in Crete, Ill. | John Smierciak~for Sun-Times Media

Lemont's Jake Terrazas (left) blocks a shot by Marian Catholic's Terrone Parham (right) during a boys varsity basketball game on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 in Crete, Ill. | John Smierciak~for Sun-Times Media

Marian Catholic's Chris Austin goes up high to block a shot by Lemont's Joe Hehir during a boys varsity basketball game on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 in Crete, Ill. | John Smierciak~for Sun-Times Media

Marian Catholic's Terrone Parham drives in for a layup. | John Smierciak~For Sun-Times Media

Lemont's Ed Masiulionis blocks a shot by Marian Catholic's Tyler Ulis during a boys varsity basketball game on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 in Crete, Ill. | John Smierciak~for Sun-Times Media

Lemont's head coach Rick Runaas (right) has a few words with a referee during a boys varsity basketball game on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 in Crete, Ill. | John Smierciak~for Sun-Times Media

Marian Catholic's Joshua Cohn lays up a shot around Lemont's Mike Wisz during a boys varsity basketball game on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 in Crete, Ill. | John Smierciak~for Sun-Times Media

Lemont's Jartynas Einikis gets smacked in the face by Marian Catholic's Kevin Phillips as he attempted a lay up during a boys varsity basketball game on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 in Crete, Ill. | John Smierciak~for Sun-Times Media

Marian Catholic's head coach Mike Taylor questions a call against his team during a boys varsity basketball game against Lemont on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 in Crete, Ill. | John Smierciak~for Sun-Times Media

Marian Catholic's Ki-Jana Crawford (right) shoots over Lemont's Ethan Chester during a boys varsity basketball game on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 in Crete, Ill. | John Smierciak~for Sun-Times Media

Marian Catholic's Tyler Ulis (right) drives into Lemont's Ed Masiulionis during a boys varsity basketball game on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 in Crete, Ill. | John Smierciak~for Sun-Times Media

Marian Catholic's Tyler Ulis looks for someone to pass to during a boys varsity basketball game against Lemont on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 in Crete, Ill. | John Smierciak~for Sun-Times Media

Lemont's Ed Masiulionis drives through and shoots over Marian Catholic's Joshua Cohn (left) and Terrone Parham (right) during a boys varsity basketball game on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 in Crete, Ill. | John Smierciak~for Sun-Times Media

Lemont's Juozas Balciunas (left) and Marian Catholic's Tyler Ulis (right) wait together for a free throw during a boys varsity basketball game on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 in Crete, Ill. | John Smierciak~for Sun-Times Media