Trailing by four points at halftime, Free State’s boys basketball team couldn’t make up enough ground in a 59-53 loss to Bishop Carroll in the semifinals of the McPherson Invitational Tournament at the Roundhouse.

Free State senior guard Garrett Luinstra led the Firebirds (6-2, ranked No. 1 in Class 6A) with 16 points and eight rebounds, drilling four 3-pointers. Senior Reece White-Downing added eight points and six rebounds off the bench. Carsen Pracht scored 20 points to lead the Golden Eagles (7-4) to the tournament championship game.

The Firebirds will play in the third-place game at 5 p.m. today.

Bishop Carroll (59)

Carsen Pracht 8-14 2-3 20, Gunner Lynch 2-5 0-0 4, Tanner Mans 7-15 2-3 18, Carson Lee 0-5 0-0 0, Luke Evans 1-5 2-2 4, Brenyn St. Vrain 0-2 2-4 2, Luke Larkin 2-3 0-0 4, Alex Littlejohn 3-4 1-2 7. Totals 23-53 9-14 59.

Free State (53)

Garrett Luinstra 6-15 0-0 16, Simon McCaffrey 2-4 0-0 6, Noah Butler 2-9 0-2 4, Zach McDermott 2-7 0-0 5, Jalan Robinson 3-4 2-8 8, Jared Hicks 2-2 0-0 4, Avant Edwards 0-1 0-0 0, Reece White-Downing 3-5 2-2 8, Bansi King 1-3 0-0 2, DK Middleton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-50 4-12 53.

Bishop Carroll 13 14 15 17 — 59

Free State 16 7 14 16 — 53

Three-point goals: Bishop Carroll 4-16 (Pracht 2, Mans 2); Free State 7-20 (Luinstra 4, McCaffrey 2, McDermott). Fouled out: McDermott. Turnovers: Bishop Carroll 11, Free State 14.