Fishers was stunned by a big third quarter from Zionsville on Friday, and that led to the Eagles beating the Tigers 48-44 at the Tiger Den.
The win gave Zionsville an undefeated (7-0) Hoosier Crossroads Conference championship. Fishers finished 5-2 in the HCC, tying for second place with Brownsburg.
The Tigers led 13-7 after the first quarter, and extended their advantage to 23-14 by halftime. Luke Hernandez hit three 3-pointers, while Jeffrey Simmons added eight points. But the Eagles outscored Fishers 19-6 in the third quarter to go up 33-29, and held on to that lead in the fourth.
Simmons finished with 15 points, while Hernandez was next in line with nine points.
The Tigers are 15-7 and play their regular-season finale Wednesday at Kokomo.
Zionsville 48, Fishers 44
Fishers FG FT TP PF
Josiah Matthews 0 0-0 0 4
Willie Jackson 3 1-1 8 3
Alex Szilagyi 3 0-0 7 4
Luke Hernandez 3 0-0 9 5
Jeffrey Simmons 7 1-1 15 4
Emmanuel Davis 1 0-0 2 1
Justin Long 1 1-2 3 1
Roman Molden 0 0-0 0 2
Dan Castellani 0 0-0 0 0
Julian Hazel 0 0-2 0 0
Totals 17 3-6 44 24
Score by Quarters
Zionsville 7 7 19 15 – 48
Fishers 13 10 6 15 – 44
Fishers 3-pointers (5) Hernandez 3, Jackson 1, Szilagyi 1.
Fishers’ Jeffrey Simmons scored 15 points during the Tigers’ game with Zionsville Friday at the Tiger Den. (Kirk Green)