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It wasn’t a breeze, but Breese Central took its first Class A girls state basketball title Saturday with a 47-41 victory over Rochester at Redbird Arena.

Lauren Budde, a 5-foot-10-inch junior, scored 15 of her game-high 19 points in the fourth quarter to lead a comeback by the Cougars, who trailed 17-11 at halftime.

Breese (30-4) beat Walther Lutheran 40-36 in the semifinals. Julia Robert and Katie Turley each scored 17 for Rochester (31-6).

Each team was making its first Elite Eight appearance.