Austin senior forward Oman Oman forgot his No. 32 jersey at home and wore No. 5 against Marshall. No matter. The Packers had the Tigers’ number throughout a 73-53 semifinal victory Thursday at Target Center.

No. 2 seed Austin (28-2) and its high-flying, high-scoring act earned a Class 3A championship game appearance against nemesis DeLaSalle, which defeated the Packers for the title in 2013 and 2014.

Austin blitzed No. 3 seed Marshall (27-4) for a 12-1 lead to start the game.

“We talked before the game that we wanted to apply as much pressure as possible,” Austin coach Kris Fadness said. “By extending full-court right away with our trapping game, it allowed us to be more aggressive overall.”

The Tigers took a 16-14 lead before again getting buried. Austin led 33-20 at halftime.

“Austin went on another run and we were never able to recover,” Marshall coach Travis Carroll said. “We looked very tentative today. Austin’s athleticism and their length is something we haven’t seen this year.”

Duoth Gach led Austin with 29 points and Oman added 14. The Packers punctuated their dominance with several crowd-pleasing dunks.

No. 2 seed Austin brought its high-flying, high-scoring act to Target Center Thursday, entertaining fans while dispatching No. 3 seed Marshall 73-53 in the Class 3A semifinals.

The Packers (28-2) advance to the title game at 5 p.m. Saturday at the same arena. They will face nemesis DeLaSalle, which defeated them in the 2013 and 2014 title games.

Check back later for more on the game.