LINCOLN, Neb. — Auburn overcame its toughest test of the season to advance to the C1 semifinals on Thursday.

The undefeated Bulldogs beat Douglas County West 52-50. The win marked the narrowest margin of victory for Auburn this season.

Maverick Binder led Auburn with a game-high 20 points while Nolan Asher scored a team-high 13 for the Falcons.

Auburn will face Ashland-Greenwood in the in the semifinals at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Friday at 9 a.m. CT.

AUBURN (27-0) 16 10 10 16 - 52

DOUGLAS COUNTY WEST (22-4) 4 12 12 22 - 50

SCORING

AUB: Brenton Travis-6, Cameron Leslie-7, Maverick Binder-20, Payton Boden-13, Nixon Ligouri-6

DCW: Drake Travis-8, Ryker Wohlers-14, Will Bergsten-3, Karsten Alexander-2, Nolan Asher-13, Cameron Wiese-10