ABILENE — After a competitive first quarter, the Lipan boys basketball team outscored New Home 52-31 over the final three periods Monday to cruise to a 63-41 win in a Class 2A Division II state semifinal clash at Abilene Christian University’s Moody Coliseum.

Facing off with the Leopards in the state semis for the third straight year, the two-time defending state champion Indians scored their most lopsided victory in the series, using a 16-8 run through the second quarter and a 15-6 run through the third to stretch a one-point lead after one period to 18 by the start of the final quarter.

New Home made one final surge, pulling with 12 points (45-33) with 6:37 to play. But Lipan followed a timeout with an 11-0 run to pull ahead by a game-high 23 points and coasted from there to earn its fifth consecutive trip to the Alamodome, where the Indians will play the winner of Tuesday’s matchup between Goldthwaite and Martin’s Mill for the championship at 1 p.m. on Thursday.