After defeating the Bedford Buccaneers 63-43 on Tuesday afternoon in Boston, the Bishop Stang High School boys basketball team is headed to the Division 3 state finals.

Tip off is Saturday, March 19 at 2:15 p.m. in Springfield’s MassMutual Center against Oxford.

During Tuesday’s game, the Spartans’ defense kicked into high gear following halftime as the team pulled away. At the end of the second quarter, the team held onto a 28-26 lead.

By the end of the third quarter, the team was ahead 44-32 and didn’t give up the lead once in the game’s second half.

The Spartans enter the state finals with a 22-3 record. Oxford is coming off a narrow 45-44 win on Tuesday against Hoosac Valley.