Boys Basketball: Marian Catholic tops St. Patrick

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St. Patrick's Keith Langst(left) Marian Catholic's Tyler Ulis (right) battle for ball. | John Smierciak~For Sun-Times Media

St. Patrick's Keith Langston (left) and Marian Catholic's Tyler Ulis (right) battle for the ball. | John Smierciak~For Sun-Times Media

St. Patrick's Elijah Wats(left) bounces off Marian Catholic's Tyler Ulis (right. | John Smierciak~For Sun-Times Media

St. Patrick's Elijah Watson (left) bounces off Marian Catholic's Tyler Ulis (right. | John Smierciak~For Sun-Times Media

St. Patrick's Elijah Wats(left) drives Marian Catholic's Tyler Ulis. | John Smierciak~For Sun-Times Media

St. Patrick's Elijah Watson (left) drives on Marian Catholic's Tyler Ulis. | John Smierciak~For Sun-Times Media

Marian Catholic's Tyler Ulis shoots free throw against St. Patrick. | John Smierciak~For Sun-Times Media

Marian Catholic's Tyler Ulis shoots a free throw against St. Patrick. | John Smierciak~For Sun-Times Media

St. Patrick's Elijah Wats(23) shoots layup around Marian Catholic's John Oliver (15). | John Smierciak~For Sun-Times Media

St. Patrick's Elijah Watson (23) shoots a layup around Marian Catholic's John Oliver (15). | John Smierciak~For Sun-Times Media

St. Patrick's Elijah Wats(23) stops Marian Catholic's Ki-JanCrawford (5) from scoring. | John Smierciak~For Sun-Times Media

St. Patrick's Elijah Watson (23) stops Marian Catholic's Ki-Jana Crawford (5) from scoring. | John Smierciak~For Sun-Times Media

Marian Catholic's Tyler Ulis (right) drives around St. Patrick's Nicholas Coleman. | John Smierciak~For Sun-Times Media

Marian Catholic's Tyler Ulis (right) warms up with his team before St. Patrick game. | John Smierciak~For Sun-Times Media

Marian Catholic's Tyler Ulis (right) warms up with his team before the St. Patrick game. | John Smierciak~For Sun-Times Media

Marian Catholic's Tyler Ulis warms up with his team before St. Patrick game. | John Smierciak~For Sun-Times Media

Marian Catholic's Tyler Ulis warms up with his team before the St. Patrick game. | John Smierciak~For Sun-Times Media

Marian Catholic's Tyler Ulis (3) scores against St. Patrick. | John Smierciak~For Sun-Times Media

Marian Catholic's Tyler Ulis (3) shoots over St. Patrick defender. | John Smierciak~For Sun-Times Media

Marian Catholic's Tyler Ulis (3) shoots over a St. Patrick defender. | John Smierciak~For Sun-Times Media

Marian Catholic's Tyler Ulis (center) warms up with his team before St. Patrick game Wednesday Feb. 20 2013. |

Marian Catholic's Tyler Ulis (center) warms up with his team before the St. Patrick game on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. | John Smierciak~for Sun-Times Media ORG XMIT: BBKmarca-STS-022113-3

Marian Catholic's boys basketball coach Mike Taylor (center). | John Smierciak~For Sun-Times Media

Marian Catholic coach Mike Taylor left his team’s final regular-season game with a nice combination of things to take away. Not only did the Spartans get a win, they got a lesson to carry into the postseason. Host Marian fell behind St. Patrick 8-0 on …