The victory clinched first place for the Diamonds in pool play of the large school bracket and advanced them to Saturday's championship game.
To get there, Sallisaw rallied from a two-point halftime deficit by controlling the second half. A 13-6 run in the third quarter put Sallisaw ahead and the Diamonds pulled away from Stigler by scoring 24 points in the fourth period.
Senior Dan McHenry paced Sallisaw with a game-high 14 points. Trent Whitekiller added nine, Dustin Edgmon eight, Mitch Lockhart five, Jacob Blount five, Cory Jobe 4, Trevor Teel two and Corey Ledford two.
Stigler (0-5) was led by 10 points from Brad Morris and nine from Jimmy Wilkett.
The two teams will meet again on Monday night when the Diamonds host Stigler in their home-opener.
Sallisaw 42, Eufaula 31 (Girls)
WARNER - The Lady Diamonds rebounded from an opening round at the Connors tourney by thumping Eufaula on Wednesday.
Senior Whitney Hall poured in a game-high 14 points to lead the way for Sallisaw (1-1). Molly Hadley netted seven points, Heather McCawley six, Morgan Thomason five, LaShawna Fields five and Kelli Branham five.
Eufaula, which slipped to 0-3, was paced by Laryl Arnold's seven points.
