MINNESOTA XPLOSION IS TAKING ON THE MINNESOTA MAGIC

The Minnesota Xplosion is taking on the Minnesota Magic. Both teams are coming out looking to shoot the ball. Both teams are playing a man to man defense here to start the game off.

Minnesota Xplosion is pushing the ball aggressively here in the first half. Both teams are pushing the ball up the court there is a quick pace to this game. The Minnesota Magic team has gained at 6 point lead mid way trough this first half. The Minnesota Magic has been relying on their 3 point shot so far here to start this game off. If they keep hitting the three point shot they will be good but if they miss a few and they don’t feel it could lead to a disaster as the game goes along. So it will be interesting to see how and when they shoot the three point shot.

The Minnesota Magic is on a roll here in the middle of the first half. They have kind of gotten on a run here in. The Minnesota Xplosion is in this game. Both teams are playing extremely well here in the middle of the first half. Both teams are being aggressive in this game.

The Minnesota Magic is playing in a half court defense and they are going man to man. They haven’t played much zone defense yet in this game. The Minnesota Xplosion is running set plays each player knows where he is supposed in the offense. Both teams are playing well here in the first half. Both teams are trading baskets here in the final minuets in the first half.

At half time the score is The Minnesota Xplosion 36 and The Minnesota Magic 37 so this game can go either way.

As the second half gets underway both teams come out fired up both of these teams want to come away from this game with a victory today. The Minnesota Magic is pushing the ball up the court here in the second half. They want to play in transition. That is where their strength is. They have shown that they can play well when they control the tempo of the game. This game has gone up and down the court. Both teams are still playing hard.

Kevin Noreen is playing well here in this game. He is making good cuts to the basket and he is playing hard here in the middle of the second half. The Minnesota Magic is putting a little pressure on Minnesota Xplosion. Both teams are going after loose balls and rebounds they have been many bodies sprawled out on the floor going after loose balls. There is a lot of intensity also being displayed here by both teams. This game is a tight game but The Minnesota Magic has a 57-51 lead with 6:30 left to go in the game.

Both teams have dropped back into a half court man to man defense. They are still going hard at each other but now it is in the half court game. We will have to see if either will pick up full court and press. It looks like they wont and they will keep this game in the half court. Both teams are still shooting the ball well here late in this game. The Minnesota Magic has played well in fact both teams have played well in this game you have to give credit to both teams.

In a good game that was exciting to watch the Minnesota Magic has defeated The Minnesota Xplosion by the final score of 75-63.