Wednesday, November 27, 2013

MINEAPOLIS NORTH TOOK ON ST. PAUL CENTRAL IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME THAT TURNED INTO A TRACK MEET

Minneapolis North and St. Paul Central went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game. Both teams seemed like they were ready to play and showed a lot of intensity early.  
 
Tyler Johnson for North was able to bring the ball down the floor without any problems. He was able to get by his defenders.
 
It took a while for each of these teams to get into an offensive rhythm.
 
North looked to get the ball into the hands of DJ Hunter. Hunter was all over the floor. On the offensive end Hunter was able to get past his defenders and get layups.
 
North took a timeout with 15:40 left in the first half. The score was tied at 2.
 
The score went back and forth early. Neither team went on a run.  
 
Central switched between man-to-man and zone defense throughout the first half.
 
The game was a defensive battle. Neither team got a lot of shots off because of the defensive pressure the other team was playing.  
 
Central struggled for a period of time in the first half. They had multiple possessions where they turned the ball over.  North took advantage of as they were able to score on the fast break.
 
The defensive pressure gave the Central offense fits. Central was not able to get their offense going at all as they had difficulty hitting shots.
 
The Central offense hit three straight shots with just under 4:00 left in the half.
 
North called a timeout with 3:03 left with the score Central 20, North 19.
 
The score went back and forth late in the half.  The pace of the game really picked up speed again as both teams scored baskets in the fast break.
 
At halftime the score was Central 29, North 25.
 
Central looked to get the ball down the court quickly to start the second half as they looked to push the ball in transition.
 
North came out flat to start the second half. They did however kept on looking to push the ball down the court.
 
Central’s Rayeon Williams shot the ball well as he was able to step up and knock down jump-shots.
 
Adbi Muse was all over the court. He was able to make layups and he was able to get past his defenders.
 
The score continued to go back and forth midway through the second half.  The North defensive pressure stepped up big as they didn’t want to give up any easy shots.
 
Central shot a lot of three-point shots but they were unsuccessful at making shots. They kept on shooting shots that they thought that they could make.
 
The game came down to the wire. Both teams traded baskets late in the contest.
 
The game was tied with 1:00 to go. Williams fouled Johnson and Johnson hit two free throws to give North a two point lead.
 
Central’s Kadeem Turner knocked down shots late in the game to keep his team in the game.  Sam Gubbrud hit a free throw with 11.5 seconds left that gave Central a 1 point lead.
 
North called a timeout with 6.0 seconds left in regulation. The score was Central 52, North 51 which would be the final score.
 
North was lead in scoring by Tyler Johnson with 12 points, Isaac Johnson and Jamil Jackson each had 10 points and Hunter had 9 points.
 
The leading scorers for Central were Williams with 17 points and Kalu Abosi with 10 points and Gubbrud with 9 points.  
 

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