MINNEAPOLIS NORTH WENT UP AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS DELASALLE IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On March 6, Minneapolis North and Minneapolis DeLaSalle went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game. Going into the game North had a record of 9-0 while DeLaSalle had a record of 10-4.

Both teams looked to move the ball down the floor. DeLaSalle was patient with the ball on the offensive end. They swung the ball around the 3-point line.

North attacked the basket and looked for their shots as well.

DeLaSalle’s Cade Haskins stepped up and knocked down 3-point shots. His teammates were able to get him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. If Haskins did not think that he had a good shot, he would pass it off to one of his teammates.

DeLaSalle’s Evan Boyd came up with deep 3-point shots. DeLaSalle was patient on the offensive end.

It was a very physical game. Both teams were bumping each other, and the officials were letting them play.

DeLaSalle tapped North as they looked to turn North over on the offensive end. Boyd kept on coming up with deep 3-point shots.

North’s Andre Gray looked to come up with mid-range jump shots and layups. His teammates got him the ball in the paint where he looked for his shot.

DeLaSalle was able to swing the ball around the 3-point line and take and make 3-point shots.

North looked to move the ball down the floor and score layups in transition. Gray came up with layups that kept North in the game.

Both teams were very vocal on the floor.

North called a timeout with 9:17 left in the first half. The score was DeLaSalle 19, North 15.

DeLaSalle’s Haskins and Evan Boyd both came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. They knew where their teammates were on the floor and they both called for the ball when they thought that they had a good shot.

Neither team went on a run in the first half. Both teams were evenly matched. There were multiple ties and lead changes throughout the first half.

DeLaSalle’s Keijuan White came up with a two-handed slam dunk that gave his team a morale boost. He then went back and played solid defense.

North’s Davon Townley came up with layups in the paint. Townley was highly active on both ends of the floor.

DeLaSalle called a timeout with 2:40 left in the first half. The score was tied at 27.

Both teams raced up and down the court late in the game looking for fast-break layups and jump shots.

At halftime, the score was North 33, DeLaSalle 27.

As the second half got underway both teams came out with a lot of energy.

DeLaSalle swung the ball around the 3-point line as they looked to get into their offensive end. Haskins came up with mid-range jump shots out of the offense.

Both teams went after rebounds as everyone crashed the boards. DeLaSalle shot 3-point shots in the second half.

North called a timeout with 13:07 left in regulation. The score was North 35, DeLaSalle 31.

After the timeout, North went to a full-court press. They applied pressure as DeLaSalle brought the ball down the floor.

DeLaSalle called a timeout with 12:06 left in regulation. The score was North 39, DeLaSalle 31.

DeLaSalle stepped up their defensive pressure as they looked to force North to turn the ball over and make them make a bad shot.

North used their quickness to get to the basket and came up with the ball on the offensive end.

DeLaSalle was able to come up with baskets in transition and then come up with stops on the defensive end.

Haskins continued to come up with layups and jump shots in the second half.

North called a timeout with 5:23 left in regulation. The score was North 48, DeLaSalle 37.

DeLaSalle attacked the basket and Casimir Chavis stepped up and knocked down shots. Teammates Nasir Whitlock and Evan Boyd both made shots late in the game.

DeLaSalle called a timeout with 2:29 left in regulation. The score was North 53, DeLaSalle 47.

North looked to take time off the clock late in the game. They dribbled around the 3-point line while they were closely guarded.

DeLaSalle called a timeout with 40.9 seconds left in regulation. The score was North 55, DeLaSalle 49.

DeLaSalle kept on attacking the basket late in the game as they came up with layups.

DeLaSalle called a timeout with 10.1 seconds left in regulation. The score was North 55, DeLaSalle 53.

North ran an inbounds play and it was tipped, and time ran off the clock. DeLaSalle called a timeout with 9.5 left in regulation. The score remined North 55, DeLaSalle 53.

Both teams played hard throughout the game. DeLaSalle fought hard throughout. North came up with plays throughout the game. DeLaSalle did not back down to North at all.

North came away with the 55-53 victory over DeLaSalle.

The leading scorers for DeLaSalle were, Boyd and Whitlock each with 13 points each and Haskins with 12 points.

The leading scorers for North were Wilson with 18 points, and Townley with 16 points.