MINNESOTA HEAT TOOK ON THE MINNESOTA MAGIC IN 16U MATCH UP

In the first game of the day it was the Minnesota Magic going up against the Minnesota Heat. The Minnesota Heat started the game playing in man to man defense. They applied full court pressure in the first quarter.

The score after the first quarter was the Minnesota Magic 10 and the Minnesota Heat 23.

In the second quarter the Magic continued to push the ball up the court. They guards did a good job of clearing out the court and they were able to get the ball up the court with ease.

For the Minnesota Heat Drew Preiner had good court awareness, he always seemed to know where his other players were on the court. He has able to locate them and was able to get him the ball.

The Minnesota Heat was able to find there shot in the second quarter. They were able to knock down easy shots that they were taking.

At half time the score was the Minnesota Heat 37 and the Minnesota Magic 25.

The Minnesota Magic came out and played zone defense to start the third quarter. That didn’t help much as the Heat was able to open the third quarter on a run.

The Minnesota Heat continued their dominance in the third quarter was they were way too aggressive for the Magic. The Heat switched to a man to man defense in the third quarter and they just kept the pressure on the Magic.

After three quarters of play the score was the Minnesota Heat 51 and the Minnesota Magic 35.

Mike Emge who is from Faribault and plays on the Minnesota Magic team has played very well. He has made some nice moves around the basket. He knows the game. He is always looking to get his teammates involved in the offense. He has helped his teammates off the ground where they dove on the ground for loose balls.

For the Minnesota Heat Paxton Harvieux who is from Stillwater has played a good game. He is all over the place. He played good defense and he looked to get his teammates involved in the scoring. He was there assist man. He didn’t look to score but he was always looking to get his teammates the ball.

In a game that the scoring got out of hand quickly the Minnesota Heat were able to come away with the commanding 70-42 victory. The Heat was able to make shots throughout the game. The Magic also committed too many turnovers and they couldn’t convert on their missed shots.