MINNESOTA MAGIC TOOK ON THE ROAD RUNNERS

In the first game of the state aau qualifiers in the 17 and under division it was the Road Runners taking on the Minnesota Magic. Both teams got a fast start as they were able to find the basket early.

The Road Runners were able to make their shots in the first quarter. At the end of the first quarter the score was Road Runners 18 and the Minnesota Magic 12.

The Road Runners got the ball out of the net and really pushed the ball up the court. The Magic played zone in the second quarter. That forced the Road Runners to pass the ball around the perimeter and chew a lot of time off the court.

They were able to go on a scoring run midway through the second quarter. The Magic were not able to keep up with the scoring for a period of time.

The scored at half time was the Road Runners 40 and Minnesota Magic 19.

The third quarter started out on a fire pace as both teams were able to get up and down the court. The Minnesota Magic team didn’t give up even though the game got way out of hand early they kept there composer and competed the whole game.

At the end of the third quarter the score was Road Runners 60 and the Minnesota Magic 32.

In the fourth quarter it was much of the same the Road Runners were way too much for the Minnesota Magic team.

The Road Runners were able to come away with over powering victory in this game. They were just more aggressive in the game. They were able to come away with the 79-46 convincing victory.