MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST TOOK ON THE WASHBURN MILLERS IN AN INNER-CITY RIVALRY

Minneapolis Washburn and Minneapolis Southwest are two big rivals in the Minneapolis Conference.

Both teams wanted to get out to a fast start. Southwest started playing man-to-man defense. They wanted to put as much pressure on Washburn as they could.

Washburn wanted to pass the ball around and chew a lot of time off the clock. After a slow start they were able to go on a run. With 13:53 left in the first half Washburn had an early 9-7 lead.

Washburn went on a run after that time out. Southwest used a zone defense in the first half. Southwest wanted to control the tempo of the game. They didn’t want Washburn to be in control.

Southwest used a zone defense. The zone defense didn’t seem to have an effect on Washburn. They tried both a 2-3 and a 3-2 zone.

Washburn’s defense gave Southwest trouble in the first half. Southwest was not able to set up in their offense. Southwest was not able to get the shots that they wanted.

Turnovers were also an issue for Southwest. They were turning the ball over at times.

Washburn was able to go on a run midway through the first half. With 6:20 left in the first half the score was Washburn 27 and Southwest 14.

Washburn played both man-to-man and zone defense. Both worked well against Southwest. They were able to frustrate Southwest.

At halftime the score was Washburn 42 and Southwest 21.

Southwest continued to play hard throughout the second half. They were not able to come back against a strong Washburn team.

Washburn came away with the 86-58 victory over Southwest.