The game got off to a quick start as Texas Pro jumped out to a quick 9-4 lead.
St. Louis was able to get into their offense but had a difficult time scoring baskets.
Texas Pro used both man-to-man and zone defenses in the first half. They wanted to confuse St. Louis. They were able to do that.
Texas Pro looked to get the ball into the hands of Jeremy King. King was aggressive on the low block and took the ball strong to the basket when he got it.
Jordan Granger had a few nice slam dunks. He was all over the court for St. Louis. Granger kept his team in the game with a lot of emotion when he made good plays.
Both teams played very good defense. Neither team gave up easy baskets.
Emmanuel Mudiay who is 6-4 hovered around the basket. He was able to get some nice rebounds and get the tip in dunks. He was also able to get some nice blocked shots.
Texas Pro went on a run late in the half. St. Louis was not able to hit a shot for a period of time.
At halftime the score was Texas Pro 34 and St. Louis Eagles 28.
Texas Pro looked to get the ball out of the basket and score easy baskets in transition.
Texas Pro attacked the basket and they were able to hit shots. Texas Pro's Danuel House did a good job of finding his shot and getting open looks at the basket. House was able to drop a few of his shots.
St. Louis Eagles used a lot of motion in their offense. They passed the ball around the three-point line and looked to get a player an easy shot as he was coming across the baseline.
Both teams were not afraid to shoot the ball from anywhere on the court.
Texas Pro was able to hit shots but St. Louis had difficulty making shots throughout the second half.
Isaiah Austin for Texas Pro had a nice two-handed slam dunk that got his teammates energy and the crowd back into the game.
The game came down to the wire. Neither team gave up.
Texas Pro was able to come away with a 70-63 victory over St. Louis.
With that victory Texas Pro won the 2011 11th Annual Howard Pulley Invitational tournament.
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