St. Paul Johnson High School hosted an East Metro boys' basketball showcase. Milwaukee Riverside went up against St. Paul Central. Riverside came into the game with a record of 10-2 while St. Paul Central had a record of 3-9.
Riverside won the tip and the first basket was by Jalen Currie for Riverside. Riverside took their time on the offensive end.
It took a while for each of these teams to get use to each other.
Central looked to get the ball into the hands of Markus Jermon Taylor-Knighten. Taylor-Knighten got his teammates involved in the offense.
Riverside caught fire. They went on a run early in the contest. Riverside point guard Jalen Currie took the ball hard to the basket. He hit a few nice jump-shots.
Central called a timeout with 13:37 left in the first half. The score was Riverside 13 and Central 5.
Riverside looked to score baskets in transition. Central was able to keep up with them.
Bakari Triggs for Riverside was all over the court. His teammates knew where he was on the floor and got him the ball where he was comfortable. Triggs shot the ball well from wherever he shot it.
Central went cold midway through the first half. They had a period where they couldn't make a basket. They kept on shooting and didn't get down on themselves.
Patrick Chatman brought the ball down the court and got his teammates involved in the offense.
At halftime the score was Riverside 44 and Central 20.
Riverside continued to shoot the ball well to start the second half. Triggs continued to make his lay-ups.
Central had difficulty shooting the ball throughout the game. Riverside did a good job of getting everyone involved in the offense.
Triggs kept on hitting shots. It didn't matter where he was on the floor he was not afraid to shoot it.
Central was not able to get into an offensive flow. Riverside came away with the lopsided 72-48 victory over Central.
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