EOTO TOOK ON PUMP N RUN IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME IN THE 16U DIVISION

EOTO started the game out in a zone defense. They looked to step up the defensive pressure early. Pump N Run started the game out on fire. They built a 6-0 lead with 15:00 left in the first half.

Pump N Run passed the ball around the three-point line as they worked their offensive looking for weaknesses in their opponents defensive sets.

Pump N Run's James Lawson got the ball near the free throw line and he was able to get to the basket quickly and beat his man off the dribble. The defense had a hard time defending him in the lane.

EOTO also swung the ball around the three-point line. The score went back and forth throughout the first half.

EOTO CALLED A TIMEOUT WITH 8:46 LEFT IN THE FIRST HALF. THE SCORE WAS PUMP N RUN 17 AND EOTO 11.

Both of the guards were very vocal on the offensive end. They called out plays that they wanted to run. When Pump N Run looked to score easy baskets in transition EOTO did a good job of mixing up the defense to try to slow them down.

Pump N Run was a little quicker on the offensive end as they were able to blow by the EOTO defenders. Pump N Run used their speed to their advantage as they got wide open lay-ups.

EOTO had a hard time making baskets in the first half. They kept on pounding the ball down the court and looking for their shots.

EOTO went to a full court man-to-man defense in an effort to slow down the Pump N Run offense. EOTO was unsuccessful at doing that in the first half.

Pump N Run looked to get most of their shots inside the paint area. That is where they had the most success in the first half.

The EOTO guards didn't get flustered by the pressure that Pump Run put on them. They still drove to the basket and looked for their shots or tried to draw fouls on their opponent.

AT HALFTIME THE SCORE WAS PUMP N RUN 39 AND EOTO 23.

As the second half got underway both teams continued to look for their shots. Pump N Run's James Lawson held his ground. On the offensive end he called for the ball and got it and he was not afraid to shoot the ball from anywhere on the court.

Pump N Run was a little quicker than EOTO on both ends of the floor. Pump N Run went cold late in the game. EOTO took advantage of that as they were able to get within three points of Pump N Run with 4:00 left in regulation.

EOTO closed the gap to two points at 56-58 with 3:04 left in regulation. Both teams played hard throughout the game. The game was tied with 3:00 left.

The score went back and forth throughout the final 3:00 left in the game. Neither team gave up easy shots late in the contest.

In the end Pump N Run came away with the 62-59 victory over EOTO.