EASTVIEW TOOK ON BLOOMINGTON KENNEDY IN A GIRLS STATE SEMIFINAL GAME

Eastview and Bloomington Kennedy went up against each other in a girls' basketball state semifinal game at the Target Center.

It was a defensive battle from the start Eastview was able to get out to a quick 6-2 lead over Bloomington Kennedy.

Kennedy had trouble hitting shots in the first half. They didn't get down on themselves as they were not able to hit shots.

The tempo of the game was really slow. Both of these teams played very hard nosed defense as neither team gave up any easy shots.

It was a very defensive minded first half. Neither team gave up easy shots in the first half.

There was a media timeout with 3:41 left in the first half. The score was Eastview 14 and Kennedy 9.

Neither team gave up as they both kept on grinding.

At halftime in a defensive game the score was Kennedy 16 and Eastview 14.

Neither team took a lot of shots in the first half. Kennedy shot 6-13 from the field in the first half while Eastview shot 4-16 from the field in the first half.

There was a media timeout with 14:07 left in regulation. The score was tied at 19.

The pace of the game picked up a bit in the there were many ties and lead changes in the second half.

Both teams played well in the second half. Neither team gave up any easy shots late in the second half.

There was a media timeout with 6:55 left in the game. The score was Kennedy 32 and Eastview 30.

The game came down to the wire. Both teams left everything they had on the floor. Neither team gave up easy baskets.

In a hard fought game that was close throughout Kennedy came away with the 43-39 victory over Eastview.

The leading scorers for Eastview were Madison Guebert with 19 and Tyra Johnson with 12 points.

The leading scorers for Kennedy were Jade Martin with 11 points, Tonoia Wade with 10 points and Jasmyn Martin with 9 points.