OSSEO TOOK ON ROCHESTER LOURDES IN A BOYS BASKETBALL GAME

On Dec. 26, Osseo and Rochester Lourdes went up against each other in a boys basketball game. The game was part of the Rochester Rotary US Bank Holiday Classic that was played at the Mayo Civic Center.

 

The score went back and forth early. Neither team went on a run early in the game. Lourdes called a timeout with 12:04 left in the first half. The score was Osseo 12, Lourdes 10.

 

Lourdes was not afraid to take the ball hard to the basket after they passed the ball around the three-point line to take time off the clock.

 

Lourdes went to a zone defense late in the first half. They wanted to spread the Osseo offense out.

 

Osseo called a timeout with 5:40 left in the first half The score was Osseo 14, Lourdes 13.    

 

Osseo’s Ian Theisen came down and rolled his ankle with 4:37 left in the first half. He was helped off the court. Theisen did not return to the game.

 

The defensive pressure made it difficult for each team to put shots up. Even then someone took a shot someone always had a hand in the face.

 

Osseo’s Jordan Dembley came up with some good shots for his team. He was able to hit some layups late in the first half.

 

At halftime the score was Osseo 21, Lourdes 17.

 

Osseo started the second half in a zone defense, that made Lourdes have to swing the ball around the three-point line to look for their shots.

 

Both teams took a lot of time off the clock in the second half. The game was a defensive battle.

 

Dembley was able to keep making layups in the second half.

 

Lourdes called a timeout with 12:33 left in regulation, the score was Osseo 30, Lourdes 19.

 

Lourdes looked to get the ball into to Jacob Schaefer’s hands. Schaefer called for the ball on the low block and was able to hit short jump shots.

 

Andre Stewart for Lourdes kept his team in the game. He drove to the basket and made layups and was also able to make jump shots from within the three-point line.

 

Osseo got hot late in the second half. Everybody did a good job of passing the ball around as they were able to get their offense going.

 

Lourdes called a timeout with 6:31 left in regulation, the score was Osseo 41, Lourdes 28.

 

Osseo clamped down on the defensive end as Lourdes were not able to get good shot in the second half.

 

Osseo did a good job of passing the ball around the three-point line to take time off the clock late in the contest.

 

In a game that saw a lot of defense and not a whole lot of offense throughout, Osseo came away with the 55-32 victory over Lourdes.