NORTH LAKES HUSKIES TOOK ON THE SPECTRUM STING IN A BOYS BASKETBALL GAME

North Lakes and Spectrum went up against each other in a boys basketball game at the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis.

 

It took a while for each team to get into a shooting rhythm.

 

North Lakes pushed the ball down the floor as they looked to score baskets in transition.

 

On defense North Lakes played a zone defense. They wanted to force Spectrum to take long shots.

 

North Lakes’ Zach Paulson came off the bench and looked to provide an offensive spark.

 

Spectrum’s Zach Knollenberg was not afraid to shoot the ball from inside the key. He was able to get the ball from his teammates and shoot jump shots from the paint.

 

Spectrum called a timeout with 12:27 left in the first half. The score was Spectrum 8, North Lakes 4.

 

Spectrum played a zone defense. That made North Lakes have to take long shots.  

 

Spectrum’s Ben Maki made fast break layups in the first half. He wasn’t afraid to attack the basket in traffic.

 

North Lakes looked to trap on the defensive end. They wanted to force Spectrum to turn the ball over.

When North Lakes turned them over they would score layups.

 

Neither team went on a run in the first half. There were many ties and lead changes in the first half.

 

North Lakes’ Derek Beatty stepped up and knocked down some deep three-point shots to keep his team in the game. He wasn’t afraid to shoot the ball with a hand of the defender in his face.

 

Spectrum came up with some layups late in the first half.

 

At halftime the score was Spectrum 27, North Lakes 23.

 

As the second half for underway both teams started in a zone defense. The score continued to go back and forth early.

 

Knollenberg continued to come up with some nice layups. He kept his team in the game.

 

North Lakes’ Beatty got hot from behind the three-point line. He stepped up big in the second half.

 

Spectrum’s John Brand came up with some nice stops on the defensive end. He was able to get steals on defense. Brand was also able to make layups and jump shots from inside the paint throughout the second half.

 

North Lakes called timeout with 13:02 left in regulation. The score was Spectrum 42, North Lakes 31.

 

North Lakes turned the ball over a few times in the second half. Spectrum was able to make layups off the turnovers.

 

North Lakes continued to battle hard throughout the second half. They didn’t give up any easy baskets.

 

North Lakes’ Christopher Rosencrantz came up with some big shots from the paint to keep his team in the game. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball when he called for it in the paint.

 

North Lakes called a timeout with 7:07 left in regulation. The score was Spectrum 47, North Lakes 41.

 

Rosencrantz kept on hitting his shots late in regulation.

 

There were many ties and lead changes the last five minutes of regulation.

 

Maki kept on hitting his shots down the stretch.

 

The game came down to the wire.

 

The game was tied at 58 at the end of regulation.

 

In the overtime period North Lakes continued to look to push the ball down the floor and get baskets in transition.

 

Layups were the shot selection in overtime as each team pushed the ball down the floor.

 

Spectrum’s Knollenberg came up with some layups in the overtime period to keep his team in the contest. He was also able to hit free throws when he was fouled.

 

Brand came up with some jump shots in the overtime period.

 

Beatty knocked down a jump shot at the buzzer for the North Lakes 66-64 overtime victory over Spectrum.  

 

The leading scorers for Spectrum were Maki and Brand each with 15 points.

 

The leading scorers for North Lakes were Rosencrantz with 24 points and Ozment with 11 points.