Buffalo and Lakeville North went up against each other in the Class 4A state quarterfinal game at the Target Center.
Both teams looked to push the ball down the floor and score baskets in transition.
Lakeville North got the ball into the hands of J. P. Macura. Macura was all over the floor. He wasn’t
afraid to shoot deep three-point shots.
Buffalo looked to get the ball into the hands of Levi Bean and Collin Olmscheid. They were able to hit jump shots.
Buffalo went into a scoring slump midway through the first half.
Buffalo called a timeout with 9:09 left in the first half. The score was Lakeville North 14, Buffalo 8.
Lakeville North’s Connor Flack came up with a few good mid-range jump shots. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball at the top of the key.
Both teams went cold from the field late in the first half.
Lakeville North called a timeout with 4:08 left in the first half. The score was Buffalo 16, Lakeville North 14.
Buffalo did a good job of guarding Macura as he struggled to shoot the ball throughout the first half.
At halftime the score was Buffalo 25, Lakeville North 18.
As the second half got underway Macura attacked the basket and was able to get to the free throw line in the second half.
Buffalo strung some baskets together in the second half.
Lakeville North called a timeout with 13:04 left in regulation. The score was Buffalo 37, Lakeville North 27.
Lakeville North kept on getting the ball into the hands of Macura who was able to hit mid-range jump shots.
Buffalo called a timeout with 4:30 left in regulation. The score Lakeville North 45, Buffalo 44.
The game came down to the wire.
In the end Lakeville North came away with the 59-47.
The leading scorers for Buffalo were Olmscheid with 18 points and Bean with 10 points.
The leading scorers for Lakeville North was Macura with 23 points.
After the game I was able to talk to Macura about the quarterfinals.
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