MINNEAPOLIS DELASALLE TOOK ON AUSTIN IN THE BOYS STATE CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Minneapolis DeLaSalle and Austin went up against each other in the championship game of the Class 3A game.

 

DeLaSalle looked to set the tempo of the game early.

 

There was a media timeout with 13 minutes left in regulation. The score was DeLaSalle 14, Austin 11.

 

DeLaSalle’s Reid Travis was all over the floor. He did a good job of calling for the ball and was able to come up with mid-range jump shots throughout the first half.

 

There was a media timeout with ten minutes left in the first half. The score was DeLaSalle 18, Austin 14.

 

Austin’s Ajuda Nywesh came up with mid-range jump shots throughout the first half. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.

 

There was a media timeout with 6:54 left in the first half. The score was DeLaSalle 24, Austin 17.

 

DeLaSalle’s Sacar Amin was all over the floor. He was able to hit his mid-range jump shots and layups in the first half. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could hit shots.

 

There was a media timeout with 3:49 left in the first half. The score was DeLaSalle 28, Austin 17.

 

DeLaSalle did a good job of setting Travis up with the ball in the low block. They were also able to get everyone involved in the offense.

 

At halftime the score was DeLaSalle 33, Austin 20.

 

As the second half got underway DeLaSalle continued to push the ball down the floor. Travis was also able to bring the ball down the floor on the fast break.

 

There was a media timeout with 14:14 left in regulation. The score was DeLaSalle 39, Austin 24.

 

DeLaSalle did a good job of slowing down the Austin offense.

 

There was a media timeout with 9:57 left in regulation. The score was DeLaSalle 47, Austin 26.

 

DeLaSalle continued to push the tempo midway through second half.

 

DeLaSalle’s James Lawson came up with some huge rebounds late in the contest.

 

There was a media timeout with 3:22 left in regulation. The score was DeLaSalle 55, Austin 36.

 

Austin didn’t give up but in the end DeLaSalle was too much for them to handle.

 

DeLaSalle came up with the 60-40 victory over Austin.

 

The leading scorer for Austin was Nywesh with 24 points.

 

The leading scorers for DeLaSalle were Travis with 16 points and Anim with 13 points.

 

After the game I was able to talk to DeLaSalle Head Coach Dave Thorson about the game. I was also able to talk to Crandall about winning the Class 3A state title.