MINNEOTA TOOK ON WIN-E-MAC IN THE CLASS A GIRLS BASKETBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

On March 22 it was championship Saturday as Minneota went up against Win-E-Mac in the Class 1A state girls basketball championship game.

 

Minneota started the game in a zone defense. They played zone for most of the tournament. Win-E-Mac switched between man-to-man and zone defenses.

 

Minneota was able to get their offense going early as they got everyone involved in the offense.

 

There was a media timeout with 14:11 left in the first half. The score was Minneota 11, Win-E-Mac 4.

 

Win-E-Mac was able to get fast break baskets. They got the ball into the hands of Alayna Espeseth. Espeseth stepped up and made her mid-range jump shots.

 

There was a media timeout with 10:07 left in the first half. The score was Minneota 15, Win-E-Mac 11.

 

Win-E-Mac was able to score baskets in transition.  

 

There was a media timeout with 5:59 left in the first half. The score was Win-E-Mac 21, Minneota 19.

 

Win-E-Mac’s Madison McKeever came up with some big layups after the media timeout.

 

Minneota called a timeout with 4:51 left in regulation. The score was Win-E-Mac 27, Minneota 19.

 

The defense had a tough time slowing McKeever down late in the first half.

 

There was a media timeout with 3:03 left in the first half. The score was Win-E-Mac 29, Minneota 19.

 

Win-E-Mac continued to push the ball down the floor getting transition layups.

 

At halftime the score was Win-E-Mac 35, Minneota 26.

 

As the second half got underway Win-E-Mac continued to look to get the ball into the hands of

McKeever and Korbyn Ross. Ross came up with mid-range jump shots in the second half. Her teammates got her the ball in spots where she could shoot it.

 

There was media timeout with 14:52 left in regulation. The score was Win-E-Mac 41, Minneota 32.

 

Win-E-Mac was able to make three-point shots in the second half.

 

Minneota called a timeout with 12:21 left in regulation. The score was Win-E-Mac 47, Minneota 32.

 

Minneota kept on looking to score layups in the second half.

 

There was a media timeout with 10:34 left in regulation. The score was Win-E-Mac 47, Minneota 37.

 

Both teams continued to swing the ball around the three-point line as they took time off the clock.

 

There was a media timeout with 6:39 left in regulation. The score was Win-E-Mac 47, Minneota 44.

 

Both teams kept up the defensive pressure late in the contest. Minneota looked to trap out of the zone and force Win-E-Mac to turn it over.  

 

Minneota came up with some big baskets late in the contest. Stienessen and Reiss did a good job of getting to the basket and coming up with shots. They got within two points late in the contest.

 

There was a media timeout with 3:06 left in regulation. The score was Win-E-Mac 52, Minneota 50.

 

Win-E-Mac took a lot of time off the clock as they swung the ball around the three-point line. They were able to attack the zone defense.

 

Minneota called a timeout with 1:18 left in regulation. The score was Win-E-Mac 56, Minneota 50.

 

Win-E-Mac did a good job of running their offense late and they came up with some huge shots in the second half.

 

Win-E-Mac came up with the 61-53 victory over Minneota.

 

With that win Win-E-Mac won the Class 1A state tournament title.

 

The leading scorers for Minneota were Reiss with 18 points and Emily Stienessen with 17 points.

 

Win-E-Mac was lead in scoring by McKeever with 27 points and Ross with 17 points.

 

After the game I was able to talk to Win-E-Mac’s McKeever, Ross and head coach Ian Hanson about the game.