TOTINO-GRACE WENT UP AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME

On Jan. 16, Totino-Grace squared off against Minneapolis Southwest in a boys' basketball game.

Going into the game Totino-Grace had a record of 8-7 while Southwest had a record of 3-13.

Totino-Grace started the game out in a man-to-man defense. Southwest started the game in a zone defense.

It took a while for each team to figure out what the other team was doing on the defensive end.

Totino-Grace did a good job of getting everyone involved in the offense. They passed the ball around and made good cuts. They also were able to make layups in traffic.

Totino-Grace switched between man-to-man and zone defense. They created confusion for Southwest.

There were several ties and lead changes throughout the first half. Neither team went on a substantial run.

Southwest got everyone the ball on the offensive end. They looked for shots that they could take before forcing up a shot.

Southwest called a timeout with 10:42 left in the first half. The score was Totino-Grace 16, Southwest 12.

Southwest took time off the clock by passing the ball around the 3-point line. They wanted to find good shots that they could take.

Southwest guard Johnny Sykes came off the bench and provided an offensive spark. Sykes looked to make mid-range jump shots and layups.

Totino Grace's Rocky Kreuser stepped up and was able to knock down 3-point shots and layups. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.

Southwest called a timeout with 7:01 left in the first half. The score was Totino-Grace 29, Southwest 20.

Totino-Grace came up with some big stops on the defensive end. They were able to slow down the Southwest offense.

The Southwest offense went stagnant late in the first half. They had trouble making shots.

At halftime the score was Totino-Grace 50, Southwest 35.

As the second half got underway Totino-Grace looked to take time off the clock as they looked for their shots, by passing it around the 3-point line.

Kreuser kept on calling for the ball as he came up with mid-range jump shots and layups in the second half.

Totino-Grace came up with rebounds on both ends of the floor.

Southwest called a timeout with 14:59 left in the second half. The score was Totino-Grace 59, Southwest 37.

Totino-Grace was quicker than Southwest. They were able to hit shots in transition and cause Southwest problems shooting the ball.

Totino-Grace called a timeout with 12:26 left in the second half. The score was Totino-Grace 63, Southwest 42.

Totino-Grace came up with layups and mid-range jump shots down the stretch.

Totino-Grace called a timeout with 9:25 left in the second half. The score was Totino-Grace 65, Southwest 48.

Totino-Grace kept on looking for ways to take a lot of time off the clock.

Totino-Grace called a timeout with 6:13 left in the second half. The score was Totino-Grace 71, Southwest 52.

Southwest didn’t give up on either end of the floor. The defensive pressure that Totino-Grace applied made it difficult for Southwest to make shots that they put up.

Southwest called a timeout with 5:20 left in the second half. The score was Totino-Grace 71, Southwest 57.

Totino-Grace continued to take time off the clock late in the game.

Totino-Grace called a timeout with 2:37 left in the second half. The score was Totino-Grace 74, Southwest 64.

Southwest tried to come up with steals late in the game.

Both teams played hard throughout the game. Totino-Grace came away with the 84-71 victory over Southwest.

The leading scorers for Southwest were Niko Polydorou with 17 points and Sykes with 12 points.

The leading scorer for Totino-Grace was Kreuser with 21 points.