ST. LOUIS PARK WENT UP AGAINST ROBBINSDALE COOPER IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On Feb. 12, St. Louis Park and Robbinsdale Cooper squared off against each other in a boys’ basketball game. 

St. Louis Park looked to score baskets in transition. They were able to push the ball down the floor and were able to score layups and mid-range jump shots.

Cooper started the game in a zone defense. They wanted to make St. Louis Park take a lot of time off of the clock by swinging the ball around the 3-point line. 

Cooper’s Melvin Newbern came up with layups. He took the ball hard to the basket. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. 

It was a very physical game. Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls and they both went after rebounds. 

St. Louis Park’s Mykal Howard came up with 3-point shots and layups. He wasn’t afraid to pass the ball to one of his teammates if he thought that he didn’t have a good shot. 

There were several ties and lead changes in the first half. 

St. Louis Park came up with defensive rebounds and was able to get the ball down the floor and score layups on the offensive end. 

Cooper looked to trap St. Louis Park when they brought the ball across half court. They looked to get steals out of the trap and they were successful at doing that. 

St. Louis Park called a timeout with 9:12 left in the first half. The score was Cooper 23, St. Louis Park 22.

Cooper’s Phillip Howard came up with steals and layups. On the defensive end of the floor Howard was able to slow the guy down that he was guarding. 

St. Louis Park’s Howard and Cire Mayfield both stepped up and were able to make shots that they put up. They were able to get past the Cooper defense. 

St. Louis Park’s Josiah Morrow was able to make cuts off of layups. He also was able to make mid-range jump shots. 

At halftime the score was St. Louis Park 38, Coper 37.

As the second half got underway, both teams continued to push the ball down the floor and score baskets in transition. 

St. Louis Park’s Ryan Domres did a good job of getting to the basket and coming up with shots. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. 

St. Louis Park called a timeout with 14:11 left in regulation. The score was Cooper 50, St. Louis Park 44. 

Cooper looked to take time off the clock by passing the ball around the 3-point line. 

Cooper called a timeout with 11:01 left in regulation. The score was Cooper 54, St. Louis Park 46. 

Melvin Newbern continued to come up with huge baskets in the second half. The defense had a hard time slowing him down. 

St. Louis Park struggled to shoot the ball with less than 10 minutes left to go. 

Cooper went on a 20-4 run in the second half. 

St. Louis Park called a timeout with 5:09 left in regulation. The score was Cooper 68, St. Louis Park 51.    

Both teams played with a lot of intensity throughout the game. Neither team gave the other team an open look at the basket.

St. Louis Park called a timeout with 2:11 left in regulation. The score was Cooper 79, St. Louis Park 64.

St. Louis Park kept on looking for their shots late in the game. In a game that was close throughout the first half. 

Cooper came away with the 81-67 victory over St. Louis Park. 

The leading scorers for St. Louis Park were Domres with 18 points and Ray Whitlock with 16 points.

The leading scorer for Cooper was Melvin Newbern with 39 points. 

I was joined by the Twin Cities Hoops Czar. Check out his thoughts of the St. Louis Park vs. Cooper game.