EDEN PRAIRIE WENT UP AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS DELASALLE IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On March 3, Eden Prairie and Minneapolis DeLaSalle squared off in a boys’ basketball game. The game was played at DeLaSalle and the gym was packed with fans to watch the contest.

DeLaSalle looked to set the tempo of the game early. They passed the ball around the 3-point line and got everyone involved in the offense. DeLaSalle pushed the ball down the floor. 

DeLaSalle’s Goanar Mar took the ball strong to the basket as he made mid-range jump shots and layups. Mar also could dunk the ball and that kept his team into the game. As well as energized the crowd. 

Eden Prairie’s Owen Chose drove the ball down the floor and came up with layups. Eden Prairie came up with steals and looked to score off the steals. 

Eden Prairie struggled shooting the ball to start the game. They were patient with the ball on the offensive end but they were not able to make shots. Even though they struggled shooting the ball they shot the ball every time they had the opportunity. 

Mar could slow down the guy he was guarding. DeLaSalle did a good job of talking to each other on both ends of the floor. 

Eden Prairie did do a good job of moving the ball around the 3-point line and their shots started to drop midway through the first half. 

DeLaSalle got everyone involved in the offense Everyone on the floor for DeLaSalle. DeLaSalle’s Tyrell Terry came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. 

Eden Prairie called a timeout with 8:55 left in the first half. The score was DeLaSalle 18, Eden Prairie 11.

DeLaSalle wasn’t afraid to shoot the deep 3-point shot. Everyone on the floor crashed the boards to go after the rebounds. 

DeLaSalle did a good job of finding Gabe Kalscheur. Kalscheur came up with mid-range jump shots and jump shots. The Eden Prairie defense had a difficult time slowing him down. 

Eden Prairie did a lot of passing and cutting on the offensive end. They looked to get the ball into the post. And they could do that. 

Eden Prairie looked to trap the ball when the ball got into the paint. DeLaSalle used their quickness to get past the trap. 

Eden Prairie called a timeout with 34.2 left to go in the first half. The score was DeLaSalle 24, Eden Prairie 18. 

Eden Prairie looked to take the last shot of the half. They did that on a layup by Will Pahl.

At halftime, the score was DeLaSalle 24, Eden Prairie 20. 

DeLaSalle called a timeout with 16:30 left in the second half. The score was DeLasalle 27, Eden Prairie 22.

Eden Prairie got the ball into the hands of Kyler Kluge, Drake Dobbs and Will Pahl. They came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. 

Kalscheur came up with some key blocks in the second half. His teammates came up with the ball after he blocked it and raced down the floor and could come up with layups on the offensive end. 

Neither team went on a huge run throughout. Even though Eden Prairie couldn’t hit shots as quickly as DeLaSalle did they still battled and shot the ball in spots where they thought that they could score.

Eden Prairie called a timeout with 11:11 left in regulation. The score was DeLaSalle 42, Eden Prairie 30.

Mar kept on coming up with mid-range jump shots and layups in the second half. The defense had a hard time of slowing him down.

Both teams looked to make fast break layups. The pace of the game quickened late in the contest. 

Terry kept on coming up with mid-range jump shots and layups. Him and Kalscheur kept DeLaSalle in the game. 

Eden Prairie’s Chose, Montero, and Pahl came up with a bulk of the points throughout the game. Eden Prairie spread the ball around.

Eden Prairie called a timeout with 3:44 left in regulation. The score was DeLaSalle 56, Eden Prairie 47.

Eden Prairie got hot late in the game. They strung layups together and were able to slow down the DeLaSalle offense.

Eden Prairie called a timeout with 1:21 left in regulation. The score was DeLaSalle 60, Eden Prairie 57.

As the game wound, down both teams continued to attack the basket.

In a good action, packed basketball game that came down to the wire DeLaSalle came away with the 62-57 victory over Eden Prairie. 

The leading scorers for Eden Prairie were Kluge with 14 points, Dobbs with 9 points, and Montero with 7 points. 

The leading scorers for DeLaSalle were Kalscheur with 21 points, Terry with 18 points and Mar with 14 points.