Both teams raced up and down the floor looking for their shots.
Minnehaha looked to get the ball into the hands of Jalen Suggs. Suggs did a good job of getting to the basket and looked to make mid-range jump shots and layups.
There was a media timeout with 14:53 left in the first half. The score was Minnehaha 8, North 2.
North took their time on the offensive end. They passed the ball around the 3-point line.
Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls.
North looked to score baskets in transition.
Minnehaha got off to a quick start. They were able to turn over North and they were able to score layups off the turnovers.
North couldn’t get their offense going early. They struggled to shoot the ball. Even though they struggled shooting the ball they kept on shooting.
After a slow shooting start North stepped up and knocked down shots.
There was a media Timeout with 10:36 left in the first half. The score was Minnehaha 14, North 8.
North kept the defensive pressure on Minnehaha. They wanted to make Minnehaha turn the ball over.
The game as a fast pace as both teams pushed the ball down the floor and looked to score layups in transition.
There was a media timeout with 7:00 left in the first half. The score was Minnehaha 22, North 9.
North attacked the basket and looked to get everyone involved in the offense.
Minnehaha Academy called a timeout with 5:04 left in the first half. The score was Minnehaha 22, North 9.
North struggled shooting the ball throughout the first half. They were not able to make shots. The defensive pressure that Minnehaha applied made it difficult for North to make shots.
There was a media timeout with 3:24 left in the first half. The score was Minnehaha 24, North 11.
After a slow start offensively for North, they started to hit their shots late in the first half.
Minnehaha’s Siegel Howard was all over the place. On the offensive end Howard was able to get the ball into his teammate’s hands. On the defensive end he was able to make it hard for his guy to get the ball and make moves without the ball.
At halftime the score was Minnehaha 30, North 15.
As the second half got underway North looked to set the tempo.
Siegel Howard kept on going after balls on the defensive end. On the offensive end he was able to get the ball to his teammates where they were able to score it.
There was a media timeout with 14:50 left in regulation. The score was Minnehaha 34 North 16.
Suggs did a good job getting to the basket as he came up with mid-range jump shots and lay-ups. Suggs also was able to get his teammates involved in the plays. Suggs and Siegal Howard knew were everyone was on the floor.
North called a timeout with 12:34 left in regulation. The score was Minnehaha 40, North 22.
Both teams picked up the defensive pressure. Neither team looked to give up an open look at the basket.
There was a media timeout with 10:35 left in regulation. The score was Minnehaha 46, North 22.
Minnehaha was able to turn North over and was able to score off the turnovers.
Minnehaha was all over the floor. They were able to take North out of their comfort zone and North struggled to shoot the ball throughout the game.
There was media timeout with 5:59 left in regulation. The score was Minnehaha 56, North 40.
Even though North struggled shooting the ball they kept on attacking the basket as they looked for their shots.
There was a media timeout with 3:56 left in regulation. The score was Minnehaha 60, North 44.
Minnehaha was too much for North to handle. North couldn’t make their shots early in the game. Neither team gave up. In the end Minnehaha came away with the 69-52 victory over North.
The leading scorer for North was Nasir El-Amin with 17 points.
The leading scorers for Minnehaha were Jalen Suggs and Prince Aligbe each with 20 points, Chet Holgren chipped in 16 points.
With that win Minnehaha won the 2019 MSHSL State Class AA Boys’ Basketball State Title.
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