ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE WENT UP AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS DELASALLE IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On Jan. 24, St. Anthony Village and Minneapolis DeLaSalle squared off in a boys’ basketball game. Going into the game St. Anthony had a record of 8-6 while DeLaSalle’s record was 10-2. 

As the game got underway both teams looked to set the tempo early. DeLaSalle took their time on the offensive end. They passed the ball around the 3-point line looking for their shots. St. Anthony did the same thing as they looked to get into a shooting rhythm themselves. 

St. Anthony started the game off in a zone defense. That made DeLaSalle pass the ball around the 3-point line.

DeLaSalle’s Semaj Hart dove to the basket and came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. If he didn’t think that he had a good shot, he wasn’t afraid to pass it to one of his teammates. 

Neither team shot a lot of shots early. The defensive pressure that each played with made it difficult to take an uncontested shot. 

Both teams went after rebounds on both ends of the floor. Everyone on the floor crashed the boards. 

DeLaSalle’s Amir Whitlock came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. His teammates were able to get him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.

St. Anthony Village struggled shooting the ball in the first half. They were not able to come up with baskets for a period. 

St. Anthony called a timeout with 12:29 left in the first half. The score was DeLaSalle 11, St. Anthony 6.

DeLaSalle’s Keijuan White came up with layups in traffic. The St. Anthony defense had a hard time slowing White down on the offensive end.

DeLaSalle took time off the clock by swinging the ball around the 3-point line. That made the defense shift and got them off guard. 

St. Anthony called a timeout with 8:33 left in the first half. The score was DeLaSalle 23, St. Anthony 10. 

The defensive pressure that DeLaSalle applied made it difficult for St. Anthony to get an open look at the basket.

Hart continued to come up with mid-range jump shots and layups late in the first half. The whole DeLaSalle team felt their shots in the first half and were not afraid to shoot the ball. DeLaSalle’s Even Boyd knocked down deep 3-point shots. 

St. Anthony called a timeout with 4:00 left in the first half. The score was DeLaSalle 34, St. Anthony 16.

St. Anthony’s Charlie Ash came up with jump shots and layups. He drove to the basket and took contested shots. Ash also came up with deep 3-point shots.

The game was a physical game as both teams were going after the ball. 

Travis came up with rebounds and turned the into layups. 

At halftime the score was DeLaSalle 38 St. Anthony 23. 

As the second half got underway St. Anthony’s Ash and Abraham both continued to come up with shots.

DeLaSalle spread the ball around as everyone got involved in the offense. DeLaSalle’s Jalen Travis, Evan Boyd, Semaj Hart, and Keijuan White all made shots throughout the game.

Hart was able to come off screens at the top of the key and make shots from there. He would also pass the ball if he didn’t think that had had a good look at the basket. Teammate Cade Haskins also stepped up and knocked down shots in the paint.

St. Anthony couldn’t get their offense to click and were not able to get their shots to fall. Even though they struggled shooting the ball they were not afraid to shoot it.

St. Anthony called a timeout with 11:39 left in regulation. The score was DeLaSalle 56, St. Anthony 28. 

DeLaSalle continued to move the ball down the floor and swing the ball around the 3-point line. Everyone on the floor touched the ball when DeLaSalle was on the offensive end. Haskins really stepped up and knocked down deep 3-point shots.

St. Anthony’s Luke Omodt went up against DeLaSalle’s Travis going after rebounds on the low block. They both were very physical with each other. 

St. Anthony called a timeout with 6:30 left in regulation. The score was DeLaSalle 66, St. Anthony 41.

Whitlock wasn’t afraid to step up and knock down 3-point shots. He was confident in his shots and shot selection. 

Even though DeLaSalle took their time on the offensive end they were able to get the shots that they wanted.

St. Anthony struggled shooting the ball throughout the game. Even though they struggle shooting they battled hard throughout the game. DeLaSalle used their quickness and good shot selection throughout the game. DeLaSalle came away with the 82-56 victory over St. Anthony Village. The leading scores for St. Anthony were Abraham with 16 points, Ash with 9 points and Tait Nelson with 8 points. The leading scorers for DeLaSalle were Travis and Haskins each with 14 points, and Whitlock with 11 points.