MINNETONKA TOOK ON CHASKA IN THE FINAL GAME OF THE 2009 BREAKDOWN TIP OFF CLASSIC

Minnetonka took on Chaska in the final game of the 2009 Minnesota Breakdown Tip Off Classic.

Both teams came out shooting the ball really well. Chaska came out and shot the ball really well in the first half.
Minnetonka was able to knock down shots late in the first half. Both teams were able to play strong defense.

Both teams were able to keep the score tight throughout the first half. Neither team was able to go on a run in the first half. I really thought that the intensity that each team played with tonight was very good. Neither team gave up.

Chaska was able to step up and make some shots in the first half. Both teams played with a lot of intensity in the first half.

Minnetonka played very tight man-to-man defense in the first half. They were able to guard Chaska very well.

This game was very close throughout the first half. Both teams played very hard. At the end of the first half the score was Minnetonka 42 and Chaska 39.

As the second half got underway both teams really got after each other. Chaska rent on a run midway through the second half.

Both teams fought really hard the whole game. Minnetonka was able to drain a few three-point shots and stay the game midway through the second half.

Minnetonka was able to take the lead 70-67 with 6:00 left to go in regulation. Both teams started nailing three-point shots.

The game came down to the end. Both teams were able to clamp down and play some tough defense.

With 8.9 seconds left in regulation Jacob Meyer drained a three to tie the game at 83. The game went in to overtime.

Anthony Webber came up and made a nice two-handed slam dunk in the overtime. Both of these teams continued.

Both teams traded baskets in the overtime period. For Chaska Max Watts came in and nailed a three-point shot to give Chaska a boost late in the overtime period.

Chaska was able to come away with the 99-92 victory over Minnetonka.

HOPKINS LOOKS SHARP AGAINST TARTAN IN THE MINNESOTA BREAKDOWN TIP OFF CLASSIC

Tartan took on Hopkins in the 2009 Minnesota Breakdown Tip Off Classic. Hopkins came in the defending Minnesota State high school champions.

Tartan was able to make some shots from the beginning of the game. Both teams looked to push the ball up the court. Hopkins is known to be a run and gun type of team.

Both of these teams really played strong in the first half. Tartan was playing aggressively throughout the first half.

Both of these teams really went after each other in the first half.

Hopkins was able to pull away a little bit at the beginning of the second half. Tartan did all they could to try to slow Hopkins down but they were not able to do that.

Hopkins was able to go on a run and they were able to pull away and come away with the victory. Tartan didn’t give up and they did play hard but in the end Hopkins was able to pull away from Tartan with the 81-66 victory.

OSSEO AND DE LA SALLE TOOK TO THE HARDWOOD AND IT CAME DOWN TO THE END

Minneapolis De La Salle took on Osseo the Minnesota Breakdown Tip Off Classic. De La Salle looked to push the ball up the court in transition.

The score went back and forth in the first half. This was an evenly matched contest throughout the first half.

Osseo was able to make a run at De La Salle late in the first half. Aaron Anderson from Osseo played well. He was Osseo’s top guard and he was making good plays throughout the first half. The score was close throughout the first half. Neither team was able to go on a run in the first half.

At half time the score was Osseo 34 and De La Salle 31.

Jalen Jaspers played well for De La Salle in the first half. He was able to find the basket with ease and played hard on both ends of the court.

This game went back and forth throughout the game. Both teams really played each other tight. De La Salle was able to keep pushing the ball up the court. They wanted to get it in a motion and try to look for the open shots.

De La Salle was able to make a run at Osseo midway through the second half. Osseo’s defense picked up in the second half as they were able to slow De LaSalle down.

The lead went back and forth with several lead changes in the second half. Both teams wanted to keep control of the ball and they wanted to wait as long as possible to shoot the ball.

Bretson McNeal was able to come up with a big shot late in the game to keep De La Salle in it. Both teams played very hard and in the end Osseo was able to come away with the 60-57 victory.

MINNEAPOLIS NORTH TOOK ON PLAINVIEW-ELGIN MILLVILLE IN THE MINNESOTA BREAKDOWN TIP OFF CLASSIC

In the second game of the day it was Minneapolis North against Plainview-Elgin Millville. PEM started the game off in a zone defense.

Minneapolis North’s Ricky Collins came in and made some shots at the beginning of the game.

PEM used a zone defense in the beginning of the game. North was able to push the ball and they were able to go on a run midway through the first half. North was able to hold the lead throughout the first half.

At the half the score was Minneapolis North 43 and PEM 40.

PEM came out fired up in the second half. Both teams played strong in the game. The defensive pressure got to Minneapolis North.

PEM was able to make shots in the second half. They really battled Minneapolis North. The North players really did play aggressively throughout the game.

North was able to fight back in the second half. PEM was tough throughout the contest. They were able to slow down Minneapolis North.

PEM was able to go on a run in the second half and Minneapolis North was not able to catch up with them.

North played well the whole game. They were able to go on a run late in the second half and make a late charge at PEM.

PEM was able to come away with the 81-74 victory over Minneapolis North.

2009 MINNESOTA BREAKDOWN TIP OFF CLASSIC BOYS’ BASKETBALL

The 2009 Minnesota Breakdown Tip Off Classic was held at Minnetonka high school. The Minnesota Breakdown is a statewide magazine that promotes youth sports in Minnesota.

In the first game it was New London Spicer against Sebeka. Both of these teams came in shooting the ball very well.

Both of these teams were able to shoot the ball well in the beginning of the game. New London looked to push the ball in transition. They wanted to make shots off of the dribble.

The first half was close. Each team played very good defense. Neither team was really able to go on a run in the first half.

At the halftime break the score was New London Spicer 33 and Sebeka 41.

I really thought that both of these teams played well for being the first game of the day. It seemed that each team came prepared to play.

NLS was looking to get the ball inside. Aaron Johnson who is a post player camped out down on the low block and he just waited for the ball. And he got a lot of looks in the low post. He was able to do a nice little drop step and make his shot from the low block. He was also able to defend well from the low block.

This game was a close contest throughout the game. The defense was very good by each team. They both tried very hard to work for the open shots.

New London Spicer was able to claw their way back in the game. They were able to take the 50-48 lead with 12:00 left to go in the second half.

Sebeka tied the game again with 7:32 left in the second half. NLS played zone defense in second half. They tried to slow down Sebeka.

The scoring went back and forth late in the second half. Both teams were able to step up their defenses and buckle down and that made the shot selections more difficult.

The game came down to the wire. New London Spicer’s Erik Tangwall was able to nail a shot at the buzzer for the 72-70 victory over Sebeka.