MINNESOTA BASKETBALL ACADEMY TOOK ON GRASS ROOTS IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

Grass Roots took on Minnesota Basketball Academy in a 16u boys’ basketball action.

 

Both teams looked to set the tempo of the game early as they each looked for fast break opportunities.

 

Grass Roots did a good job of moving the ball around the three-point line as they looked to take time off the clock and wanted to get everyone involved in the offense.

 

Both teams did a good job of looking for layups. Grass Roots did a good job of trapping the ball and trying to get Minnesota Basketball Academy out of a shooting rhythm.

 

Both teams battled for rebounds. There were many loose ball rebounds and both teams went hard to the glass to get their hands on the ball.

 

Minnesota Basketball Academy didn’t get down on themselves. Even though that they were not able to hit shots that they put up and they went on long scoring droughts throughout the first half they still kept on moving the ball on offense and looking to get into an offensive rhythm.

 

The Minnesota Basketball Academy head coach got a technical foul for saying something to the official.

 

After a very competitive first half, the score was Grass Roots 36, Minnesota Basketball Academy 19.

 

Both teams continued to fight for loose balls and rebounds throughout the second half.  

 

Even though Minnesota Basketball Academy had trouble shooting the ball, they kept on attacking the basket and looking for every way they could to get the ball into the basket.

 

Grass Roots guard Malik Curtis was all over the floor. He was able to get his teammates involved in the offense and when Curtis got the ball he drove to the basket and was able to make lay-ups when he thought that he had a good look at the basket.

 

Both teams continued to look for fast break chances.  

 

Grass Roots continued to get to the basket as they were a quicker team than Minnesota Basketball Academy.

 

Grass Roots came away with the overwhelming 63-40 victory over Minnesota Basketball Academy.

 

MINNESOTA GRASSROOTS TOOK ON MINNESOTA FURY IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME

Minnesota Grassroots took on Minnesota Fury in the championship game in the 17u division.

Both teams started out trading baskets. It took a while for each team to get a feel for each other. Minnesota Fury used a man-to-man defense. They looked to apply tough defense.

The score went back and forth throughout most of the first part of the game. Neither team was able to go on a run.

Both teams dove on the ground after loose balls. There were many jump balls in the first half.

Minnesota Fury's Ty Moore took the ball hard to the basket. He was able to blow past his defenders and make easy shots. Moore was also able to hit a nice three-point jumper just outside of the three-point line.

The score with 6:16 left in the first half was Minnesota Fury 21 and Minnesota Grassroots 18.

Minnesota Grassroots looked to score easy baskets in transition. They got the ball out of the net and got it quickly down to the other end of the court where they were able to score baskets.

Minnesota Grassroots had a hard time finding their shots midway through the half. They didn't get down on themselves.

At halftime the score was Minnesota Fury 34 and Minnesota Grassroots 27.

Minnesota Grassroots came out on the attack to start the second half. They continued to attack the basket as they looked for their shots.

Minnesota Fury was able to slow down Minnesota Grassroots on the offensive end. Minnesota Grassroots was not able to get easy baskets. The Minnesota Fury's defense got to the Minnesota Grassroots players.

Minnesota Grassroots was not able to slow Minnesota Fury down on the offensive end. The Minnesota Fury had control of the tempo throughout the game.

Minnesota Fury was able to take Minnesota Grassroots out of the game emotionally. Minnesota Grassroots was not able to make shots that they made throughout the tournament. Minnesota Fury was able to pick them apart on both ends of the floor throughout the game. Minnesota Grassroots didn't go down without a fight though. They were able to keep the game respectable and didn’t let their emotions get to them.

Minnesota Fury came away with the 78-68 victory over Minnesota Grassroots. 

MINNESOTA GRASSROOTS TOOK ON MINNESOTA HEAT IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME

Minnesota Grassroots took on Minnesota Heat in a boys' basketball contest. Minnesota Heat started the game off in a zone defense. They didn't want Grassroots to get any easy open shots at the basket.

Grassroots came out on fire. They were able to get a 7-4 lead with 13:57 left in the first half.

Grassroots used a strong man-to-man pressing defense and they were able to slow down the Heat's offense.

Minnesota Heat didn't get frustrated. They kept attacking the basket. On the offensive end the Heat looked for quick shots and didn't take a lot of time off of the clock.

Grassroots looked to trap the ball at half court. They looked to create turnovers and score easy baskets off of the turnovers.

Minnesota Heat passed the ball around the three-point line as they looked to get the best shot that they could, even though they had a difficult time shooting the ball.

The score was close throughout the first half. Grassroots kept shooting the ball from all over the court. They were not afraid to shoot it.

The Heat went on a run and they were able to get within one point of Grassroots with 5:30 left in the first half.

Both teams played with a lot of emotion and intensity. They dove on the floor after loose balls and rebounds. There were many jump balls.

The game was close as the score went back and forth late in the half. Just as one team was going on a little run the other team stepped up the defense as they played cat and mouse late in the first half.

The first half went back and forth with neither team pulling away. At halftime the score was Minnesota Grassroots 33 and Minnesota Heat 28.

Minnesota Heat started the second half in a zone defense. They switched between zone and man-to-man in the first half.

Minnesota Grassroots got a couple of easy baskets on steals. The Heat had many possessions in a row where they turned it over.

With 13:00 left in regulation the score was Minnesota Grassroots 46 and Minnesota Heat 30.

Ty Moore for Minnesota Grassroots took the ball strong to the basket. He was all over the court. He was able to find his teammate Darrien Strong under the basket for easy assists.

Minnesota Grassroots spread the ball around and they looked to take time off the clock. They were able to do that. Minnesota Heat didn't have a response for them.

Minnesota Grassroots was too much for Minnesota Heat to handle. Grassroots fought off a late comeback by the Minnesota Heat but in the end Minnesota Grassroots came away with the 73-54 victory.

MINNESOTA GRASSROOTS TOOK ON WAYZATA IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME

In a 17U contest the Minnesota Grassroots took on the Wayzata Trojans in a boys' basketball game. Wayzata started the game in zone defense. They looked to slow down Grassroots. Grassroots looked to push the ball down the court in transition as they looked to score easy baskets.

Wayzata found the basket early in the game as they were able to sink a few shots and open the game on a run. Grassroots was not able to find the basket at the start of the contest.

Grassroots used a full court press and that made it hard for Wayzata to make shots. Grassroots did a good job of getting a hand up in the faces of the Wayzata players.

With 11:00 left in the first half the score was Wayzata 19 and Minnesota Grassroots 10.

Grassroots continued to look to shoot the ball when they felt that they had a good open shot. They didn't get down on themselves when their shots were not falling.

With 7:00 to go in the first half Grassroots went on a run. They were down by one with 6:26 to go when Wayzata called a timeout.

Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls. They were very aggressive on both ends of the floor.

The score went back and forth late in first half. The game got a little chippy as each team thought that they were supposed to get calls that they didn't get.

Grassroots took their time on the offensive end as they looked to take as much time off the clock as they could late in the half.

Grassroots switched between man-to-man and zone defense as they looked to confuse the Wayzata players. Wayzata was not able to figure that out at first and Grassroots took advantage of that by scoring easy baskets off of the mismatch defense.

Wayzata was forced to take long three-point shots because Grassroots was defending the three-point line very well. Wayzata had a hard time hitting their shots from behind the three-point line.

Wayzata had an easy time scoring on the back door cuts. Grassroots got beat on several plays where the Wayzata player would cut to the basket using the backdoor. That is how Wayzata scored most of their points late in the half.

At halftime the score was Wayzata 37 and Grassroots 34.

Grassroots came out of the halftime break in a man-to-man defense. They looked to tighten up the pressure on Wayzata.

Grassroots kept on attacking the basket on the offensive end. They were successful doing that throughout the first half.

Grassroots used a full court press and that created turnovers for Wayzata. Wayzata had a hard time bringing the ball down the court.

Grassroots kept the full court press on throughout the second half. They really were able to cause turnovers for the Wayzata team.

Grassroots was all the rebounds on both ends of the court. They were also able to score easy baskets by getting rebounds and putting the ball right back into the basket.

With 11:04 left in regulation the score was Grassroots 56 and Wayzata 44.

Wayzata didn't give up they kept on attacking the Grassroots defense. They were not afraid to take the ball hard to the basket.

Grassroots did a good job of attacking the basket throughout the game. Wayzata didn't back down. I thought that Grassroots was a little quicker than Wayzata. The pace of the game was in Grassroots favor throughout.

Grassroots took their time on the offensive end late in the game. They looked to take as much time off the clock as they could. They played keep away by dribbling around the three-point line and that made Wayzata have to go out and guard or foul them.

Wayzata tried to make a run late in the game but that was to no avail.

Grassroots came away with the 87-71 victory over Wayzata.