The feature game at the Breakdown Boys Tip-Off at Hopkins on Saturday had #1 Eden Prairie facing off with #4 Prior Lake and recent Marquette recruit Garcia Dawson. Garcia scored 26 points on 11-of-21 shooting, but the Eagles made him work and always had an answer on their offensive end.
Prior Lake led 22-18 around the 10 minute mark, but Eden Prairie took charge with a 22-6 run over the following 8 minutes, making 4-of-5 3s. 6-5 senior Austin Andrews scored 11 points in the run, 6-7 senior Connor Christianson 6 on a pair of 3s, and point guard Drake Dobbs scored 4 and added a pair of assists. Meanwhile, Prior Lake made 4-of-12 shots down the stretch. Garcia finished with 14 1st half points but just 2 in the final 9 minutes. EP led 40-28 at the half.
In the 2nd half, EP continued clicking on the offensive end, especially John Henry with 11 points. Meanwhile, the Eagles continued to make things tough for Garcia. He scored 12 on 5-of-10 shooting in the half, but he was in and out of the lineup with fouls, at least two of them on the offensive end when the elbows came up. He finished with 26 points but just 4 boards. Lakers point guard Tyree Ihenacho finished with 16 points on 6-of-13 shooting, with 7 boards and 4 turnovers.
The game MVP was Andrews with 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting. In the first half, he drove to the rim at will. He added 9 rebounds. Meanwhile, Dobbs scored 17 on 8-of-16 shooing with 5 assists and just one turnover. Christenson finished with 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting and John Henry also with 14 points plus 5 boards.
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