Again, it's a close call. But, in the end, I gotta go with the winner. And that means...
1. Chaska girls 67 Hopkins 62, state tournament semi-final--both teams came in unbeaten, but Hopkins was a clearcut favorite. Well, I saw Chaska beat Hopkins with most of these same players in a summer tournament in 2019. Still, I thought Hopkins would win. It was as tense a game as I saw all year long. Chaska won and then edged Rosemount 45-43 to win the state title.
This is just the 4th girls high school game to win game of the year honors, and the 1st since 2008.
2. Minnesota Gopher men 102 #4 Iowa 95 (OT), regular season--then there was this. The Gopher men beat 4 ranked teams early in the Big 10 season and were rated as high as #16. And then they just fell apart. But, wow, for a couple of weeks there....
3. Providence girls 94 Duluth Marshall 91, state quarter-final--this is the Gianna Kneepkens all-time record 67 point game.
4. UMD women 67 St. Cloud State 55, NSIC playoff championship
5 (tie). Gopher men 81 #17 Michigan State 56; Gopher men 77 #25 Ohio State 60; Gopher men 75 #7 Michigan 57, regular season--3 more early season wins for a total of 4 over ranked opponents; unfortunately, the frittered it all away.
8. Chaska girls 45 Rosemount 43, state final--after beating Hopkins, I must admit I thought Chaska would win easily. Rosemount was fabulous in defeat, but Chaska was the champion.
9. Waseca boys 51 Caledonia 49, state final--this looked more like a AAA game at least than AA. 2 very highly skilled teams going tooth-and-nail right to the final buzzer.
10. UMD women 76 Emporia State 70, D2 1st round
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