Turnovers in the City

Its early afternoon action in the Minneapolis City Conference.  First a league showdown between Edison and Roosevelt.  Then we stay in south Minneapolis for a section 6AAAA matchup between Washburn and Robbinsdale Cooper.

Game 1: Edison 82 Roosevelt 51
Edison scored on their 1st 5 possessions to take a 10-0 lead and never looked back.  The Edison pressure forced Roosevelt into 24 first half turnovers.  Tommies take advantage of that for a 58-32 halftime lead, mostly as a layup drill.  They cruise from there to a 82-51 win.  Roosevelt 35 total turnovers on my officially unofficial stat sheet.  Edison hosts Hiawatha in an interesting non-conference battle on Monday.  Roosevelt visits North on Tuesday.

Game 2: Robbinsdale Cooper 69 Minneapolis Washburn 31
This one looked very similar.  Washburn 8 turnovers on their 1st 11 trips.  6 of those of the killer live ball variety.  That allowed Cooper to jump out to a 13-2 lead.  3 solid Washburn possessions for a 7-0 run.  Then the turnover bug strikes again with Cooper going on a 18-4 run.  35-19 Cooper at the break thanks to 17 Millers turnovers.  They'll turn the game into a blowout with a 21-3 run to start the 2nd half.  8 more Washburn turnovers in that run.  Running time for the last 6:30.  Cooper wins 69-31.  Washburn 32 turnovers by my count.  Davion Evans and Tyson Dallas 13 points each to lead Cooper.  Jamar Nelson 9 points, Cass Ramberg adds 8 to lead Washburn.  Cooper continues a stretch of 6 out of 7 on the road with the back to back nights in Bloomington.  Jefferson on Wednesday and Kennedy on Thursday.  Washburn is at Roosevelt on Thursday

One interesting note in watching the 2 games was the difference in the pressure defense.  Edison just came right at you.  Cooper did a very nice job getting their traps from the blind side.