Let the deep freeze begin with some red hot hoops. Its top flight national program IMG making the trip north from Florida. Oh the beauty of a warm weather team coming during our coldest time of year. IMG with an incredibly stacked roster. Moussa Diabate (A top 30 recruit and Michigan commit) vs Chet Holmgren the highlight matchup. Tamar Bates also a top 100 kid in 2021. Jaden Bradley one of the top PGs in the 2022 class. Eric Dailey, Jett Howard and Noah Batchelor from 2022 also top 100 kids. Not to mention top 25 2023 prospect Gus Yalden.
But for me, this day is about mascots. 2 of the best that you'll see. We have the cartoonish but still awesome Ascenders for IMG. And as a follow up to this game, it wouldn't be a season without the EMAC and especially without Avail Academy. FEAR THE RHINO!
Game 1: IMG Academy 73 #1AAA Minnehaha 53
Jaden Bradley with a steal for 2 and a triple. 9-2 IMG 2:31 in and Minnehaha needs a timeout. They'll switch to 2-3 zone but no luck there. The Diabate vs Holmgren matchup gets derailed early as Diabate sits with his 2nd foul at the 13:10 mark. Meanwhile IMG flammable from deep. They hit 8 of their 1st 10 3s, 4 guys with 2 each. Streak includes 6 triples in a row for a 30-11 lead at the 8:10 mark.
36-18 IMG when Minnehaha makes a run. Chet Holmgren with a free throw and a bucket. Isaiah Davis for 3 to reach double figures. Prince Aligbe up high for a dunk from Hercy Miller and then a triple. The Redhawks run is 14-1 with 5 straight makes to end it. That pulls Minnehaha within 40-35. IMG with the last bucket of the half to lead 42-35 at the break.
IMG with the 1st 7 points of the 2nd half thanks to 3 turnovers and 3 ill-advised shots by Minnehaha's offense. They get a bucket and then 3 straight turnovers. The last 2 being live ball and leading directly to points. Diabate with 2 and fouled (missed the FT) to end a 14-2 IMG run. 54-37 IMG with 11:19 left. Holmgren with a pretty setup to a rim cut for a BLOB dunk to stop that run. 8 of the next 9 points to IMG with 3 more turnovers for Minnehaha. 62-40 IMG at that point. They'll cruise the rest of the way.
Isaiah Davis the highlight of the Minnehaha day with 21 points. Chet Holmgren scored 13 points and probably had double digit boards and high single digit blocks. But at the end of the day too much firepower for IMG. PG Jaden Bradley showed his status with a team high 21 points.. Erick Dailey with 17 points. Moussa Diabate tallies 8 points.
Four Factors
| FACTOR | Minnehaha Academy | IMG Academy |
| Effective FG % | 38% | 61.3% |
| Offensive Rebound % | 53.9% | 30% |
| Free Throw Rate | 29.6% | 24.5% |
| Turnover % | 27.1% | 13.3% |
| Points Per Possession | 0.90 | 1.22 |
Avail would use a 10-0 run early to take a 14-8 lead. Nova would close to within 18-17 before the bottom fell out in the last 5 minutes of the half. Josiah Schaap with back to back triples. Joey Ritzema beats the halftime buzzer with another bomb. 13-2 Avail run to close the half. 31-19 Valor at the break. Nova turns it over on 10 of their 1st 14 possessions of the 2nd half. 52-23 Avail after a Braydon Ritzema triple with 11 minutes left. Total run is 34-6 over about 12 minutes. Avail forces 24 turnovers and grabs 18 offensive boards. Avail's big 3 get it done. Josiah Schaap withi 18, Joey Ritzema with 16. Josiah Loge adds all 15 of his points in the 2nd half. Liam Borrell leads Nova with 12. Rayan Taha with 11, Jack Monroe with 10 for the Knights.
Four Factors
| FACTOR | Nova Classical | Avail |
| Effective FG % | 44.9% | 49.2% |
| Offensive Rebound % | 16% | 40% |
| Free Throw Rate | 12.8% | 29.7% |
| Turnover % | 38.7% | 9.5% |
| Points Per Possession | 0.61 | 1.17 |
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