#7 Eden Pairie (0-0) vs #17 Washburn (0-0)
Eden Prairie wins the Tip-off and scores on their first possession with a free throw 1 of 2 by Andre Wallace
Washburn gets their first lead of the game with a 3 from Even Shepherd go up 3-1 with 17:05 left in first half
Both teams and playing aggressive on defense Washburn up 5-4 with 14:45 left in first half
Eden Prairie goes on a 9-0 run and takes the lead 13-5, Washburn takes T.O. with 13:05 left in the first half
Washburn in return goes on a 6-0 run to close the gap 13-11 with 10:00 left in the first half led by Jeff Jones with back to back drives to the rim, Eden Prairie calls T.O.
Washburn takes the lead back 18-17 with 6:30 left in the first half more from Jones
Eden Prairie goes on a 7-1 run led by Anthony Anderson to take the lead 24-18 with 4:00 left in the first half
Washburn goes 5-3 run to close the half down 27-23 to Eden Prairie (Half Time)
Eden Prairie starts the second half the same way they started the game Andre Wallace at the line 29-23
Washburn and Eded Prairie trade baskets as Eden Prairie keeps lead 29-25 with 16:40 left in second half
Washburn calls T.O. falling behind 35-27 with 14:56 left in the second half
Eden Prairie starts the half on a 18-6 run and have pushed the lead out 44-29 with 11:45 left in the game
Washburn can't keep up the scoring pace of Eden Prairie as Sam Johnson hits 3 from deep in 5 possessions and Andre Wallace gets back on track Eden Prairie up big 52-26 with 8:17 left in the second half
Anthony Anderson staying aggressive and Washburn going cold from deep with most of their starters out T.O. Washburn 57-40 with 6:49 left in the game
Eden Prairie seems to have it in the bad as the maintain their lead as the game is falling out of reach
for Washburn 64-47 with 3:00 left in the game.
Eden Prairie gets the season opening win over Washburn 73-56
Game Review
Eden Prairie: Eden Prairie played a solid game on both ends on the floor and got a drama free win over a top program. Eden Prairie beat up on Washburn the boards and was the more physical team. Andre Wallace did not look his self for 3 quarters of the game and had a sub-par game. Anthony Anderson was a big part of this win for EP taking it to the rim and getting to the line with 27 big points.
(Eden Prairie did miss Grant Shaffer in the half court offense and play-making.)
Washburn: Washburn settled for to many jumpers and had a bad night from behind the arc. Jeffery Jones(15pt) was the only player who was going to the rim for Washburn. Washburn did not press the pace of the game consistent enough to force in Eden Prarie into mistakes. Washburn did not have the kinda game a team needs to beat a top 10 team in this game. Team rebounding must be a focus.
(Nick Anderson was super off for the opener Washburn will need his complete game to win against their rough schedule.)
