Mankato East starts the second half strong. The Cougars lead 44-34 with just over 13 minutes remaining. They’ve started 6-of-8 from the field in the second half. Orono’s Nolan Groves led all scorers with 31 points. Ganden Gosch led Mankato East with 16 points. One minute remains and Mankato East leads 27-21. Gosch up to […]
Mankato East starts the second half strong. The Cougars lead 44-34 with just over 13 minutes remaining. They’ve started 6-of-8 from the field in the second half. Orono’s Nolan Groves led all scorers with 31 points. Ganden Gosch led Mankato East with 16 points. One minute remains and Mankato East leads 27-21. Gosch up to 12 points. Groves has 10. The Cougars shot 41.4 percent from the field while holding Orono to 34 percent shooting from the field. The Spartans survived on free throws, going 21-for-28 from the line, but it wasn’t enough. Mankato East shoots 31.3 percent, and Orono shoots 29.2 percent in the first half. Gosch and Groves have 12 points each for their teams.The game is tied at 62 with 1:43 remaining.Down by two, Groves gets fouled while going to the basket with only two seconds left. He missed the free throw, and Orono calls a timeout. Teams are on the court for introductions. Orono can’t hold onto the intentionally missed free throw. Mankato East calls timeout during the inbound play. Mankato East continues to shoot threes, but they’re only 5-for-17 from beyond the arc. The Cougars lead 24-20 with 3:43 remaining. 10:43 remains and Mankato East has an 11-5 lead. Orono continues to shoot poorly and have turnover issues. Nolan Groves with all five points for the Spartans. Mankato East runs out the clock. The first half is underway.Orono has seven turnovers to Mankato East’s one. Groves up to 29 points for the Spartans as they tie the game with 4:31 remaining. The Spartans are starting to make some shots. The No. 1 Mankato East Cougars (29-1) defeated the No. 4 Orono Spartans (23-8) 64-62 in the 2025 Minnesota (MSHSL) high school boys basketball state tournament on Thursday at Williams Arena.The second half is underway. Orono has trimmed Mankato East’s lead with a 7-2 run entirely from free throws. Mankato East leads 46-41 with 10:51 remaining. Orono continues to struggle shooting the ball. The Spartans are 5-of-14 in the second half as Mankato East leads 54-46 with 7:30 remaining. Four minutes into the game, and Orono is 1-for-6 from the field. The Cougars have a 6-2 lead. Orono cuts the lead to 16-13 with 7:43 remaining. Groves up to eight points. Ganden Gosch has nine points for the Cougars. Recommended Articles
