2019 Minnesota Girl's State Tournament - Class AAAA Quarterfinal Game Recap - Lakeville North vs Hopkins 3-13-19

Lakeville North would stay close with Hopkins in the first five minutes of the first half down only 6-4 and a "3" by junior guard Laura Jensen at the 13:11 mark pushed the Panthers ahead 7-6. But Hopkins quickly regained control thanks to junior phenom Paige Bueckers and managed to get a double-digit lead down the stretch of the first half and held a 33-20 lead at the half. Not surprisingly, Bueckers led the way for Hopkins in the first half with her 13 points and senior guard Dlayla Chakolis had a solid first half with her ten points. Senior guard Analiese Tschida paced Lakeville North in the first half with seven points. What WAS surprising was that both the Panthers and the Royals had nine turnovers a piece although Hopkins did have a decided edge on the boards in the first half by an 18-9 count.
　

Hopkins wasted little time in the second half; quickly putting this one out of reach with a 12-3 run over the first three minutes to establish a 45-23 lead. Lakeville North would manage to trim the deficit down to seventeen points at 50-33 at the 9:54 mark but the Royals would manage to re-establish their safety net to twenty-plus with 7:00 left up 59-35 and although Lakeville North would fight valiantly, it was simply too much Bueckers down the stretch. Up 65-40 with just under five minutes left, the Royals would put things in cruise control the rest of the way and coast to a 68-46 victory.