McKinley's 78-74 win at East yesterday was a wildly entertaining affair that lived up to all the billing it got.  Below are the highlights:

 

Pregame

– The game was sold out before it even tipped, with a sign outside that read "GYM IS FULL"

– As I reported via twitter, the teams warmed up to "Hannah Montana" by Migos

– McKinley alum, state champion, & 1st Team All-Centercourt selection Marcus Morris was in attendance cheering on his former squad & his little brother, Devin

– East alum & current Colorado State cornerback, Jasen Oden was in attendance

– As is usually the case for big city games, there were three officials working

 

1st Quarter 

– The first quarter was the most back-and-forth portion of the game, with five lead changes and three ties

– East 6-8 big man and 2013 All-Centercourt Honorable Mention Tyree Tyson started the game, but left just a minute in, as he quickly found out his hyperextended knee was not ready

– East led after one quarter, 13-11

 

2nd Quarter

– Shawn Young scored 14 of his game-high 21 points in the second quarter for the Panthers, 12 of which came during a span of 2:15 and included a pair of treys

– Percy Bryant used a hesitation move to get to the rim in the second quarter that had to be mentioned – it was sick

– McKinley's Jaylen Prophet sank a pair of long-range bombs in the second quarter from NBA range and drew nothing but net

– East built a 12-point lead on three occasions in the second quarter and led 39-27 at halftime

 

 3rd Quarter

– The Macks got within a point of East in the third quarter, 45-44, after a 14-2 run that began with a 3-pointer from D'Andre Steward and ended with a trey from Devin Morris

– East responded with a 6-2 edge in scoring over the next three minutes to extend its lead back to 51-46

– Prophet converted a four-point play for the Macks with 37 seconds left in the third, making it 51-50

– Bryant scored the final field goal of the third, giving East a 53-50 advantage heading into the final quarter

 

4th Quarter

– Young was fouled shooting a '3' and connected on all three of his charity tosses at the 6:13 mark, giving East a 62-55 lead

– McKinley responded with a 12-0 run, sparked by a '3' from Morris and capped by another '3' from Steward

– The Macks took took the lead away from East for good during the 12-0 run at the 4:27 mark on a basket from Steward, making it 64-62

– At the end of the McKinley run, the score was 67-62, favoring the Macks, with 3:51 on the clock

– East pulled to within a point over the final three minutes on three different occasions, but never regained the lead

– Morris buried four treys in the second half, with three of those coming during the decisive stretch of the final stanza

– McKinley went 6/6 from the free throw line in the final 29 seconds to seal the victory, four from Prophet and two from Morris

 

Stats

– With the win, McKinley is tied for first place in Yale Cup I with Middle College, who the Macks visit on January 31st

– McKinley extended its Yale Cup winning streak to 30 games, just five short of breaking the record set by Riverside at 34 games

– The Macks have now won 8 0f their last 11 games against East, including five straight 

 

– McKinley Point Totals:  

Steward 21, Prophet 17, Morris 16, Lenard 11, Thompson 6, Jones 4, Melendez 3

– East Point Totals:  

Young 21, Bryant 20, Lewis 16, Ayala 7, Humphrey 5, Jackson 5

 

-centercourt

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