(photo by Jim Lindquist)
Five players scored in double figures as Chanhassen spoiled Farmington's Senior Night celebration with a 74-50 Missota Conference win Tuesday night, Mar. 1, at Tiger Gym.
The loss was the fourth straight for the Tigers who dropped to 9-16 overall and 3-10 in conference play. Chanhassen moved to 13-11 and 9-4.
The Tigers made it a game early but some familiar ghosts began to haunt the locals as the night wore on. The Storm hit the halftime break with a 35-23 lead.
"We gave it a run for awhile," Tiger coach Shane Wyandt said, "but ultimately poor shooting, transition defense and turnovers were too much to overcome.
"They (Chanhassen) also shot the lights in stretches and that hurt us. We're hoping to work on those things as we head into the section tournament."
The shooting numbers told the tale of the contest with Farmington connecting on just 38 percent of its field goal tries and 60 percent of its free throws. The Storm shot a sizzling 60 percent from the floor and made 11 of 12 (92 percent) from the charity stripe. Throw in 17 Tiger turnovers and the outcome seemed predictable.
Alex Michels netted 13 points and Andy Born added 11 to pace the Farmington offense. Sebren Baer finished with eight, Sam Hanson seven and Zach Wallace six.
Michels made it a statistical double-double with a dozen rebounds, seven on the offensive glass. Baer dished out four assists; Josh Ruthebeck had three blocks and Michels came up with a trio of steals.
The Tigers close their regular season on Friday with a Missota Conference road game at Red Wing and then await the Section 1AAAA seeding results. Post-season play begins next week.
