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Several sequences during the Maple Grove/Iowa City West looked more like a wrestling match — or gladiator battle — than a basketball game.
Missouri-signed center Reed Nikko had to plug a bloody nose early. Iowa City West’s Alex Henderson took a hard fall in the paint and got kicked in the head on the way down. Charges were drawn and blocks were dished out.
But at the end of the game, Maple Grove was the victor in the third game of the 2016 Timberwolves Shootout, winning 70-57 over a quality opponent.
“We started off a little slowly,” Maple Grove head coach Nick Shroeder said.