Eden Prairie Loses Tip Off Classic Game

Eden Prairie came up short in Saturday’s Breakdown Sports USA Boys’ Tip Off Classic matchup against Champlin Park.

Champlin Park may have been coming off a game just the night before, but the Rebels got off to a fast start. Eden Prairie’s nine turnovers helped Champlin Park to a 42-20 lead at the half.

The Eagles outscored Champlin Park 45-39 in the second, but that wasn’t enough to close the gap. The Rebels finished with an 81-65 win.

Junior guard Granthan Gillard led Eden Prairie with 22 points. Junior guard Blake Cashman, senior guard Matt Kerr and senior guard Andre Wallace all scored 10 points.

The Tip Off Classic featured 15 boys’ games. Twenty-three of the 30 teams are ranked in Breakdown Sports’ top 15 preseason rankings, including the No. 1 team in two of the four classes.