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The St. Francis (MN) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home non-conference game against North Branch (MN) by a score of 63-58.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Branch----63
St. Francis----58
Final score provided by S. Noreen.
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Game Story

Minnesota High School Basketball - St. Francis nipped by North Branch

January 31, 2023: St. Francis, MN 55070

In Tuesday's non-league match, the visiting North Branch Vikings basketball team scored a tight 63-58 triumph over the St. Francis Fighting Saints.

In their next game, the Vikings face the Hermantown Hawks (Hermantown, MN) in a AAA Section 7 match, on Thursday, February 2. North Branch will attempt to move on its 10-8 season record. The Hawks enter the match with a 11-5 record after their 72-67 non-league loss to Esko (Esko, MN).

With the defeat, St. Francis moves to 8-9 on the year. The Fighting saints host Delano (Delano, MN) to face the Tigers in a non-league match on Wednesday, February 1. The Tigers enter the match with a record of 11-5. Delano lost 80-72 in their recent non-league match against South St. Paul (South St. Paul, MN)

North Branch @ St. Francis Basketball Game Info

Tue., Jan. 31, 2023 @ 5:30p
The St. Francis (MN) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home non-conference game against North Branch (MN) by a score of 63-58.

Rankings & Records

North Branch (22-23)

MNClass
17031
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
14-145-16-54-44-5.500.8331,8201,730

St. Francis (22-23)

MNClass
8117
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
20-1411-27-57-46-5.588.8462,2762,278

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Branch
40.040.00065.0
St. Francis
----66.9

Head-to-Head

  • St. Francis won on 1/10/2023
    1/10 @ 5:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    St. Francis----78
    North Branch----73

    The St. Francis (MN) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away non-conference game against North Branch (MN) by a score of 78-73.

  • North Branch won on 1/31/2023
    1/31 @ 5:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    North Branch----63
    St. Francis----58

    The North Branch (MN) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away non-conference game against St. Francis (MN) by a score of 63-58.

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
North Branch6-11St. Francis16-5
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/1/22ZimmermanNorth Branch(L) 46-4112/16/22St. FrancisZimmerman(W) 75-40
12/20/22North BranchPine City(W) 57-352/6/23St. FrancisPine City(W) 81-52
12/30/22RocoriNorth Branch(L) 64-4112/6/22RocoriSt. Francis(L) 72-68
1/6/23North BranchMonticello(W) 82-401/19/23MonticelloSt. Francis(W) 72-61
1/26/23MonticelloNorth Branch(W) 68-552/17/23St. FrancisMonticello(W) 81-62
3/7/23St. FrancisMonticello(W) 77-42
1/12/23Big LakeNorth Branch(L) 71-571/24/23St. FrancisBig Lake(W) 75-69
2/7/23North BranchBig Lake(W) 60-442/21/23Big LakeSt. Francis(W) 79-69
3/3/23St. FrancisBig Lake(W) 79-69
3/10/23St. FrancisBig Lake(W) 66-46
1/17/23North BranchBecker(L) 80-752/3/23BeckerSt. Francis(W) 88-78
2/14/23BeckerNorth Branch(L) 68-652/23/23St. FrancisBecker(W) 73-62
3/1/23St. FrancisBecker(W) 73-62
1/20/23North BranchPrinceton(L) 85-531/17/23PrincetonSt. Francis(L) 59-52
2/17/23PrincetonNorth Branch(L) 86-652/14/23St. FrancisPrinceton(L) 83-63
3/16/23St. FrancisPrinceton(W) 59-58
1/24/23North BranchChisago Lakes Area(L) 79-771/5/23Chisago Lakes AreaSt. Francis(W) 71-69
2/21/23Chisago Lakes AreaNorth Branch(W) 82-681/26/23St. FrancisChisago Lakes Area(W) 71-64
2/2/23HermantownNorth Branch(L) 72-592/28/23HermantownSt. Francis(L) 79-70
2/3/23Cambridge-IsantiNorth Branch(W) 58-481/13/23St. FrancisCambridge-Isanti(L) 67-62
2/23/23North BranchCambridge-Isanti(L) 83-632/9/23Cambridge-IsantiSt. Francis(W) 92-85
3/2/23Cambridge-IsantiNorth Branch(L) 83-63

Record Breakdown

North Branch (22-23)

St. Francis (22-23)

14-14
Overall
20-14
5-1
League
11-2
9-11
Non-League
5-10
1-1
Head to Head
1-1
6-11
Common Opponent
16-5
6-5
Home
7-5
4-4
Away
7-4
4-5
Neutral
6-5
0-2
Playoff
4-2
14-14
In-State
20-14
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0