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North BranchBig Lake
Vikings
68
Hornets
80

The Big Lake (MN) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home non-conference game against North Branch (MN) by a score of 80-68.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Branch----68
Big Lake----80
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Game Story

Minnesota High School Basketball - Big Lake fells North Branch

December 14, 2023: Big Lake, MN 55309

Big Lake Hornets (Big Lake, MN) backers were in high spirits Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting North Branch Vikings (North Branch, MN), 80-68 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Big Lake upgrades its record to 3-2 on the season. The Hornets host Princeton (Princeton, MN) to play the Tigers in a AAA Section 5 bout on Tuesday, December 19. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 0-4. Princeton lost 105-90 in their recent non-league bout against Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge, MN)

Next up, the Vikings play the Becker Bulldogs (Becker, MN) in a AAA Section 5 bout, on Tuesday, December 19. North Branch will attempt to upgrade on its 4-1 season record. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a 4-1 record after their 72-51 league win over St. Francis (St. Francis, MN).

Highlight Videos

  • Play video icon North Branch vs Big Lake Game Highlights - Dec. 14, 2023 1:43

Rankings & Records

North Branch (23-24)

MNClass
20940
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
16-138-49-36-81-2.552.6672,0571,976

Big Lake (23-24)

MNClass
17433
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
14-147-36-67-61-2.500.7001,9652,051

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Branch		27.054.00070.9
Big Lake		----70.2

North Branch Videos

Big Lake Videos

  • Play video icon Big Lake basketball highlights Zimmerman High School 0:08
  • Play video icon Big Lake basketball highlights Hutchinson High School 0:16

Head-to-Head

  • Big Lake won on 12/14/2023
    12/14 @ 7:15pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    North Branch----68
    Big Lake----80

    The North Branch (MN) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away non-conference game against Big Lake (MN) by a score of 80-68.

    Box score
  • North Branch won on 1/30/2024
    1/30 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Big Lake----68
    North Branch----84

    The Big Lake (MN) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away non-conference game against North Branch (MN) by a score of 84-68.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
North Branch9-8Big Lake11-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/12/23North BranchDenfeld(W) 75-6312/2/23Big LakeDenfeld(W) 72-65
12/19/23BeckerNorth Branch(L) 93-871/18/24BeckerBig Lake(W) 80-77
2/2/24North BranchBecker(W) 81-742/20/24Big LakeBecker(L) 87-80
12/21/23North BranchHermantown(L) 75-6512/1/23Big LakeHermantown(W) 84-74
1/5/24Chisago Lakes AreaNorth Branch(W) 76-431/23/24Big LakeChisago Lakes Area(L) 81-76
2/6/24North BranchChisago Lakes Area(W) 84-762/29/24Chisago Lakes AreaBig Lake(L) 78-74
3/8/24Chisago Lakes AreaNorth Branch(L) 69-62
1/9/24Cambridge-IsantiNorth Branch(L) 66-601/25/24Cambridge-IsantiBig Lake(L) 82-75
2/9/24North BranchCambridge-Isanti(L) 82-692/26/24Big LakeCambridge-Isanti(W) 89-82
1/12/24North BranchZimmerman(W) 81-531/4/24ZimmermanBig Lake(W) 86-73
2/29/24ZimmermanNorth Branch(W) 71-572/5/24Big LakeZimmerman(L) 64-60
2/6/24Big LakeZimmerman
1/16/24PrincetonNorth Branch(W) 92-8812/19/23PrincetonBig Lake(W) 82-59
2/16/24North BranchPrinceton(L) 73-642/1/24Big LakePrinceton(W) 80-70
1/18/24MonticelloNorth Branch(W) 62-521/12/24MonticelloBig Lake(W) 76-59
2/20/24North BranchMonticello(L) 78-482/13/24Big LakeMonticello(W) 72-67
1/23/24St. FrancisNorth Branch(W) 55-531/9/24Big LakeSt. Francis(L) 70-64
2/22/24North BranchSt. Francis(L) 69-592/9/24St. FrancisBig Lake(W) 73-65
3/5/24Big LakeSt. Francis(W) 59-51

Record Breakdown

North Branch (23-24)

Big Lake (23-24)
16-13
Overall
14-14
8-4
League
7-3
8-8
Non-League
6-10
1-1
Head to Head
1-1
9-8
Common Opponent
11-6
9-3
Home
6-6
6-8
Away
7-6
1-2
Neutral
1-2
0-1
Playoff
1-1
16-13
In-State
14-14
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0