Tuesday's basketball highlights and section hockey scores

Highlights and scores from the top games in the area.

Up some basketball tonight.

Kimt news 3 sports zach gilleland joins us as the mayo spartans faced a tough test tonight.xx the mayo spartans are having a great season on the court, but this matchup is another big one.

Mankato east has lost just one match all season long and have won 18 games in a row as the green and gold were looking for their biggest win of the year.

Cougars start out on the right foot, jax madson inside to jordan merseth and that's a pretty combo.

Mayo turns to their big man, riek riek driving to the basket gets fouled but still makes it.

This is why the spartans are so good... they take quick shots..

And score as gabe madsen hits the three.

And then from the opposite side quick release is absolutely money, he would go for 23 points and ten rebounds.

Back to east joich gong catches the defense napping as he hits the layup.

Cougars defeat mayo 88 over to the girls game same matchup this time in rochester.

Nancy soro inside to anna miller and that pair was working well all game as miller gets the bucket.

Then elli collins from downtown misses the three attempt miller is there for the rebound and then the putback as mayo's lead is up to double digits.

Staying with the spartans, soro sizing up the defender will knock down the triple in her face as mayo is running away with it.

Then it's that duo again, soro to miiller for two..

Miller scored her one thousandth career point tonight the spartans grab the win 64 to 29.// staying in the med city it's a rochester rivalry as century hosts john marshall.

First half, century up by three..

Jacob daing will change that with this baseline three pointer and the rockets will tie the game up.

Then on the fast break it's dang again with the feed from steve ndumbe... he makes the bucket but takes a spill but he's up and good to go.

Over to the panthers... check out the dishes..

Not one, not two but three to canon tweed and century has the advantage.

They would continue to roll jack fisher from the outside buries the three pointer as the panthers go on big 1áa matchup, schaeffer academy boys at home hosting hayfield.

Lions with the ball luke kottom switches directions gets the tough bank to go as schaeffer starts us off.

After that... all vikings.

Around the world to patrick towley... nothing but net from beyond the line.

Then in transition, ethan slaathaug is going to shred through the lions defense all the way to the basket for two more.

As hayfield goes on to win 63 to 49// section boy's hockey started tonight with three roch teams in action.

At graham the mayo spartans defeat john marshall six to one, spartans will play at lakeville south on thursday.

And the lourdes eagles season comes to an end as they fall to waseca two to one.

The austin packers fall to winona as the winhawks will advance to play top seeded dodge county.

Albert lea lives to see another day as they beat la crescent hokah five to one.

Tigers will next face mankato west.xx