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The name of the game in the Minnesota State High School League basketball tournament is winning, so is it a problem if a team exploits the rules and wins in a way that doesn't seem quite right?

The Hopkins boy's team last night defeated Shakopee 49-to-46 in four overtimes. If that score seems low, remember there's no shot clock in high school basketball, so much of the overtime looked like this.

https://twitter.com/ChrisLongKSTP/status/444282535091007489

Hopkins held the ball  in overtime, then shot as time ran out. The strategy, especially with Shakopee refusing to defend the man holding the ball, allowed Hopkins to either shoot for a win or go to another overtime.

https://twitter.com/jclong/status/444274344672256001/

And now will play for the state championship.

How ugly was it? No points were scored in the first overtime

Here's the entire play by play for the first overtime (courtesy Minnesota State High School League):

At one point in the game, Shakopee didn't attempt a shot for 10 minutes.

https://twitter.com/DaniMonnens/status/444292077963051008

https://twitter.com/brittanyw_44/status/444292353751130112

https://twitter.com/Seth_Kaplan/status/444279075540987905

https://twitter.com/afansview/status/444277715739222016

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