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What to watch this week: Boys basketball regular season comes to a close

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Streaming on Strib Varsity this week: Totino-Grace vs. Alexandria and more boys basketball games featuring some of Minnesota’s top teams. Plus, we’ve got exclusive boys hockey and girls basketball section tournament livestreams.

Defending Class 3A champion Alexandria ends its regular season hosting Totino-Grace in a game streaming on Strib Varsity. (Anthony Soufflé/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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It’s Strib Varsity’s last full week of livestreams this winter, with the end of the boys basketball regular season and section games in boys hockey and girls basketball. But don’t forget, Strib Varsity is the only place you can stream the Class 4A, Section 6 girls and boys basketball tournaments, so there are games to watch through March 13.

Here’s the scoop on what’s coming up this week (and you can always find our streaming schedule right here):

Thursday at 7 p.m., boys basketball: Monticello vs. Becker. The Bulldogs, No. 7 in Class 3A in the coaches poll, host the Magic, who have won seven straight after falling 67-55 to Becker on Jan. 30.

Thursday at 7 p.m., boys basketball: Providence Academy vs. Holy Angels. The Lions and the Stars seek a win to close their regular seasons. Providence Academy won 77-71 when the teams faced off last February.

Thursday at 7:15 p.m., boys basketball: St. Peter vs. Byron. The Bears won 75-70 when the teams met at the end of the regular season last year, and both teams entered the week with just one win in February, making this game an opportunity for one team to pick up some steam before the postseason.

Thursday at 7:15 p.m., boys basketball: Totino-Grace vs. Alexandria. The Eagles, No. 3 in the Minnesota Top 25, visit No. 11 Alexandria for a rematch of last season’s Class 3A semifinal game, which the Cardinals won 73-65 en route to their state title.

Friday at 7 p.m., boys basketball: South St. Paul vs. Tartan. The Titans, No. 1 in the Minnesota Top 25, host South St. Paul for their regular-season finale. Tartan won 92-59 when the teams met Jan. 27.

Friday at 7:15 p.m., boys basketball: Underwood vs. Henning. The Hornets, No. 14 in the Minnesota Top 25 and still undefeated entering the week, end their regular season with a visit from Underwood, the team they beat in the Class 1A, Section 6 north subsection quarterfinals last year. The Rockets entered the week on a five-game winning streak.

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Saturday at 10 a.m., girls basketball: St. Louis Park or Armstrong vs. Hopkins, section semifinal. No. 1 seed Hopkins, which has advanced to the state tournament every year since 2015, hosts the winner of Wednesday’s section quarterfinal between No. 4 seed St. Louis Park and No. 5 seed Armstrong. Read more about our streaming of this section right here.

Saturday at noon, girls basketball: Edina or Minneapolis Washburn vs. Wayzata, section semifinal. No. 2 seed Wayzata, which has appeared in the last seven section championships, hosts the winner of Wednesday’s section quarterfinal between No. 3 seed Edina and No. 6 seed Minneapolis Washburn.

Saturday at noon, boys basketball: Minneapolis South vs. St. Paul Central, Twin Cities Championship. The winners of the Minneapolis and St. Paul city conferences face off in the annual Twin Cities Championship. St. Paul Central, No. 22 in the Minnesota Top 25, won 76-59 when the teams met Dec. 13.

Earlier this week

Monday at 7 p.m., boys basketball: St. Paul Johnson vs. Minnehaha Academy (follow this link to watch). The Governors, No. 23 in Strib Varsity’s Minnesota Top 25 and No. 6 in Class 3A in the Feb. 23 coaches poll, visit Minnehaha Academy, No. 5 in Class 2A and winner of 17 of its last 18 games.

Monday at 7 p.m., boys basketball: Faribault vs. Kasson-Mantorville. The Falcons and KoMets, both angling for a better position in Class 3A, Section 1, meet in a rematch of last year’s section quarterfinal game, which Faribault won 75-41.

Monday at 7:15 p.m., boys basketball: Detroit Lakes vs. Willmar. The Cardinals won 77-60 at Detroit Lakes on Feb. 9 and look to take the series with section seeding on the line. The Lakers swept Willmar last season, winning both regular-season matchups and the section quarterfinal game.

Tuesday at 7 p.m., boys basketball: Annandale vs. Becker. Annandale, No. 7 in Class 2A in the coaches poll, visits Becker, No. 7 in Class 3A and undefeated this month.

Tuesday at 7 p.m., boys basketball: St. Cloud Cathedral vs. Albany. Defending Class 2A state champion Albany hosts section opponent St. Cloud Cathedral, which is on a seven-game winning streak. The Huskies won 77-53 when the teams met Jan. 29.

Wednesday at 6 p.m., boys hockey: Wayzata vs. Edina, section championship. No. 4 seed Wayzata upset No. 1 seed Rogers to face No. 2 seed Edina in the section final for the fourth year in a row. The winner advances to the state tournament. Read more about this big showdown right here.

Wednesday at 7 p.m., girls basketball: Armstrong vs. St. Louis Park, section quarterfinal. No. 4 seed St. Louis Park won 68-32 when it hosted No. 5 seed Armstrong early in the regular season, and if the Orioles repeat that performance, they will advance to the section semifinals for the first time since 2022. Read more about our streaming of this section right here.

Wednesday at 7 p.m., girls basketball: Minneapolis Washburn vs. Edina, section quarterfinal. The No. 3-seeded Hornets host the No. 6-seeded Millers, who finished first in the Minneapolis City Conference and beat St. Paul Como Park in the Twin Cities Championship on Feb. 21. Edina won 71-47 when the teams met in early December.

Strib Varsity livestreaming

You are able to watch more high school sporting events livestreamed on our site, and other sites, than ever before. We see it as another way to serve one of our goals: to celebrate and showcase student-athletes, teams and communities across Minnesota. If you want to suggest your favorite team for a Strib Varsity livestream, please email Strib Varsity Partnerships Editor Jocelyn Huang at jocelyn.huang@startribune.com. And you can find a few tips about watching our livestreams here.

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