It certainly wasn’t a basketball game in which both teams ran up and down the floor.

No, Friday night’s Interstate Eight Conference opener featuring LaSalle-Peru and Morris was more of a throwback. It wasn’t quite Dean Smith with the four corners, as neither team deliberately stalled. However, both clubs were methodical in their offensive schemes and stingy on the defensive end. When it was all over, LaSalle-Peru came away with a 29-23 win.

With such little scoring, each possession carried a greater significance. Morris (1-3, 0-1) took its only lead of the game, 23-22, with 4:42 to play in the fourth on a 3-pointer by Landon Norris. L-P (4-1, 1-0) clamped down on its defense after that and Morris did not score again. The Cavaliers took a 24-23 lead when Marion Persich (9 points, 5 reboun

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