St. Louis Park at Robbinsdale Cooper
7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 3

St. Louis Park and Robbinsdale Cooper are Metro West Conference competitors, as well as potential dark horses to make waves in Class 4A, Section 6. The winner of this matchup will have the inside track on capturing a favorable seed that could launch a run toward the state tournament. 

Cire Mayfield (14.5 ppg) leads a group of aggressive defenders for an Orioles (7-8, 2-2) team that has four players with 25 or more steals on the season.

Beijan Newbern (17.8 ppg) and sophomore Jalen Justice (13.4 ppg) lead the Hawks (7-5, 2-2), who have just one senior in the rotation, Damien Gordon (11.9 ppg).