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Sat, Dec 08 2012 10:08:03

Mistweeted Fridley Basketball Score of Zero Sets off Twitter Storm

MN Basketball Hub tweet said 'Fridley (0) at Eagan (77), but linked post reported Eagles posted 45 points.

  1. Here is the tweet that got people's attention on Twitter:
  2. mnbasketballhub
    MN Basketball Hub@mnbasketballhub
    Varsity: Fridley (0) at Eagan (77) - FINAL link.ngin.com/VDw9xC
    Fri, Dec 07 2012 20:04:31
  3. @mnbasketballhub is a leading online sources for high school boys basketball scores in Minnesota ...
  4. R_Kline23
    Riley Kline@R_Kline23
    I love getting the scores of all the games! Thanks @mnbasketballhub #YourTheBest
    Fri, Dec 07 2012 23:12:13
  5. So maybe it's no surprise many accepted the reported result ...
  6. DannyBayer_
    Eddie House@DannyBayer_
    Fridley scored 0 points...
    Sat, Dec 08 2012 07:48:54
  7. Kevo_Cash
    ✌Kevin Poster II@Kevo_Cash
    Woah fridley lost 77-0? Please tell me that is a lie...
    Fri, Dec 07 2012 22:29:22
  8. There were dozens of retweets of the zero score, many with not-so-nice commentary added.
  9. _p00ks
    Breanna@_p00ks
    S/O to the Fridley boys basketball team for not scoring AT ALL against Eagan with 77 points. running allll day tomorrow at practice? #deff
    Fri, Dec 07 2012 20:52:56
  10. young_sheikh
    Dézon Matta @young_sheikh
    I once seen a team go scoreless, it was at a girls 4th grade bball tournament. Beat they drop a dub on fridley
    Fri, Dec 07 2012 21:05:06
  11. Several people tried to set the record straight ...
  12. Ballinexpert
    Ballinexpert@Ballinexpert
    @brent_pete_10 @rileywest1392 it's not true it was 45-77 im from fridley I'd kno guys lol
    Fri, Dec 07 2012 21:50:56
  13. SaraBrnic_
    Dec. 29th !@SaraBrnic_
    For the fridley game, actually click on the link. They didn't have zero. You people are dumb af
    Fri, Dec 07 2012 20:53:30
  14. @tchoopsczar tweeted progress reports that told the real story and result ...
  15. tchoopsczar
    TC Hoops Czar@tchoopsczar
    No Michael Murray for Fridley as they take on Eagan in game 1
    Fri, Dec 07 2012 16:10:07
  16. tchoopsczar
    TC Hoops Czar@tchoopsczar
    Eagan 18-11 on Fridley 10:27 1st half. Gorder 5 pts for Eagan
    Fri, Dec 07 2012 16:20:51
  17. tchoopsczar
    TC Hoops Czar@tchoopsczar
    Michael Gorder bunny to force a Fridley timeout. Eagan on a 13-4 run. 36-21 Wildcats 4:24 left 1st half
    Fri, Dec 07 2012 16:32:21
  18. tchoopsczar
    TC Hoops Czar@tchoopsczar
    Eagan up 40-21 on Fridley at half. Gorder 11 pts. 17-4 run last 9 min
    Fri, Dec 07 2012 16:41:23
  19. tchoopsczar
    TC Hoops Czar@tchoopsczar
    Eagan def Fridley 77-45. Michael Gorder 21,8 and 3 steals for Wildcats. Amane Akane 11 for Fridley
    Fri, Dec 07 2012 17:24:23
  20. The massive social media mixup came on the heels of some nice coverage for the Tigers at Minnesota Preps ... 
  21. michaeljmuch
    Michael J Much@michaeljmuch
    Cover time for the Fridley bball crew following a visit to practice last week from minnesotapreps.com #mnpreps fb.me/2tlKqe7XH
    Thu, Dec 06 2012 13:57:20

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Chris Steller is editor of Fridley Patch, a community news site for Fridley, Minnesota. You can reach him at [email protected]

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