POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
O'Darien Bassett
SM Beermen - Hong Kong ELL 88-90
Hong Kong ELL upset SM Beermen in the opener. American-Dominican guard ODarien Bassett (189-86, college: Troy) nailed 29 points and 7 assists for the winning side and American guard Marcus Elliott (191-84, college: Louisiana Tech) accounted for 22 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. American-Puerto Rican forward Renaldo Balkman (203-84, college: S.Carolina) came up with a double-double by scoring 30 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists and American-Puerto Rican center Peter Ramos (222-85) added 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for SM Beermen in the defeat. Four SM Beermen players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Hong Kong ELL: O.Bassett 29+4reb+7ast, M.Elliott 22+8reb+5ast, M.Holyfield 14+16reb+1ast, T.Lai Lau 9+1ast, A.Xu 8+2reb, J.Siu 5+1reb+1ast
SM Beermen: R.Balkman 30+13reb+7ast, P.Ramos 17+7reb+4ast, C.Tiongson 13+7reb+3ast, P.Bobby-Ray 10+2reb+2ast, E.Alvano 8+4reb+5ast, B.Rosser 7+5reb+1ast
gschID: 720699
CLS Knights - Saigon H. 84-59
CLS Knights outgunned Saigon Heat in the first game. CLS Knights forced 23 Saigon Heat turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Doug Herring-Jr (191-87, college: Utica) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists. American-Nigerian power forward Maxie Esho (206-91, college: Massachusetts, agency: Two Points) contributed with 24 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Four CLS Knights players scored in double figures. American center Kyle Barone (203-89, college: Idaho) answered with 12 points and 8 rebounds and the other American import forward Chris Dierker (196, college: Madonna) added 8 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for Saigon Heat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
CLS Knights: M.Esho 24+6reb+1ast, D.Herring Jr. 18+5reb+10ast, L.Wong-Wei 14+5reb+1ast, B.Jawato 11+3reb+2ast, D.Watkins 6+12reb+2ast, R.Utomo 5+1reb+1ast
Saigon H.: D.Hamilton 13+6reb+1ast, K.Barone 12+8reb+1ast, C.Dierker 8+9reb+3ast, K.Tran Dang 8+3reb, T.Hughes 6+3reb+6ast, C.Cilia 5+1reb
gschID: 720700
Formosa D. - Mono Vampire 80-83
Mono Vampire upset Formosa to surge ahead in the series. Mono Vampire made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Mono Vampire made 10 blocks. American forward Michael Singletary (198-88, college: Texas Tech) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocks for the winners and American-North Macedonian Romeo Travis (198-84, college: Akron) chipped in 19 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Singletary is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. At the losing side American forward Tevin Glass (206-94, college: ETSU) responded with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 12 rebounds and the other American import power forward Will Artino (211-92, college: Creighton) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Formosa D. players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Mono Vampire: M.Singletary 23+11reb+7ast, R.Travis 19+11reb+5ast, T.Lamb 17+3reb+4ast, M.Morgan 9+4reb+1ast, L.Frederick 9+5reb+2ast, D.Apiromvilaichai 4+4reb
Formosa D.: T.Glass 22+12reb+2ast, W.Artino 21+11reb+4ast, K.Chien 11+4reb+5ast, Y.Wu 10+1reb+2ast, C.Wei 10+4reb+1ast, S.Chen 6+4reb+2ast
gschID: 720701
Singapore S. - Macau 102-91
Singapore Slingers defeated Macau to open win count. Singapore Slingers dominated down low during the game scoring 78 of its points in the paint compared to Macau's 58. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American guard Xavier Alexander (198-88, college: S.Nazarene) fired a double-double by scoring 25 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists for the winners. His fellow American import power forward John Fields (205-88, college: Tennessee) chipped in 31 points. Four Singapore Slingers players scored in double figures. American power forward Ryan Watkins (206-91, college: Boise St., agency: Two Points) produced a double-double by scoring 30 points and 17 rebounds and American-Filipino guard Mikh McKinney (184-92, college: Sacramento St.) added 21 points and 9 assists respectively for lost side.
Top scorers:
Singapore S.: J.Fields 31+4reb+3ast, X.Alexander 25+9reb+11ast, J.Young 20+9reb+5ast, K.Chiang Goh 18+8reb+2ast, H.Hanbin 8+3reb, R.Low 0
Macau: R.Watkins 30+17reb, D.Spencer 25+6ast, M.McKinney 21+4reb+9ast, T.Zhongtian 7+4reb+1ast, D.King 5+1ast, K.Tong Lai 3
gschID: 720702
