POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
Maxie Esho
CLS Knights - Saigon H. 68-56
CLS Knights beat Saigon Heat to reach the semifinal stage. It was an exceptional evening for American-Nigerian power forward Maxie Esho (206-91, college: Massachusetts, agency: Two Points) who led the winners and scored 20 points and 9 rebounds. American guard Doug Herring-Jr (191-87, college: Utica) accounted for 18 points and 4 assists for the winning side. American center Kyle Barone (203-89, college: Idaho) came up with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 15 rebounds and American-Puerto Rican point guard TreVon Hughes (185-87, college: Wisconsin) added 22 points and 4 steals respectively for Saigon Heat in the defeat.
Top scorers:
CLS Knights: M.Esho 20+9reb+2ast, D.Herring Jr. 18+3reb+4ast, L.Wong-Wei 10+5reb, B.Jawato 7+5reb+4ast, D.Watkins 6+10reb+1ast, F.Nugroho 4
Saigon H.: K.Barone 23+15reb+3ast, T.Hughes 22+4reb+1ast, D.Hamilton 5+7reb+3ast, J.Young 4+3reb+1ast, C.Dierker 2+8reb, T.Waale 0
gschID: 722165
Singapore S. - Macau 81-79
Singapore Slingers held off Macau to advance into the next round. Singapore Slingers made 25-of-32 free shots (78.1 percent) during the game. 25 personal fouls committed by Macau helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for American guard Xavier Alexander (198-88, college: S.Nazarene) who led his team to a victory scoring 24 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. His fellow American import power forward John Fields (205-88, college: Tennessee) helped adding 23 points and 14 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American guard Dewarick Spencer (192-82, college: Arkansas St.) with 28 points and 9 rebounds and American-Filipino guard Mikh McKinney (184-92, college: Sacramento St.) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists.
Top scorers:
Singapore S.: X.Alexander 24+7reb+8ast, J.Fields 23+14reb, J.Young 13+5reb+5ast, K.Chiang Goh 9+9reb, H.Hanbin 7+2reb+1ast, O.Desmond 3
Macau: D.Spencer 28+9reb+2ast, M.McKinney 18+7reb+10ast, R.Watkins 15+10reb, N.Yu 6+1ast, Z.Liu 6+2ast, D.King 3
gschID: 722211
