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Will Artino
The teams have now bigger motivation at this stage of Regular Season. Every game can be crucial and decide about teams' position at the end of Regular Season. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.
Seventh-ranked Singapore Slingers (6-10) gave a tough game to third ranked Malaysian WM Dragons (10-6) in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. WM Dragons managed to secure only three-point victory 70-67. However their fans expected much easier game. American power forward Will Artino (211-92, college: Creighton) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and Bulgarian power forward Simeon Lepichev (206-95, college: FAU) chipped in 13 points and 11 rebounds. WM Dragons' coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. American guard Xavier Alexander (198-88, college: S.Nazarene) responded with 27 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. WM Dragons have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Alab Pilipinas. Singapore Slingers lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with ten games lost. WM Dragons is looking forward to face Alab Pilipinas (#3) in Manila in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Singapore Slingers will play at home against Macau (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
WM Dragons - Singapore S. 70-67
Seventh-ranked Singapore Slingers (6-10) gave a tough game to third ranked Malaysian WM Dragons (10-6) in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. WM Dragons managed to secure only three-point victory 70-67. However their fans expected much easier game. American power forward Will Artino (211-92, college: Creighton) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and Bulgarian power forward Simeon Lepichev (206-95, college: FAU) chipped in 13 points and 11 rebounds. WM Dragons' coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. American guard Xavier Alexander (198-88, college: S.Nazarene) responded with 27 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and the other American import guard Marcus Elliott (191-84, college: Louisiana Tech) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 13 rebounds. WM Dragons have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Alab Pilipinas. Singapore Slingers lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with ten games lost. WM Dragons is looking forward to face Alab Pilipinas (#3) in Manila in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Singapore Slingers will play at home against Macau (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
WM Dragons: W.Artino 25+16reb+5ast, C.Davis 14+4reb+3ast, S.Lepichev 13+11reb+2ast, A.Bell 8+4reb+5ast, S.Fai Loh 6+1reb, C.Wah Chin 3+3reb
Singapore S.: X.Alexander 27+9reb+4ast, M.Elliott 18+13reb+3ast, J.McKay 10+8reb+1ast, W.Meng Kwek 8+5reb, K.Chiang Goh 4+8reb, D.Loon Tay 0gschID: 776670
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