POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
Alex Kirk
Al Riyadi - Toyota Alvark 76-87
Toyota Alvark grabbed the first win in Nonthaburi. Alex Kirk (211-C-91, college: N.Mexico, agency: Pensack Sports) was pivotal with 29 points and 13 rebounds for the Japanese team. Toyota Alvark accumulated a 41:32 halftime lead. Toyota Alvark scored 25 points in the fourth term to race to the win. Daiki Tanaka (191-F-91) had 17 points in the victory. Mark Lyons (185-G-89, college: Arizona, agency: Higher Vision Sports) responded with 23 points for Al Riyadi.
Meralco Bolts - Mono Vampire 92-100
Mono Vampire outscored Meralco Bolts in the first game at the tournament. Marcus Keene (180-PG-95, college: Cent.Michigan, agency: Pensack Sports) stepped up with 29 points and 8 assists for Mono Vampire. Meralco Bolts enjoyed a 28:21 lead after ten minutes. But Mono Vampire unloaded 79 points in the next three periods to celebrate win at the end. Michael Singletary (198-F-88, college: Texas Tech) tallied 25 points and 15 rebounds for the Vietnamese team. Diamond Stone (211-C/F-97, college: Maryland) answered with 23 points and 8 rebounds for Meralco Bolts.
Pauian - Liaoning FL 106-62
Pauian secured a confident to their campaign in Nonthaburi. They cruised past Liaoning in the opener. Emanuel Jones (200-F-85, college: UTRGV) scored 22 points to lead the winners. Pauian unleashed 60 points in the first half to take a 34-point lead. They never looked back afterwards cruising to the victory. Chi-Wei Lee (192-G/F-93) had 18 points in the win. Ma Zhuang (191-G-85) and Wu Changze (203-C-00) had 12 points each for Liaoning.
SK Knights - Petrochimi 62-77
Petrochimi outscored SK Knights behing 20 points from Farid Aslani (183-PG-88). The Iranian team piled up a 41:16 halftime lead. SK Knights dropped 46 points in the second half but could not avoid the loss. Behnam Yakhchali (196-SG-95) tallied 12 points and 10 assists for Petrochimi. DaJuan Summers (203-PF-88, college: Georgetown) responded with 21 points for SK Knights.
