Recap of Round 2 of Qualifying Round

Group A

HK Eastern - Prawira 79-74

HK Eastern players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. Prawira was plagued by 28 personal fouls down the stretch. Croatian swingman Dominic Gilbert (198-1996, college: UBC, agency: BIG) orchestrated the victory by scoring 25 points and 7 rebounds. Canadian center Chris McLaughlin (208-1992, college: Victoria) contributed with a double-double by scoring 10 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Four HK Eastern players scored in double figures. Dominican Brandone Francis (194-1994, college: Texas Tech) replied with 29 points and point guard Yudha Saputera (176-1998) added 16 points in the effort for Prawira. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Prawira: B.Francis 29+4reb+1ast, Y.Saputera 16+3reb+3ast, A.Hester 9+8reb+4ast, H.Abraham 9+2reb+2ast, J.Gist 7+3reb+2ast, S.Kelvin 4+2reb
HK Eastern: D.Gilbert 25+7reb+1ast, I.Eisendorf 13+11reb+4ast, L.Ka-Hin 13+1ast, C.McLaughlin 10+11reb+7ast, N.Chung-Tsun 5+1ast, S.Chan 5+1reb+4ast

Metal - NS Matrix 84-98

NS Matrix made 19-of-25 free shots (76.0 percent) during the game. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when NS Matrix made 10 blocks. American forward Jordan Tolbert (200-1992, college: SMU) had a double-double by scoring 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Chun-Hong Ting (193-1996) chipped in 12 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists during the contest. Haitian forward Jeantal Cylla (201-1996, college: Arkansas) responded with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and point guard Uuganbayar Tumenbayar (180-1998) scored 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Metal: J.Cylla 20+8reb+4ast, C.Blake 16+3reb, T.Uuganbayar 16+5reb+4ast, B.Sukhbat 15+5reb+1ast, O.Tulga 7+4reb+2ast, D.Ochefu 4+5reb+5ast
NS Matrix: J.Tolbert 22+11reb+2ast, D.Rosser 18+5reb+3ast, C.Ting 12+8reb+8ast, T.Johnson 11+2reb+5ast, D.Wee-Yiang 9+4reb, T.Kuek 8+3reb

Group B

Pelita Jaya - Khuleguud 89-83

The best player for the winners was American-Filipino forward Justin Brownlee (197-1988, college: St.John's) who had a double-double by scoring 26 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists. Forward Brandon Jawato (193-1993, college: Hawaii) chipped in 15 points and 6 rebounds. Brownlee is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Bilguun Battuvshin (197-1989) produced 16 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists and Kosovan-American point guard Divine Myles (180-1996, college: Stetson, agency: MSG) added 12 points and 6 assists respectively for the guests. Four Pelita Jaya and five Knights players scored in double figures. Knights' coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Khuleguud: B.Battuvshin 16+5reb+8ast, C.Ikhbayar 13+6reb, D.Myles 12+4reb+6ast, J.Moss 12+7reb, D.Munkhtuvshin 11+5reb+3ast, A.Altangerel 7+1reb
Pelita Jaya: J.Brownlee 26+12reb+6ast, A.Dhyaksa 17+3reb+2ast, J.McLaughlin 15+1reb+5ast, B.Jawato 15+6reb+3ast, V.Kosasih 6+1reb, G.Agassi 6+2ast

Adroit - Hitech 70-121

Hitech dominated down low during the game scoring 78 of its points in the paint compared to Adroit's 22. Hitech forced 19 Adroit turnovers and outrebounded them 48-31 including a 37-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. Hitech looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Adroit's players. American center Kevin Allen (211-1994, college: Emporia St.) had a double-double by scoring 29 points and 12 rebounds (on 14-of-16 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import guard Marcus Elliott (191-1984, college: La Tech) chipped in 23 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Five Hitech players scored in double figures. American forward Donald Muepo-Kelly (201-1994, college: USA) responded with 24 points and 8 rebounds and Lok-Yao Tor (-2002) scored 14 points. 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:
Adroit: D.Muepo-Kelly 24+8reb+1ast, T.Lok-Yao 14+1reb+3ast, W.Wong 6+3reb+1ast, L.Liew 6+1reb+1ast, Z.Wong 6+4reb+3ast, C.Herman Hoe 5+4reb
Hitech: K.Allen 29+12reb+2ast, M.Elliott 23+8reb+6ast, N.Muangboon 14+3reb+4ast, M.Morgan 12+7reb+6ast, F.Lish 11+5reb+3ast, C.Jakrawan 10+4reb+1ast