Recap of Round 3 of Qualifying Round

Group A

Prawira - NS Matrix 105-94

Prawira made 19-of-21 charity shots (90.5 percent) during the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. NS Matrix was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for Dominican Brandone Francis (194-1994, college: Texas Tech) who led his team to a victory scoring 31 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. American center James Gist (206-1986, college: Maryland) helped adding 10 points and 11 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American point guard Taishaun Johnson (183-1994, college: PVAMU) with 31 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals and the other American import forward Jordan Tolbert (200-1992, college: SMU) scored 18 points and 5 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
NS Matrix: T.Johnson 31+9reb+6ast, J.Tolbert 18+5reb+1ast, Y.Wong 15+5reb+2ast, C.Ting 10+3reb+4ast, Z.Chang 9+2reb, W.Liew 4+2reb+2ast
Prawira: B.Francis 31+6reb+6ast, I.Muhammad 20, Y.Saputera 15+2reb+3ast, J.Gist 10+11reb+2ast, A.Hester 8+5reb+3ast, H.Abraham 6+2reb+4ast

HK Eastern - Metal 80-83

Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Metal made 7 blocks. It was a good game for Haitian forward Jeantal Cylla (201-1996, college: Arkansas) who led his team to a victory with 26 points and 8 rebounds. Guard Enkhbayasgalan Amarbayasgalan (195-1997) contributed with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Four Metal players scored in double figures. Canadian center Chris McLaughlin (208-1992, college: Victoria) answered with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and Croatian swingman Dominic Gilbert (198-1996, college: UBC, agency: BIG) added 11 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists in the effort for HK Eastern. HK Eastern's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
HK Eastern: C.McLaughlin 22+12reb+4ast, L.Ka-Hin 16+1reb+1ast, D.Gilbert 11+8reb+10ast, Y.Pok 8+5reb+2ast, N.Chung-Tsun 7+2reb+1ast, Y.Yip 6+4reb+3ast
Metal: J.Cylla 26+8reb+2ast, C.Blake 19+5reb+1ast, B.Sukhbat 17+2reb+1ast, E.Amarbayasgalan 12+13reb+1ast, T.Uuganbayar 4+3reb+6ast, O.Tulga 3+1reb

Group B

Hitech - Khuleguud 115-111

Hitech outrebounded Knights 44-28 including a 16-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. Hitech looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American center Kevin Allen (211-1994, college: Emporia St.) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 30 points and 23 rebounds. American-Thailand point guard Frederick Lish (178-1988, college: USA) accounted for 34 points (!!!) and 7 assists for the winning side. Kosovan-American point guard Divine Myles (180-1996, college: Stetson, agency: MSG) came up with 34 points (!!!), 7 rebounds and 6 assists and Bilguun Battuvshin (197-1989) added 23 points and 4 assists respectively for Knights in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Khuleguud: D.Myles 34+7reb+6ast, J.Moss 23+5reb, B.Battuvshin 23+4reb+4ast, A.Anand 18+1reb+3ast, A.Altangerel 9+2reb, S.Tungalag 2+1reb+1ast
Hitech: F.Lish 34+3reb+7ast, K.Allen 30+23reb+2ast, M.Elliott 22+7reb+7ast, M.Morgan 16+6reb+4ast, N.Jaisanuk 6+1reb+1ast, N.Muangboon 5

Adroit - Pelita Jaya 64-82

It was an exceptional evening for American guard Jaquori McLaughlin (193-1998, college: UCSB, agency: Pensack Sports) who led the winners and scored 25 points and 7 assists. American-Filipino forward Justin Brownlee (197-1988, college: St.John's) accounted for 18 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winning side. Brownlee is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top summer league for players who want to play basketball overseas. American forward Donald Muepo-Kelly (201-1994, college: USA) came up with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 11 rebounds and Lok-Yao Tor (-2002) added 14 points respectively for Adroit in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Adroit: D.Muepo-Kelly 26+11reb, T.Lok-Yao 14+3ast, W.Wong 7+4reb+2ast, L.Liew 6+4reb+3ast, C.Herman Hoe 6+3reb, W.Qing-De 3+4reb+1ast
Pelita Jaya: J.McLaughlin 25+3reb+7ast, J.Brownlee 18+6reb+1ast, M.Guntara 11+6reb+1ast, B.Jawato 9+4reb+1ast, V.Kosasih 7+6reb, A.Muhamad 4+2ast