IBL Round 3 of Semi-Finals. Pelita Jaya and Borneo take the leads

Borneo - Satria Muda 93-82

Borneo players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. Satria Muda was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for American power forward Kaleb Wesson (208-1999, college: Ohio St.) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 11 rebounds. His fellow American import forward Travin Thibodeaux (203-1996, college: New Orleans) helped adding 29 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. The best for the losing side was Austrian-Georgian forward Giorgi Bezhanishvili (206-1998, college: Illinois) with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists and American guard Niven Glover (196-2000) scored 19 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Satria Muda's coach Djordje Jovicic rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Borneo: W.Kaleb 32+11reb+2ast, T.Travin 29+9reb+5ast, B.Stephaun 16+5reb+10ast, D.Nuban 14+3reb+2ast, M.Guntara 1+2reb, K.Sanjaya 1+1ast
Satria Muda: G.Niven 19+2reb+3ast, G.Bezhanishvili 17+8reb+6ast, D.Diagne 15+4reb, J.Jones 11+7reb+4ast, S.Yudha 6+4reb+5ast, G.Abraham 4+1reb

Dewa United - Pelita Jaya 83-84

Strangely Dewa United outrebounded Pelita Jaya 38-25 including a 16-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Pelita Jaya looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. It was a good game for American forward Perrin Buford (198-1994, college: MTSU, agency: Pensack Sports) who saved his team from a defeat with 19 points and 8 assists. His fellow American import center Jeff Withey (213-1990, college: Kansas) contributed with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. American-Mexican center Joshua Ibarra (211-1995, college: HCU) answered with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 18 rebounds and American point guard DJ Cooper (183-1990, college: Ohio) added 14 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists and 6 steals in the effort for Dewa United. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Pelita Jaya: B.Perrin 19+4reb+8ast, A.Dhyaksa 19+4reb+4ast, M.Darious 19+4reb+3ast, W.Jeff 15+8reb+5ast, V.Kosasih 6+2reb, A.Goantara 4+3reb+1ast
Dewa United: T.Gillenwater 27+4reb+3ast, J.Ibarra 20+18reb, D.Cooper 14+9reb+11ast, S.Dio 12+1reb, W.Arki 3, H.Hardianus 3+1reb+1ast