Shahrdari start BCL Asia campaign on high note

Iran champions Gorgan followed up the stellar performance by handling Korea Basketball League (KBL) champions KCC Egis a 102-79 loss, Tehran Times reported. It was virtually a wire-to-wire win for Gorgan, even though KCC put an effort to keep the deficit within striking distance. Gorgan built their lead with a 14-2 run in the second quarter and continued to build on to the cushion. Gorgan forced 20 turnovers out of KCC Egis (including 8 during their second quarter run), making it easy to control momentum of the game for the Iranian squad. Both sides came into the game with a lot of uncertainty as they both featured players who had only recently joined the team. That did not seem to matter much for Gorgan's Joseph Young (188-G-1992, college: Oregon) (33 points, 13-20 shooting, 4 steals) - who was actually an opponent at the recent West Asia Super League (WASL) Final 8 with Kuwait Club - or Johnny Hamilton (213-C-1994, college: UT Arlington) (16 points). KCC's newer recruits, McKinnie Alfonzo (202-F-1992, college: Green Bay) and Thompson Deon (204-F/C-1988, college: UNC, agency: Slash Sports), combined for 24 points and the team were led by KBL Finals MVP Ung Heo (183-G-1993) who scored 18 points.
Courtesy of: mehrnews.com