MBL Round 8: KL Aseel lose to Johor Tigers in the game between Top 4 teams

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Very significant was Johor Tigers' (#1, 9-1) victory against 4th ranked KL Aseel (4-7) 91-76. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of KL Aseel. Johor Tigers forced 25 KL Aseel turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Tevin Glass (206-1994, college: ETSU, agency: BIG) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 26 points and 19 rebounds and international point guard Yee-Tong Heng (178-1998) who added 18 points and 4 assists during the contest. Johor Tigers' coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Center Jing-Hung Lee (190-2001) responded with 22 points and 6 rebounds. Johor Tigers (9-1) have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain first position. KL Aseel at the other side keeps the fourth place with seven games lost.
The game in Bandar Seri Begawan supposed to be also worth to mention about. Third ranked NS Matrix (7-3) played at the court of 6th ranked Pegasus (2-9). NS Matrix smashed Pegasus 118-86. The winners were led by Filipino point guard Jeff Viernes (172-1989) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 49 points (!!!), 12 rebounds and 5 assists and Sharwin Siva supported him with 14 points and 21 rebounds. Even 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists by Filipino forward Andrian Celada (190-1988) did not help to save the game for Pegasus. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. NS Matrix moved-up to second place. Pegasus lost eighth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with nine games lost.

In the last game of round 8 Penang SY lost to Adroit on the opponent's court 107-112.

KL Aseel - Johor Tigers 76-91

Very significant was Johor Tigers' (#1, 9-1) victory against 4th ranked KL Aseel (4-7) 91-76. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of KL Aseel. Johor Tigers forced 25 KL Aseel turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Tevin Glass (206-1994, college: ETSU, agency: BIG) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 26 points and 19 rebounds and international point guard Yee-Tong Heng (178-1998) who added 18 points and 4 assists during the contest. Four Johor Tigers players scored in double figures. Johor Tigers' coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Center Jing-Hung Lee (190-2001) responded with 22 points and 6 rebounds and the former international Wan-Seong Lim (193-2001) scored 11 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Johor Tigers (9-1) have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain first position. KL Aseel at the other side keeps the fourth place with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
KL Aseel: J.Lee 22+6reb+1ast, L.Wan-Seong 11+7reb+6ast, W.Yong-Gan 9+3reb+2ast, K.Soong 8+9reb+1ast, M.Mahadevan 7+11reb, W.Tan 7+4reb+1ast
Johor Tigers: T.Glass 26+19reb+3ast, W.Dasom 20+2reb+1ast, Y.Heng 18+4reb+4ast, L.Chee-wei 14+3reb+5ast, J.Kang Lee 6+4reb+3ast, K.Wong 5+2reb

Adroit - Penang SY 112-107

Rather expected game in Singapore where 5th ranked Penang SY (4-8) was defeated by third ranked Adroit (7-5) 112-107. Adroit made 25-of-29 charity shots (86.2 percent) during the game. Strangely Penang SY outrebounded Adroit 61-48 including a 23-11 advantage in offensive rebounds. The winners were led by Costa Rican-Belizean Charles Garcia (204-1988, college: Seattle) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 46 points (!!!), 17 rebounds and 8 assists and American-Thailand Moses Morgan (198-1992, college: CS Fullerton) supported him with 36 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds. Even 40 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds by Jayson Lee did not help to save the game for Penang SY. Australian Jean-Luc Morel added 14 points, 31 rebounds and 7 blocks for the guests. Five Penang SY players scored in double figures. Adroit maintains third position with 7-5 record despite having the same number of points like the leader Johor Tigers. Penang SY lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with eight games lost.
Top scorers:
Penang SY: L.Jayson 40+8reb+2ast, G.Damian 21+2reb+2ast, D.Kittitep 18+7reb+6ast, M.Jean-Luc 14+31reb, G.Yan-Qing 10+6reb, L.Chien-Chong 2+3reb
Adroit: C.Garcia 46+17reb+8ast, M.Morgan 36+6reb, W.Zhong-Han 18+5reb+7ast, R.Low 6+8reb+3ast, B.Naqib 6+8reb, T.Chin-Hong 0

Pegasus - NS Matrix 86-118

The game in Bandar Seri Begawan supposed to be also worth to mention about. Third ranked NS Matrix (7-3) played at the court of 6th ranked Pegasus (2-9). NS Matrix smashed Pegasus 118-86. They outrebounded Pegasus 72-44 including a 26-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. NS Matrix players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. The winners were led by Filipino point guard Jeff Viernes (172-1989) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 49 points (!!!), 12 rebounds and 5 assists and center Sharwin Siva (208-2002) supported him with 14 points and 21 rebounds. Four NS Matrix players scored in double figures. Even 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists by Filipino forward Andrian Celada (190-1988) did not help to save the game for Pegasus. Guard Jia-Jun Lee (180-1999) added 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the hosts. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. NS Matrix moved-up to second place. Pegasus lost eighth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with nine games lost.
Top scorers:
Pegasus: A.Celada 28+5reb+4ast, L.Jia-Jun 22+5reb+5ast, C.Zhen-Yang 10+2reb+1ast, Y.Jin-Xi 6+6reb+1ast, K.Barry 5+5reb, K.Carino 5+12reb
NS Matrix: J.Viernes 49+12reb+5ast, H.Jia-Hao 28+2reb+5ast, S.Sharwin 14+21reb+1ast, T.Kuek 14+8reb+2ast, O.Xian-Fu 5+10reb, Z.Chang 3+5reb+2ast



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