MBL Round 5 of Quarter-Finals. Broncos and Selenge reach semifinal stage

Apes - Miners 84-86

Miners forced 19 Apes turnovers. Strangely Apes outrebounded Miners 49-30 including 34 on the defensive glass. American guard Shamorie Ponds (185-1998, college: St.John's) stepped up and scored 26 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and international guard Bolor-Erdene Gantsolmon (183-2003) chipped in 22 points and 5 assists. South Sudanese-Australian center Deng Acuoth (208-1996) responded with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) and international forward Tului Bataa (194-2002) produced a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds. Four Apes players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Miners: S.Ponds 26+8reb+7ast, B.Gantsolmon 22+3reb+5ast, Z.Namjildorj 12+2reb+2ast, M.Esho 9+7reb, T.Sedbazar 8+2reb, B.Bat-Erdene 5+4reb
Apes: D.Acuoth 26+14reb+4ast, T.Bataa 22+10reb+3ast, K.Clyburn 15+4reb+6ast, M.E. 10+8reb+1ast, N.Ganbaatar 5+2reb, S.Tsagaanbaatar 3+5reb

Xac Broncos - Darkhan 88-74

Broncos made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. They also forced 24 United turnovers. The best player for the winners was American guard Ian Miller (191-1991, college: FSU, agency: Diamond Sports) who scored 21 points and 4 assists. International forward Ikhbayar Chuluunbaatar (194-2000) chipped in 16 points. American forward Nick Banyard (205-1994, college: UCF, agency: Octagon Europe) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists and Otgondorj Sodnomjamts added 24 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Xac Broncos: I.Miller 21+3reb+4ast, I.Chuluunbaatar 16+1reb+3ast, S.Enkhbaatar 12+2reb+3ast, J.Tolbert 10+9reb+1ast, B.Barsbold 8+2reb+3ast, A.Azbayar 7+5reb+2ast
Darkhan: O.Sodnomjamts 24+6reb+1ast, M.Monhzolboo 17+3reb+2ast, N.Banyard 16+11reb+6ast, S.E. 11+3reb, D.Uganbayar 3+1reb+2ast, B.G. 3+2reb+1ast

Knights - Selenge 82-84

American power forward DeMarcus Cousins (211-1990, college: Kentucky) nailed a double-double by scoring 31 points and 20 rebounds for the winning side and point guard Tulga Otgondari (180-2000) accounted for 17 points and 5 assists. American forward Lance Thomas (208-1999, college: USA, agency: Haylett Sports) came up with 22 points and 8 rebounds and the other American import guard Pendarvis Williams (198-1991, college: Norfolk St.) added 19 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) respectively for Knights in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Selenge: D.Cousins 31+20reb+3ast, T.Otgondari 17+3reb+5ast, B.Narangerel 11+1reb+3ast, B.Altantsas 10+3reb, A.Gilbert 7+6reb+5ast, M.Purevsuren 3+1reb
Knights: L.Thomas 22+8reb+2ast, P.Williams 19+8reb+4ast, I.Erdenetsogt 18+7reb+1ast, T.Batmenh 10+3reb+1ast, D.Davaadorj 6+4reb+4ast, M.Hureltogoo 4+2reb