MBL Round 10 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game of round 10 was a home defeat of their close opponent Darkhan (5-6) to seventh ranked Selenge (6-5) 81-67. Bodons forced 20 United turnovers. scored 24 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American forward Ahmad Gilbert (200-1996, college: St.Thomas, FL) chipped in 18 points, 5 assists and 4 steals during the contest. At the losing side American guard Anthony Nelson (193-1998, college: Manhattan) responded with 16 points and 7 assists. Selenge moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Miners. Darkhan at the other side dropped to the eighth position with six games lost. Selenge is looking forward to face Miners (#5) in Erdenet in the next round. Darkhan will play on the road against Falcons in Khovd and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Ulaanbaatar: Broncos (#3) and Apes (#2). Apes were smashed at home by 21 points 69-90 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. American guard Ian Miller (191-1991, college: FSU, agency: Diamond Sports) notched a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 assists to lead the effort and Omoefay Johnson supported him with 15 points and 17 rebounds. Even 20 points and 7 rebounds by did not help to save the game for Apes. Broncos have a solid four-game winning streak. Defending champion (8-3) moved-up to second place. Apes lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the third position with seven games lost.
MBL top team - BCH Knights (11-1) managed to deliver another win on Monday. This time they beat sixth ranked Brothers (6-7) in Uliastai 108-94. Davion Warren fired 23 points, 6 assists and 7 steals for the winners. Tulga Erdenebat produced 30 points for lost side. BCH Knights have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 11-1 record. Loser Brothers keep the sixth place with seven games lost. BCH Knights will meet Falcons (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Brothers will have a break next round.

In the last two games of round 10 Darkhan lost to BCH Knights on the opponent's court 70-74. Brothers unfortunately lost to Metal in a home game 65-80.



Darkhan - Selenge 67-81

The most interesting game of round 10 was a home defeat of their close opponent Darkhan (5-6) to seventh ranked Selenge (6-5) 81-67. Bodons forced 20 United turnovers. Sugar-Ochir Enkhbat scored 24 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American forward Ahmad Gilbert (200-1996, college: St.Thomas, FL) chipped in 18 points, 5 assists and 4 steals during the contest. At the losing side American guard Anthony Nelson (193-1998, college: Manhattan) responded with 16 points and 7 assists and his fellow American import center Marlon Johnson (208-1994, college: NMHU) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds. Selenge moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Miners. Darkhan at the other side dropped to the eighth position with six games lost. Selenge is looking forward to face Miners (#5) in Erdenet in the next round. Darkhan will play on the road against Falcons in Khovd and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Darkhan: A.Nelson 16+2reb+7ast, M.Johnson 13+10reb+1ast, E.Sumyabazar 10+1reb+1ast, D.Dash-Ochir 9+2reb, G.Balzhinyam 7+3reb+2ast, S.Otgondorj 6+3reb
Selenge: S.Enkhbat 24+7reb+1ast, G.Ahmad 18+4reb+5ast, W.Mike 9+2reb+5ast, B.Enkhsaikhan 7+4reb+4ast, T.Otgondari 7+3reb, T.Sukhbaatar 5+1reb

Brothers - BCH Knights 94-108

MBL top team - BCH Knights (11-1) managed to deliver another win on Monday. This time they beat sixth ranked Brothers (6-7) in Uliastai 108-94. BCH Knights shot 62.3 percent from the field. They also forced 22 Brothers turnovers. Strangely Brothers outrebounded BCH Knights 39-27 including a 16-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a great shooting night for BCH Knights especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 58.8 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Brothers' players. American guard Davion Warren (198-1999, college: Texas Tech) fired 23 points, 6 assists and 7 steals for the winners. The other American import forward Jordan Tolbert (200-1992, college: SMU) chipped in 16 points and 4 assists (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). American guard Ian Miller (191-1991, college: FSU, agency: Diamond Sports) produced 30 points and the other his fellow American import import forward Omoefay Johnson (206-1999, college: SMU, agency: Diamond Sports) added 18 points respectively for lost side. Five BCH Knights and four Brothers players scored in double figures. BCH Knights have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 11-1 record. Loser Brothers keep the sixth place with seven games lost. BCH Knights will meet Falcons (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Brothers will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Brothers: E.Tulga 30+2reb+1ast, B.Munkhtur 18+3reb+2ast, D.D 11+7reb+3ast, L.Elmore 10+11reb+2ast, M.Iveelt 8+3reb+2ast, T.Mendbayar 7+6reb
BCH Knights: W.Davion 23+4reb+6ast, T.Jordan 16+3reb+4ast, B.Amgalan 14+1ast, E.Sugar-Ochir 11+8reb+2ast, E.Ochirbat 11+3reb+4ast, G.Nyamjav 10+3reb+3ast

BCH Knights - Darkhan 74-70

Very expected game in Ulaanbaatar where 7th ranked United (5-6) was defeated by first ranked BCH Knights (11-1) 74-70 on Tuesday. However just four-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. BCH Knights made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. American guard Davion Warren (198-1999, college: Texas Tech) fired 25 points for the winners. Erdenetsetseg Sugar-Ochir chipped in a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds. American guard Anthony Nelson (193-1998, college: Manhattan) produced 23 points and 7 assists and his fellow American import center Marlon Johnson (208-1994, college: NMHU) added 9 points and 16 rebounds respectively for lost side. BCH Knights have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 11-1 record. Loser United dropped to the eighth place with six games lost. BCH Knights will meet Falcons (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Darkhan will play against Falcons in Khovd and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Darkhan: A.Nelson 23+4reb+7ast, M.Johnson 9+16reb+2ast, M.Monhbat 8+2reb+2ast, S.Otgondorj 7+3reb, D.Dash-Ochir 7+3reb+1ast, E.Sumyabazar 7+5reb+1ast
BCH Knights: W.Davion 25+3reb+3ast, E.Sugar-Ochir 12+11reb+1ast, T.Bat-Erdene 9+4reb+1ast, B.Amgalan 9+1reb, E.Ochirbat 7+4reb+6ast, G.Nyamjav 7+6reb+1ast

Brothers - Metal 65-80

There was a small surprise in Uliastai where eighth ranked Metal (6-8) defeated 6th ranked Brothers (6-7) 80-65 on Wednesday. Ch Margad fired a double-double by scoring 19 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Canadian forward Ben Stevens (207-1999, college: Laurier) chipped in a double-double by scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds. Four Metal players scored in double figures. American guard McKenzie Moore (198-1992, college: UTEP) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists and added 22 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Metal moved-up to seventh place. Loser Brothers keep the sixth position with seven games lost. Metal's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Ulaanbaatar to the arena Mongolians.
Top scorers:
Brothers: D.D 22+6reb+2ast, M.Moore 13+14reb+8ast, B.Munkhtur 8+2reb+2ast, T.Mendbayar 8+4reb+4ast, L.Elmore 6+6reb+1ast, M.Iveelt 6+1reb
Metal: C.Margad 19+11reb+4ast, B.Christian 16+1reb+4ast, U.Tumenbayar 15+3reb+7ast, S.Ben 12+12reb+1ast, N.Munkhchodor 8+1reb, S.Erdenedalai 5+3reb+1ast

Apes - Xac Broncos 69-90

Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Ulaanbaatar: Broncos (#3) and Apes (#2). Apes were smashed at home by 21 points 69-90 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Xac Broncos outrebounded Apes 38-25 including a 30-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. American guard Ian Miller (191-1991, college: FSU, agency: Diamond Sports) notched a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 assists to lead the effort and the other American import forward Omoefay Johnson (206-1999, college: SMU, agency: Diamond Sports) supported him with 15 points and 17 rebounds. Five Broncos players scored in double figures. Even 20 points and 7 rebounds by did not help to save the game for Apes. South Sudanese guard Peter Jok (198-1994, college: Iowa) added 14 points for lost side. Broncos have a solid four-game winning streak. Defending champion (8-3) moved-up to second place. Apes lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the third position with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
Apes: G.Dulguun 20+7reb+1ast, P.Jok 14+4reb+1ast, B.Tului 10+6reb+1ast, M.Ulzii-Orshikh 6+2ast, G.Gan-Erdene 5+1reb+2ast, E.Munkhbayar 4+1reb
Xac Broncos: M.Ian 21+2reb+13ast, B.Baatar-Erdene 16+4reb+2ast, A.Altangerel 16+4reb+1ast, J.Omoefay 15+17reb, T.Chinges 14+3reb+2ast, I.Chuluunbaatar 6+2reb