PBA Round 2 of Finals. Bay Area Dragons draw things even

Andrew Nicholson

Bay Area D. - Ginebra Kings 99-82

Bay Area Dragons held off Ginebra Kings to even the championship series at 1-1. Bay Area D. made 18-of-21 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. Bay Area D. had a 36-24 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Bay Area D. made 7 blocks. Canadian Andrew Nicholson (206-1989, college: St.Bonaventure) had a double-double by scoring 30 points and 15 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Chinese forward Songwei Zhu (206-1996) chipped in 25 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Four Bay Area D. players scored in double figures. American forward Justin Brownlee (197-1988, college: St.John's) responded with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 11 rebounds and forward Jamie Malonzo scored 10 points and 6 rebounds. Ginebra Kings' coach rotated twelve players seeing no chance for a win.
Top scorers:
Bay Area D.: A.Nicholson 30+15reb+1ast, Z.Songwei 25+5reb+6ast, H.Blankley 17+7reb+3ast, K.Lam 11+4reb+1ast, M.Ju 9+1reb+2ast, G.Yang 5+6reb+8ast
Ginebra Kings: J.Brownlee 32+11reb+3ast, M.Jamie 10+6reb+3ast, S.Thompson 9+3reb+2ast, C.Standhardinger 8+9reb+1ast, L.Tenorio 8+2reb+4ast, J.Aguilar 5+3reb+1ast