POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
Afnan Charansarn
Red Dragons - Sharks 75-93
Sharks looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Red Dragons' players. The former international forward Afnan Charansarn (186-1997) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and guard Nattapat Biasamrit chipped in 25 points and 14 rebounds. At the losing side American forward Lincoln Smith (196, college: Lamar) responded with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 16 rebounds and guard Day Narbonne (180) scored 10 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Red Dragons: L.Smith 26+16reb+3ast, N.Day 10+5reb+4ast, C.Totsachai 10+4reb, A.Ace 9+5reb+1ast, X.McCoy 6+7reb+2ast, L.Baba 6+6reb+1ast
Sharks: B.Nattapat 25+14reb+3ast, A.Charansarn 23+15reb+5ast, P.Amadou 8+4reb, S.Takamin 8+1reb+6ast, N.Kupadit 8+4reb+4ast, D.Mohammed 7+7reb+1astgschID: 1075581
Coyotes - DAI Tigers 57-88
Tigers held Coyotes to an opponent 22.5 percent shooting from the field compared to 38.8 percent accuracy of the winners. Tigers forced 19 Coyotes turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Coyotes' players. Americans were the main players on the court. Guard Accheaus Fields (187-1997, college: Averett) nailed 37 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds for the winning side and guard Marius Hopkins (190, college: S.Suburban JC) accounted for 8 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists. Guard Nikeem Deleon (196, college: Purchase) came up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 13 rebounds and Rajah Mayo Jr added 12 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Coyotes in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Coyotes: N.Deleon 20+13reb+3ast, M.Jr Rajah 12+5reb, J.Perdomo 6+4reb+3ast, Y.Thanakorn 5+3reb+3ast, R.Matteo 5+9reb, I.Sahatsawat 3+2reb
DAI Tigers: A.Fields 37+7reb+2ast, M.Alexander Ty 15+4reb+5ast, H.Johnson III 8+1reb+1ast, M.Hopkins 8+18reb+10ast, H.Scott 4+7reb, R.Espinosa 4+7reb+1astgschID: 1075582
Tags : AFNAN CHARANSARN, BANGKOK SHARKS, THAILAND BASKETBALL
