NBL One Round 1 of 1/8 Finals

Central

S.Adelaide P. - W.Adelaide B. 80-81

Naturalized New Zealand guard Keanu Rasmussen (188-2003, college: CBU) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners and naturalized South Sudanese forward Lat Mayen (206-1998, college: Nebraska) chipped in 21 points and 11 rebounds. At the losing side American forward Chris Brandon (203, college: NKU, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 17 rebounds and forward Lloyd McVeigh (198-2003, college: Buffalo) scored 19 points and 6 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
W.Adelaide B.: C.Huefner 22+5reb, L.Mayen 21+11reb+3ast, K.Rasmussen 16+11reb+8ast, J.Tryon 12+11reb+1ast, S.Stock 5+7reb+1ast, J.Spear 3+3reb
S.Adelaide P.: L.McVeigh 19+6reb+2ast, K.Warner 18+3reb+4ast, T.Kubank 15+1reb+3ast, C.Brandon 13+17reb+1ast, C.Ellison 9+8reb+2ast, C.Scott 4+4reb+3ast

East

Norths B. - Manly Warr. 81-73

Norths Bears outrebounded Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 46-33 including 18 on the offensive glass. Guard Ignatius Mitchell (185-2003) nailed a double-double by scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and forward Lachlan Bofinger (201-2001, college: St.Mary's, TX, agency: Dominion Sports Group) accounted for 11 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists. Norths Bears' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Guard Isaiah Lee (188-2000, college: Sacramento St.) came up with 17 points and 6 rebounds and American forward Matthew Eldridge (203-1996, college: Lindsey Wilson) added 17 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the defeat. Five Norths Bears and four Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Norths B.: A.Patterson 21+6reb+2ast, I.Mitchell 20+11reb+4ast, H.Goodrick 15+7reb+2ast, M.Wacher 12+2reb+3ast, L.Bofinger 11+16reb+6ast, J.Weinstein 2+1reb
Manly Warr.: M.Eldridge 17+6reb+2ast, I.Lee 17+6reb+2ast, P.Purifoy 13+7reb+1ast, M.Bragg 10+3reb+9ast, S.Valkovic 6+3reb+1ast, O.Hammond 6+2reb+1ast

Bankstown B. - Sutherland S. 84-89

Naturalized British center Jason Spurgin (211-2001, college: BGSU) nailed a double-double by scoring 28 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side and guard Lochlan Hutchison (188-1999) accounted for 20 points and 5 assists. Five Sharks players scored in double figures. The former international Jaylin Galloway (198-2002) came up with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds and American guard Andre Wolford (188-1996, college: SFU, agency: Dominion Sports Group) added 25 points and 4 steals respectively for Bruins in the defeat. Bruins' coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Sutherland S.: J.Spurgin 28+11reb, L.Hutchison 20+4reb+5ast, L.Jamieson 13+6reb, K.Noi 12+6reb+1ast, T.Young 10+2reb+4ast, A.Cabrera 4+6reb+1ast
Bankstown B.: A.Wolford 25+4reb, J.Galloway 24+10reb+1ast, J.Cadee 17+5reb+7ast, D.Keyes 9+9reb+1ast, H.Blankley 5+4reb+1ast, G.Majak 4+5reb

South

Melbourne T. - Ballarat M. 89-77

Tigers made 27-of-31 charity shots (87.1 percent) during the game. Miners were plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Forward Jack Purchase (203-1995, college: Hawaii) nailed 27 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists (made all of his seven free throws) for the winning side and the former international center Harrison Froling (210-1998, college: Marquette) accounted for 20 points and 11 rebounds. Tigers' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Guard Nicholas Stoddart (188-2000) came up with 27 points and American forward Dayne Prim (198-2001, college: TAMUCC) added 17 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Miners in the defeat.
Top scorers:
Melbourne T.: J.Purchase 27+9reb+6ast, H.Froling 20+11reb+3ast, T.Wilson 19+5reb+3ast, M.Gaze 9+7reb+3ast, C.Arcidiacono 6, M.Wearne 6+1reb+1ast
Ballarat M.: N.Stoddart 27+1reb+3ast, D.Prim 17+7reb+2ast, M.Majok 13+10reb, Z.Dunmore 5+3reb, L.Rosendale 5+6reb+5ast, M.Puondak 4+4reb

Sandringham S. - Hobart C. 111-98

Sabres made 20-of-22 charity shots (90.9 percent) during the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Guard Ben Ayre (188-1995, college: Newman) nailed 36 points (!!!), 5 rebounds and 7 assists (made all of his ten free throws !!!) for the winning side and naturalized South Sudanese forward Malith Machar (203-1999, college: Midland CC) accounted for 25 points. Swingman Will Cranston-Lown (185-2000, college: Regis Univ.) came up with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists and German center Ole Angerstein (208-1995) added 13 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Chargers in the defeat. Four Sabres and five Chargers players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Sandringham S.: B.Ayre 36+5reb+7ast, M.Machar 25+3reb+2ast, T.Koppens 17+5reb+2ast, C.Asuncion-Byrd 13+1reb+1ast, D.Daniels 8+4reb+2ast, D.Barlow 6+2reb+2ast
Hobart C.: W.Cranston-Lown 27+6reb+7ast, J.Richards 18+2reb+1ast, J.Straatsma 14+5reb, O.Angerstein 13+9reb+2ast, V.DeAngelo 12+9reb+2ast, H.Makeny 8+3reb+2ast