NBL One Round 1 of Semi-Finals

Central

Forestville E. - C.District L. 74-107

Central District Lions made 24-of-28 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. Central District Lions had a 48-26 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Central District Lions made 9 blocks. Guard Koen Sapwell (193-1999, college: CS Monterey) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 27 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists for the winners and guard Spencer Gaze (-2006) chipped in 26 points and 9 rebounds. At the losing side the former international center Daniel Johnson (212-1988, college: Pepperdine) responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds and American forward Alexander Starling (198-1989, college: BCU) scored 10 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 8 steals. Four Central District Lions and five Forestville Eagles players scored in double figures. 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:
Forestville E.: D.Vasiljevic 16+4reb+4ast, D.Johnson 14+10reb+3ast, G.Mays 11+11reb, A.Doyle 11+4reb+2ast, A.Starling 10+9reb+7ast, F.Ipassou 7+4reb+1ast
C.District L.: K.Sapwell 27+7reb+10ast, S.Gaze 26+9reb+1ast, E.Abogidi 19+11reb+1ast, M.Manyang 11+12reb+2ast, J.Stanwix 9+4reb+4ast, D.Manyang 7+7reb

East

BA CoE - Norths B. 97-88

Excellence made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Guard Nash Walker (195-2007) stepped up and scored 33 points (!!!) for the winners and guard Alexander Dickeson (191-2007) chipped in 9 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. At the losing side American guard Austin Patterson (190-2002, college: Montana) responded with 27 points and 4 assists and forward Lachlan Bofinger (201-2001, college: St.Mary's, TX, agency: Dominion Sports Group) scored 20 points and 7 rebounds. Four Norths Bears players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Norths B.: A.Patterson 27+2reb+4ast, L.Bofinger 20+7reb+1ast, M.Wacher 20+2reb+3ast, I.Mitchell 11+2reb, H.Goodrick 6+12reb+2ast, L.Holey 4+4reb
BA CoE: N.Walker 33+3reb+2ast, C.Brogan 21+4reb+4ast, A.Nyuon 12+3reb+1ast, A.Dickeson 9+12reb+10ast, J.Merwe 6+7reb+1ast, M.Vaughns 5+2reb

Sydney C. - Sutherland S. 66-72

Sharks made 29-of-37 free shots (78.4 percent) during the game, while Sydney City Comets only scored eight points from the stripe. Guard Lochlan Hutchison (188-1999) stepped up and scored 22 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and naturalized British center Jason Spurgin (211-2001, college: BGSU) chipped in 17 points and 9 rebounds. At the losing side naturalized British forward Obi Kyei (206-1994, college: Eckerd) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 18 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks and center Johnny Crnogorac (216-1995, college: UTRGV) produced a double-double by scoring 10 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks. Four Sydney City Comets players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Sydney C.: O.Kyei 15+18reb+4ast, A.Mundine 14+3reb+1ast, V.Foketi 10+7reb+1ast, J.Crnogorac 10+11reb+2ast, S.Saipaia 8+1reb+3ast, I.Gundi 5+1reb+1ast
Sutherland S.: L.Hutchison 22+7reb, J.Spurgin 17+9reb+1ast, R.Abbott 10+1reb+3ast, T.Young 10+1reb+1ast, A.Cabrera 9+8reb+3ast, L.Jamieson 4+11reb+1ast

South

Eltham W. - Sandringham S. 75-93

Sabres outrebounded Wildcats 50-36 including 42 on the defensive glass. Naturalized South Sudanese forward Malith Machar (203-1999, college: Midland CC) stepped up and scored 27 points for the winners and the former international forward Fabijan Krslovic (203-1995, college: Montana) chipped in 8 points and 20 rebounds. Four Sabres players scored in double figures. At the losing side the former international guard Mitchell McCarron (189-1992, college: MSU Denver) responded with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and guard Sam Short (195-1998) scored 8 points and 11 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Eltham W.: M.McCarron 23+7reb+5ast, X.Bledson 17+3reb+2ast, S.Short 8+11reb+3ast, J.Sykes 7+2reb+2ast, G.Hadley 6+1reb+1ast, Z.Cunningham 6+6reb+2ast
Sandringham S.: M.Machar 27+4reb, B.Ayre 15+5reb+5ast, T.Koppens 14+6reb+1ast, D.Pineau 10+6reb+3ast, E.Brown 10+1reb+2ast, F.Krslovic 8+20reb+3ast