NBL One Round 1 of Finals

Group Central

Forestville E. - W.Adelaide B. 95-97

Bearcats shot the lights out from three sinking 17 long-distance shots on high 56.7 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Naturalized South Sudanese forward Lat Mayen (206-1998, college: Nebraska) stepped up and scored 31 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and naturalized New Zealand guard Keanu Rasmussen (188-2003, college: CBU) chipped in 22 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists. At the losing side American forward Alexander Starling (198-1989, college: BCU) responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists and the former international center Daniel Johnson (212-1988, college: Pepperdine) scored 26 points and 6 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Forestville E.: D.Johnson 26+6reb+3ast, D.Vasiljevic 22+3reb+5ast, G.Mays 18+3reb+3ast, A.Starling 16+13reb+9ast, F.Ipassou 8+3reb+1ast, A.Doyle 5+3reb+6ast
W.Adelaide B.: L.Mayen 31+7reb+3ast, C.Huefner 25+8reb, K.Rasmussen 22+6reb+11ast, J.Tryon 11+7reb+1ast, J.Spear 6+1reb+2ast, S.Stock 2+2reb+2ast

Group East

Illawarra H. 2 - BA CoE 98-89

Hawks made 16-of-18 free shots (88.9 percent) during the game. The former international swingman Todd Blanchfield (198-1991) fired a double-double by scoring 27 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Point guard Kobe McDowell-White (183-2004) chipped in a double-double by scoring 19 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists. Guard Nash Walker (195-2007) produced 19 points and forward Che Brogan (198-2006) added 18 points respectively for lost side. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
BA CoE: N.Walker 19+4reb+2ast, C.Brogan 18+2reb+2ast, J.Faale 13+5reb+1ast, A.Nyuon 12+7reb+3ast, M.Kuany 11+8reb+3ast, A.Dickeson 7+8reb+4ast
Illawarra H. 2: T.Blanchfield 27+15reb+4ast, K.McDowell-White 19+9reb+11ast, K.Leslie 19+5reb, M.Mims 19+1reb, L.Dent 14+7reb+3ast, J.Flinn 0

Canberra B. - Sutherland S. 84-76

Canberra B. looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Canberra B. made 13 blocks. Forward William Mayfield (-2000) fired 19 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Center Glenn Morison (208-1999, college: St.Edward's) chipped in 17 points and 9 rebounds. Canberra B.'s coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Luke Jamieson produced a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds and guard Lochlan Hutchison (188-1999) added 17 points, 6 assists and 6 steals respectively for lost side. Four Sharks players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Sutherland S.: L.Jamieson 19+11reb+1ast, L.Hutchison 17+4reb+6ast, K.Noi 12+8reb+3ast, J.Spurgin 11+6reb+1ast, R.Abbott 9+1reb+1ast, A.Cabrera 6+3reb
Canberra B.: W.Mayfield 19+5reb+7ast, G.Morison 17+9reb+3ast, J.Toohey 17+3reb+3ast, D.Emelifeonwu 9+3reb+1ast, E.Wardlow 7+1ast, B.Bruton 5+1ast

Group South

Knox R. - Melbourne T. 86-89

Strangely Raiders outrebounded Tigers 44-30 including 30 on the defensive glass. They brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. The former international guard Tom Wilson (195-1997, college: SMU) nailed 42 points (!!!) and 6 assists for the winning side and the former international center Harrison Froling (210-1998, college: Marquette) accounted for 15 points and 7 rebounds. Tigers' coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Forward Keli Leaupepe (198-2000, college: LMU) came up with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists and the former international point guard Tad Dufelmeier (183-1996, college: CUI) added 22 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Raiders in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Knox R.: T.Dufelmeier 22+9reb+1ast, N.Pelle 20+10reb, K.Leaupepe 18+7reb+8ast, B.Nunn 11+4reb+1ast, B.Blake 8+11reb+1ast, H.Beauchamp 5+1reb
Melbourne T.: T.Wilson 42+4reb+6ast, M.Wearne 18+4reb+1ast, H.Froling 15+7reb+2ast, J.Purchase 11+6reb+5ast, M.Gaze 3+6reb+4ast, K.Garnaut 0

Mt.Gambier - Sandringham S. 87-95

Sabres made 19-of-22 free shots (86.4 percent) during the game. Sabres outrebounded Pioneers 40-23 including 28 on the defensive glass. Guard Ben Ayre (188-1995, college: Newman) fired 38 points (!!!), 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. The former international forward Fabijan Krslovic (203-1995, college: Montana) chipped in a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds. American Titus Robinson (201-1990, college: Buffalo) produced 24 points and the former international guard Alexander Mudronja (196-1999, college: SMC) added 19 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Mt.Gambier: T.Robinson 24+1reb+1ast, A.Mudronja 19+5reb, A.Aliir 13+6reb+1ast, J.Palmer 7+7reb+1ast, J.Haggett 7+1ast, K.de Wit 6+1reb+2ast
Sandringham S.: B.Ayre 38+5reb+5ast, F.Krslovic 17+12reb, M.Machar 15+1reb+1ast, D.Barlow 9+4reb+1ast, E.Brown 5+5reb, T.Koppens 5+3reb+1ast