NBL Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Wins for Adelaide and Sydney

Adelaide - SE Melbourne 104-97

Adelaide 36ers dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Phoenix's 44. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Bryce Cotton (182-1992, college: Providence, agency: Pensack Sports) who helped to win the game recording 42 points (!!!) and 5 assists. His fellow American import forward Zylan Cheatham (203-1995, college: Arizona St.) contributed with 13 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Adelaide 36ers' coach Mike Wells allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The former international guard Nathan Sobey (190-1990, college: Wyoming) answered with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists and the former international guard Angus Glover (192-1998) added 14 points in the effort for Phoenix. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Adelaide: C.Bryce 42+3reb+5ast, V.Dejan 17+1reb+2ast, R.Nick 14+10reb, C.Zylan 13+9reb+5ast, C.Flynn 9+5reb+5ast, H.Isaac 7+4reb+3ast
SE Melbourne: N.Sobey 23+10reb+7ast, J.Hunter 14+4reb, A.Glover 14+4reb+2ast, I.Clark 12+2reb+4ast, J.Brown III 9+5reb+4ast, W.Iwundu 7+2reb

Sydney - Perth 105-104

Kings made 18-of-23 free shots (78.3 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Kings made 8 blocks. The game was dominated by American players. point guard Kendric Davis (183-1999, college: Memphis) fired 35 points (!!!) and 6 assists for the winners. Forward Torrey Craig (198-1990, college: USC Upstate) chipped in 20 points and 9 rebounds. Forward Kristian Doolittle (201-1997, college: Oklahoma, agency: Pensack Sports) produced 31 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and guard David Duke Jr (193-1999, college: Providence) added 20 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists respectively for lost side. Four Kings and five Wildcats players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Sydney: D.Kendric 35+3reb+6ast, C.Torrey 20+9reb+3ast, D.Matthew 11+1reb+3ast, C.Xavier 10+2reb+3ast, G.Jaylin 8+1reb+3ast, S.Tim 8+4reb+1ast
Perth: K.Doolittle 31+6reb+4ast, D.Duke Jr. 20+6reb+8ast, J.Lual-Acuil 19+12reb, D.Windler 17+3reb+4ast, E.Pepper 12+8reb+1ast, B.Henshall 5+2reb+2ast