NBL Round 2 of Play-Offs. Rams and Mountain Airs complete Final Four

Huskies - Rams 84-98

Rams fired past Huskies to advance into the semifinal stage. The guests trailed by 6 points at the halftime before their 62-42 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Rams looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. International guard Taylor Britt (188-96, college: Southeast CC) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists. Power forward Thomas Webley (208-1) contributed with 21 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Five Rams players scored in double figures. Guard Izayah Mauriohooho-Leafa (188-96, college: Sacramento St.) replied with 39 points (!!!), 6 rebounds and 5 assists and the former international forward Leon Henry (200-85, college: S.Idaho JC) added 18 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 blocks in the effort for Huskies.
Top scorers:
Rams: W.Thomas 21+7reb+2ast, T.Britt 16+7reb+10ast, S.Smith 16+2reb+2ast, Q.Bailey 14+5reb+1ast, R.Te Rangi 13+8reb+6ast, T.Gillooly 12+12reb+3ast
Huskies: I.Mauriohooho-Le'afa 39+6reb+5ast, L.Henry 18+8reb+4ast, T.Smith-Milner 16+3reb+2ast, A.Bailey-Nowell 4+8reb, J.Gerrand 3+2reb+1ast, F.Reuben 2+4reb+1ast

Mountainairs - Bulls 99-90

Mountain Airs held off Bulls to reach Final Four. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning the initial quarter 26-18. But Bulls won second period 27-22. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Mountain Airs made 18-of-20 free shots (90.0 percent) during the game. Mountain Airs outrebounded Bulls 45-33 including a 36-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Naturalized American forward Marcel Jones (203-85, college: Oregon St.) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 31 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. The former international guard Derone Raukawa (181-94) contributed with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Forward Dominique Kelman-Poto (201-94, college: Adelphi) replied with a double-double by scoring 31 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Isaac Davidson (201-97, college: Sonoma St.) added 24 points in the effort for Bulls. Bulls' coach Liam Simmons rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Mountainairs: M.Jones 31+10reb+7ast, D.Raukawa 28+7reb+7ast, T.Wynyard 11+9reb+1ast, T.Kenneth 9+2reb, S.Temara 8+7reb+2ast, D.Mitchell 6+5reb
Bulls: D.Kelman-Poto 31+10reb+4ast, I.Davidson 24+3reb+2ast, J.Stubbins 12+7reb+3ast, E.Bartlett 8+5reb+5ast, S.Timmins 6+3reb+2ast, N.Barrow 4+1ast



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