NBL Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Rams and Tautara enter Final

Rams - Airs 112-111

Rams made 26-of-31 free shots (83.9 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. 28 personal fouls committed by Airs helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Australian Lachlan Olbrich (208-2003, college: UC Riverside) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 16 rebounds for the winners and international guard Taylor Britt (187-1996, college: Southeast CC) chipped in 20 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. At the losing side Carlin Davison (197-2003) responded with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 13 rebounds and American Elijah Minnie (203-1994, college: EMU, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) scored 26 points and 8 rebounds. Five Rams and four Airs players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Rams: M.Walker 23+3reb+4ast, L.Olbrich 22+16reb+3ast, T.Britt 20+5reb+8ast, M.Darling 20+10reb+2ast, W.Brown 17+8reb+2ast, K.Isaac 10+4reb+2ast
Airs: E.Minnie 26+8reb+2ast, F.Cameron 25+4reb+5ast, C.Davison 22+13reb+3ast, D.Raukawa 14+4reb+3ast, T.Cameron 8+2reb+3ast, Q.Bailey 8+1reb

Tuatara - Bulls 78-75

Strangely Bulls outrebounded Tuatara 43-30 including 32 on the defensive glass. The former international Corey Webster (188-1988, college: Lambuth) nailed 25 points and 6 assists for the winning side and the former international power forward Robert Loe (211-1991, college: St.Louis) accounted for 20 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. The former international power forward Samuel Timmins (211-1997, college: Washington) came up with 30 points and 8 rebounds (on 14-of-17 shooting from the field) and American guard Luther Muhammad (191-1999, college: Arizona St.) added 10 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for Bulls in the defeat.
Top scorers:
Tuatara: C.Webster 25+4reb+6ast, R.Loe 20+5reb+6ast, R.Te Rangi 17+5reb+2ast, T.Vodanovich 8+7reb, C.Dalton 4+2reb, C.Gliddon 4+5reb+3ast
Bulls: S.Timmins 30+8reb+1ast, E.Rusbatch 13+3reb+1ast, L.Muhammad 10+11reb+6ast, J.Scott 9+5reb+3ast, L.Skinner 8+7reb+2ast, D.Kelman-Poto 3+2reb