📆Game 12 (Tuesday, August 19, 2025) Recap
This one had upsets, collapses, and a performance so bad it made the White Walkers look competent (almost). Let’s go!
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🌟 Game of the Night: Innovatus @ California Supreme
Cali built a 16-point lead with 8 minutes to play, but Innovatus said, “nah, we’ll take it from here.” A 28–9 closing run making Staples Center feel more like Circuit City. Zigui (36 pts, 18 reb) turned back the clock and bullied his way to dominance alongside Ikoma’s icy free throws to close it out (21/4/9), showing veteran calm.
For Cali, Suggs was electric (29/4/8 with 5 triples) and Vogt poured in 20. Supreme can’t afford these collapses in the Great 8 slugfest. Innovatus continues to look playoff-ready.
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🍔 Second Course: Tasty Tardsicles @ Ferth Ozone
The scoreboard says 115–103, but Tasty had this one on simmer all night. Wui Kwong dished 11 dimes with 20 points, Benoit vacuumed up 19 boards, and the team piled up 33 assists on 50% shooting. Ferth spread the scoring evenly but never cracked Tasty’s efficiency. Call it controlled dominance.
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🔨 Hammer Time: Wobbles @ Wasco Tigers
Wobbles walked into Thiessen Arena and walked out with a statement win, 97–91 . Anguera (31 pts) and Samara (23 on 9–12 shooting) lit up the wings, while Wasco’s Pisano battled valiantly (20/14 with 6 OR). Sorensen chipped 18/10, but the Tigers’ backcourt shot 6–23. Tough to win when your guards can’t find the rim.
The real drama: Er-Rai’s injury. Wobbles lose the league’s FG% leader, and suddenly their rise could stall. Bookmark that.
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🪓 Wellington Warthogs @ BC Lituanica
Wellington rode Bunn’s flamethrower (38 pts, 0 reb, 1 ast—shooter’s gonna shoot) to a 103–91 win. Pessach tried to will BC back with 30, and Baratović chipped 19, but the supporting cast may as well have been stuck in traffic. Reports say the locker room chemistry is worse than Draymond in a scrimmage…
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🐑 Bench Mob @ Kiwi Sheep Pimps
Kiwi needed a late push but delivered, 97–84. McFadden anchored the Mob (23/14), but Kiwi countered with balance: six players in double figures and a steady stream of assists and grinding defense.
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📉 FR-S @ Llama of Wall Street
It was over by halftime, but FR-S kept grinding. Zviedris put up MVP numbers again (20/22/5 with 10 OR), but help was minimal. Sanchez stayed automatic (28 pts, now shooting 53% on the year), and Jurtaugas teased what might have been with a 13/7/7 line in 27 minutes. Llama coasted, 93–73.
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❄️ Meridian Hill McMornings @ White Walkers
Rosenthal nearly triple-doubled (24/8/11), but Clemens stole the night: 26/18/12, efficiency 52, and the official MVP. Meridian rolled 122–39, which feels more like abuse than basketball.
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🍹 The Reductions @ Delta 9
The anti-highlight. The Reductions managed 28 points total on 9 made FGs. Yes, nine. In 48 minutes. Delta didn’t even need Olmos’ full gear; he strolled to 20/7/8. Reductions fans left tetrahydrocannibinol shortly after the tipoff.
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📊 Performers of the Night
• Clemens (Meridian): 26/18/12 – an all-around masterpiece.
• Zigui (Innovatus): 36/18 – put the team on his back in Cali.
• Bunn (Wellington): 38 pts – the definition of a heat check.
• Sanchez (Llama): 28 pts on 52% season FG – Mr. Reliable.
• Pisano (Wasco): 20/14 – tough effort in a loss.
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🔮 Looking Ahead
Day 12 draws clear lines: Innovatus is supreme, Cali is wobbling, Wobbles built a delta in the standings, and Delta…that’s enough for now. It’s getting late. Injuries and meltdowns are coming and could decide playoff seeds.