The Generals got out in front early on the Machetes and were able to withstand a late game push, that made this one closer than it really was. The Machetes looked to use their talented guard play to hang with the Generals, and were able to convert for 71 points playing small ball. The problem, was that they were out-rebounded by 24 and had no answers for the General's post play. They spread the ball around, allowing every player to score, led by Oriol Pujol who had 28 and 15 boards.
The Force went into this one, concerned more with being prepared for the future, taking it easy against a much more talented Turn Up squad, and the result was as you'd expect. Coach Perp hopes that as his young roster gets more experienced, they will cut down on many of the ill advised shot attempts and passes, that were the eventual downfall in this one. Simanynas, Dennis, Hennoste, Jiahzi, Duvall and Vouk all had double doubles, as there were a lot of missed shots and rebound opportunities. Vouk had the best shooting night dropping 24, shooting 66%.
The Believers notched another tally in Morgantowns growing Loss column in a 132-60 shellacking. Bunch was able to reach a double double, along with 16 from Angel for the Mad Dogs, but it wasnt enough to compete with a Believer roster who saw 7 players reach double digits, led by Pouliadis' 30 point night, and a double double from Chul Moo. The Mad Dogs are becoming every teams favorite opponent as they are allowing huge numbers of late.
The Tartans got the sole win for the Great 8 in a 97-90 thriller. The Believers came out of half time cold and weren't able to recover, despite double doubles from Edmondson and Chen and a 24 point night from Sliauzys. The Tartan big's continue to be their driving force as Jacques and Redman both recorded double doubles. A slow night for Jennings could have been their demise, but Duckworth was able to put up 19 from the point position, giving the Tartans just enough for the tough win.
The Peppers essentially had a night off as they took on Marquette, who simply had no answer for the Pepper offense. The offensive production wasn't as bad as it looked, only scoring 59, but the inability to get stops and allowing 20 combined blocks led to this blowout. Harden put up 20 for the Catholic squad, but a 40 point night from Montalvo was nearly enough on its own to get the win for the Peppers. Rebodello, Genaridis and Grouspas all converted doubles for the Peps making this one an easy mark in the W column.
The Buckets got an easy win over the Poros, who while being a decent competitor in the Great 8, stand no chance in interleague play. Orbaiz led all shooters with 22 but was the only bright spot on the Poros stat sheet, which was clouded by 20 TO's and 25 fouls. McCrackin and Kalabushkin recorded Dub-D's for the Buckets as 2 of 7 players to score at least 10. The crew from Mercy spread the ball around getting 32 assists and were constantly pestering the Poros ball handlers, coming away with 14 steals.
Not many would have given the Plugs a second thought in a matchup verse the Savages, despite sitting dead last in the Big 8, and they would have been right. However the loss, a 17 point spread was much closer than most predicted. Henry Pant put up 17 for the Plugs who shot relatively well from the field and only gave up 1 block against a much more talented Savage D. Once again, ball control and fouls were the deciding factor as the Plugs put the Savages on the line 26 times where they converted for 13. Devadze led all scorers with 20 while Carriere and Spirovic each had double doubles.
The lowest scoring quarter of the night award goes to the Sentinels who managed only 9 in the 4th against the Condors. Despite Merle Oakley leading all scorers with 20, the Condors came out on top led by double doubles from Churchill, Dyson and Vaughn. The Sens werent able to get to the line enough, converting their only 2 FT's and were crushed on the boards 33-60.