3’s Company (5-2) vs 3 Headed Monsters (3-4)
Final Score:
3 Headed Monsters: 50 3’s Company: 44
Top Performers:
Michael Beasley – 30 points, 8 rebounds
Brandon Moss – 19 points, 12 rebounds
Jeff Teague – 13 points, 3 3-pointers
Game Summary:
- 3’s Company with chance to clinch playoff spot if they win
- 3 Headed Monsters get out to early 12-7 lead
- 3’s Company hit first three shots, miss next six
- 1-7 from 3-point line
- Three turnovers
- 3 Headed Monsters with eight more points at halftime then they had all of last week (18)
- 15-3 run in middle of second half by 3’s Company to take brief lead
- After squandering lead, 3 Headed Monsters go on 11-2 run to take 48-40 lead
- Michael Beasley with 23 of 30 points in second half; rest of team scores just three points combined after halftime
- 3’s Company all over offensive glass but shoot just 3-15 from behind the arc
- Three players score in double figures for 3 Headed Monsters (all three wins have occurred when three players score 10+ points)
- Four players score eight or more points
- Efficient shooting day for 3 Headed Monsters as they shoot 53 percent from the field
Enemies (6-1) vs Bivouac (6-1):
Final Score:
Bivouac: 50 Enemies: 44
Top Performers:
Garlon Green – 17 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists
Corey Brewer – 17 points, 13 rebounds
Jordan Crawford – 20 points, 7 rebounds
Game Summary:
- Jordan Crawford vs Garlon Green in first half; 14 points and 16 points, respectively
- Enemies taking advantage of offensive rebounds and turnovers to take slim lead into halftime
- Intense game; Jordan Crawford and Gary Payton assessed double technicals after heated argument
- Bivouac flip the script and dominate glass, specifically on offensive end
- 16 offensive boards compared to just eight for Enemies
- Foul trouble by Bivouac kept Enemies in game
- Ball movement was essential for Bivouac – 10 assists as a team
- Contested game throughout for top seed; largest lead was six points
- Bivouac clinches first playoff appearance in franchise history
Ball Hogs (3-4) vs Triplets (4-3):
Final Score:
Triplets: 51 Ball Hogs: 42
Top Performers:
Jeremy Pargo – 20 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists
Jodie Meeks – 19 points, 5 rebounds
DaJuan Summers – 17 points, 5 rebounds
Game Summary:
- No Joe Johnson for second straight game
- Triplets with early 15-7 lead
- Both benches provide boost
- Jannero Pargo with team-high 10 points off bench
- Jodie Meeks with 6 points, Larry Sanders brings defensive intensity off bench
- Shooting barrage – eight 3-pointers between both teams
- Triplets 5-10 from 3-point range
- Pargo brothers with 18 points combined
- Undersized Triplets win rebound battle in first half
- 8-2 run out the second half gates by Triplets
- 12-0 run by Ball Hogs to tie it up after trailing by double digits
- Triplets follow up run with 12-2 run
- Triplets outrebound Ball Hogs 36-18
- Grabbed nine offensive rebounds
- Jeff Ayres with 15 rebounds against former team
- Turnovers were a problem for Triplets but Ball Hogs struggle to shoot from 3-point line again (4-19 from 3-point line)
Ghost Ballers (4-3) vs Aliens (2-5):
Final Score:
Ghost Ballers: 50 Aliens: 30
Top Performers:
Mike Taylor (Ghost Ballers) – 18 points, 4 3-pointers
Chris Johnson (Ghost Ballers) – 16 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
Devin Ebanks (Aliens) – 13 points, 3 rebounds
Game Summary:
- Chris Johnson scores first 12 points for Ghost Ballers
- Ghost Ballers go on 13-2 run after game was tied at 9 a piece
- Fouls an issue for both teams
- DeWayne Jackson had to sit with three first half fouls
- Aliens in bonus
- John Millsap with eight points off the bench for Aliens
- Mike Taylor scoreless in first half
- 16-2 run for Ghost Ballers coming out of halftime
- Mike Taylor scores first seven points for Ghost Ballers
- Ghost Ballers open up lead as much as 21 points late in game
- Mike Taylor with 18 second half points
- Aliens eliminated with loss
Tri-State (4-3) vs Trilogy (3-4)
Final Score:
Trilogy: 51 Tri-State: 39
Top Performers:
Isaiah Briscoe (Trilogy) – 25 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists
Kevin Murphy (Tri-State) – 18 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals
Cady Lalanne (Trilogy) – 17 points, 10 rebounds
Game Summary:
- Trilogy opens up game on 17-4 run
- Shoot 63 percent from the field in the first half
- Tri-State struggles to find shot and stay away from fouls/turnovers
- Kevin Murphy just 2-12 from field at the break
- Defensive turnaround in second for Tri-State
- Force five turnovers
- Defense leads to 10-0 run to cut lead under double digits
- Tri-State has chance to make it one possession game late
- Trilogy stuck on 45 points
- Tri-State goes on 6-0 run
- Trilogy misses back-to-back free throws in the bonus
- Jason Richardson fouled at 3-point line but misses 3-point free throw in bonus, potential big opportunity to tie game missed
- Trilogy shoots 56 percent from the field
- Tri-State excels behind the perimeter (50 percent) but struggles from inside (28 percent)
- Stephen Jackson’s team with defensive pressure grabbing three steals and four blocks
- Winners of three straight after 0-4 start to season (no team has ever made playoffs after starting 0-4)
- Loss moves Tri-State out of top-4, eliminated 3 Headed Monsters
