NPBA Round 2 of Quarter-Finals. High Flyers, Giants and Rockets advance

Uptown Cuts - High Flyers 89-97

High Flyers forced 31 Uptown Cuts turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. Uptown Cuts were plagued by 30 personal fouls down the stretch. Shantoin Pratt scored 6 points, 7 rebounds and 13 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Jeremy Neely chipped in 15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals during the contest. Colton Albury responded with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Salathiel Dean produced a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Uptown Cuts: S.Dean 23+10reb+2ast, C.Albury 22+12reb+4ast, A.Charlow 11+4reb+4ast, S.Burrows 10+4reb+3ast, H.Rolle 6+5reb+1ast, J.Smith 6+2reb+3ast
High Flyers: R.Ingraham 16+2reb+1ast, G.Devontae 16+8reb, N.Jeremy 15+6reb+4ast, B.Enrico 14+1reb, D.Dave 11+7reb, J.Rolle 9+2reb+2ast

Wolverines - Giants 58-93

Giants dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Wolverines' 36. They outrebounded Wolverines 61-27 including a 46-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Giants looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Wolverines' players. Renardo Baillou notched a double-double by scoring 18 points and 17 rebounds to lead the effort and the former international Michael Bain (185-85) supported him with 18 points and 5 assists. Five Giants players scored in double figures. Even 14 points and 9 rebounds by American Dominique Fernander (, college: Hobart) did not help to save the game for Wolverines. Charaz Lafleur added 6 points and 4 assists for the hosts.
Top scorers:
Wolverines: D.Fernander 14+9reb, H.Curry 10+2reb, T.Moxey 9+1reb, M.Selwyn 9+3reb, R.Michael 7+1reb+1ast, L.Charaz 6+3reb+4ast
Giants: R.Baillou 18+17reb+3ast, M.Bain 18+3reb+5ast, J.Henfield 14+6reb+2ast, J.Jacob 12+7reb+5ast, J.Adam 11+5reb+3ast, T.Cox 10+11reb+1ast

Shockers - Bahamas Univ. 73-91

Bahamas Univ. forced 33 Shockers turnovers. Strangely Shockers outrebounded Bahamas Univ. 53-38 including 24 on the offensive glass. 26 personal fouls committed by Shockers helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Kemsy Sylvestre orchestrated the victory with a triple-double by scoring 27 points, 17 rebounds and 5 blocks. Point guard Robert Joseph (178, college: NOC-Enid JC) contributed with 29 points and 5 assists for the winners. Horris McKenzie replied with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds and point guard Lenny Oscar added 23 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Shockers. Shockers' coach rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win.
Top scorers:
Shockers: L.Oscar 23+5reb+2ast, H.McKenzie 19+12reb+1ast, S.Rolle 11+11reb, T.King 6+7reb, R.Ferguson 6+3reb+2ast, B.Jennings 2+8reb+2ast
Bahamas Univ.: R.Joseph 29+1reb+5ast, K.Sylvestre 27+17reb+1ast, R.Sturrup 10+8reb+3ast, C.McKenzie 8+2reb+1ast, U.Johnson 7+4reb+6ast, R.Cornish 6+5reb+1ast

Regulators - Rockets 66-90

Rockets dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Regulators' 26. They outrebounded Regulators 57-40 including a 39-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was Devon Ferguson who scored 16 points and 6 rebounds. Center Dancel Knowles chipped in 7 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Wilfred Culmer produced 13 points and Hakeem Walkes added 10 points respectively for the hosts. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Regulators: W.Culmer 13+4reb, H.Walkes 10+4reb+2ast, A.Rolle 7+5reb, C.Thompson 7+2reb+1ast, B.Lloyd 6+1reb, T.Derek 6+4reb
Rockets: D.Ferguson 16+6reb+3ast, D.Knowles 15+6reb+1ast, E.Saunders 15+2reb+3ast, R.Turnquest 11+2reb, R.Williams 8+4reb, B.Carter 7+11reb



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