National Leaguer Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Sol Blazers and Astros post wins

Sol Blazers - Warriors 92-65

Sol Blazers looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Warriors' players. The former international forward Shaad OGarro (199-1990, college: LeMoyne-Owen) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 17 rebounds for the winners and Canadian point guard Tarik Smith-James (183) chipped in 24 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. At the losing side Borislav Djorjic responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 15 rebounds and the former international forward Niiakwei General-Vanderpuije produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds. Five Sol Blazers and four Warriors players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Sol Blazers: T.Smith-James 24+3reb+5ast, S.O'Garro 23+17reb+2ast, S.O'Garro 19+10reb+3ast, S.Dyke 12+1reb+1ast, J.Golob 10+6reb+11ast, O.Clarke 4+7reb+1ast
Warriors: N.General-Vanderpuije 18+10reb+1ast, B.Djorjic 14+15reb+3ast, K.Bryan 11+8reb, J.Montero-Espinal 11+5reb, C.Anglin 7+2reb, J.Barnes 2+2reb+3ast

IRG Astros - Lions 94-85

IRG Astros made 29-of-37 charity shots (78.4 percent) during the game, while Lions only scored thirteen points from the stripe. IRG Astros forced 19 Lions turnovers. The former international Davion Cotterell nailed 44 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds for the winning side and power forward DeAndre Simpson accounted for 9 points and 14 rebounds. Four IRG Astros players scored in double figures. The former international guard Juawon Ebanks (, college: Pensacola CC) came up with 36 points (!!!) and the former international center Kevin Maxwell (-1980) added 14 points and 11 rebounds respectively for Lions in the defeat.
Top scorers:
IRG Astros: D.Cotterell 44+7reb, J.Whittaker 12+6reb+1ast, B.Thompson 12+4reb+1ast, J.Miller 11+4reb+2ast, D.Simpson 9+14reb+1ast, D.Britton 4+6reb+2ast
Lions: J.Ebanks 36+3reb+3ast, K.Maxwell 14+11reb+1ast, A.Buttrum 10+3reb, J.Narcisse 9+6reb+5ast, D.Mowatt 6+4reb, B.Glasgow 5