SPB Round 1 of Finals. Guaros nipped Gladiatores in the opener

Marvelle Harris

Gladiadores - Guaros 65-68

24 personal fouls committed by Gladiadores helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American point guard Marvelle Harris (196-1993, college: Fresno St., agency: Slash Sports) fired 22 points for the winners. Polish-American AJ Slaughter (191-1987, college: WKU) chipped in 18 points. The former international forward Michael Carrera (196-1993, college: S.Carolina) produced 18 points and 9 rebounds and Senegalese-American center Malik Dime (206-1992, college: Washington) added 11 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Gladiadores' coach James Maye rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Gladiadores: M.Carrera 18+9reb+3ast, M.Dime 11+8reb+1ast, A.Perez 11+4reb+2ast, J.Adams 10+3reb+3ast, S.Mac 8+1reb, H.Walker 5+5reb
Guaros: M.Harris 22+1reb+3ast, A.Slaughter 18, J.Tello-Palacios 9+8reb+1ast, H.Guillent 7+2reb+4ast, P.Ibeh 6+8reb, M.Ruiz 5+8reb