# 1 seed secured, what a regular season….

Coming into this game I knew Bully Ball (BB) was missing Casey, however I was unaware they were missing Colin too.  I thought Save the Best for Last (STBFL) was missing Civale but he was in attendance but they were missing Brown.  I did have BB as 4 point favorites without any of this information.  Having known all this, I probably would‘ve made STBFL a slight favorite.

First half:

Man was I disappointed, this was a battle for the # 1 seed so I wanted to see a competitive game.  STBFL was up 26-9 with 13:01 left in the half.  There was still some hope since it was early but a 12-3 run by STBFL with 8:54 left told me otherwise.  For the mathematically lazy folks STBFL was up 38-12.  While I do give BB a little bit of credit for playing even for the remainder of the half, they were getting thumped and down 48-22.

Halftime stats:

BB:

Tommy Ng 2 pts

Djordje Vlajkovic 4 pts, 2 blks, 3 orebs, 6 drebs, 2 asts

David Ter-Ovanesyan (DTO) 9 pts, 2 stls, 2 drebs, 2 asts

Robert Haas 7pts, 2 stls, 5 drebs

STBFL:

Christopher Stull 6 pts, 1 stl, 1 dreb, 2 asts

Brian Civale 2 pts, 1 blk, 2 orebs, 4 asts

Keith Baranowski 11 pts, 1 stl, 1 blk, 9 drebs, 6 asts

Uros Kuzmanovic 12 pts, 3 stls, 1 blk, 2 orebs, 3 drebs

Kevin Ross 17 pts, 1 oreb and 4 drebs

Player of the half:

Kevin Ross

Secone half:

The game never became close and everyone got tacos.  STBFL won 100-62.

Player Grades:

Tommy Ng C scored and did get a few other stats. However, I can’t ignore the 0fer from three.

Djordje Vlajkovic B he actually had solid numbers and played well but his team got whooped so I can’t go too high with his grade.

David Ter-Ovanesyan (DTO) B+ played well but I just can’t justify giving a higher grade in a 38 point loss.

Robert Haas B basically a double double but his team got smacked.

Christopher Stull B three ball was off a little but still managed to get some stats out there.

Brian Civale A efficient shooting and some nice assist work out there.

Keith Baranowski A great three point shooting and stuffed the stat sheet getting a triple double.  Not getting the + added to his grade because he missed a free throw.

Uros Kuzmanovic A+ monster game was the best I had seen from him all season.

Kevin Ross A+ secured the triple double for Keith while hitting 10 threes.  Rumor has it they he messed around and had his 6th later in the day 😂.

Player of the game:

Keith Baranowski was great in so many facets of the game.  This was probable his best overall game of the season.

Our next game was a track meet between Save the best for Last and Treys r Us where Best for Last came out victorious 80-73 after trailing most of the game before a tie game at 66 let them go on a beautiful 6-0 run to take a commanding lead and never look back. A tightly contested matchup makes me think these teams could meet again in the playoffs. 

For Save the best for Last it was a very balanced team effort as they worked the ball around finding open shots and nobody forcing any offense. They were led by Kevin R with a game high 33 pts 5 asts 4 boards on 5/10 from deep. He combined a deadly three ball with a handful of post moves and mid range fadeaways to score efficiently throughout. He was joined by Keith B who played a fierce big man down low finishing with 26 pts 13 boards 6 asts to go with some lock down defense. Additional shoutouts to Josh B with 12 pts 9 boards 5 asts and Chris S with 9 pts 5 boards. 

For Treys R Us they played a great first half maintaining a lead until Best for Last made a late run changing up the game plan. They were led by Greg T who finished with 20 pts 6 boards 6 asts on 4/8 from deep. He looked like the x-factor for stretches of this game with his ball movement and finishing ability but went a little cold late. He was joined by Josh L with 20 pts 11 boards 4 asts on some great work down low mixed in with the three ball on 3/8 from deep. Additional shoutouts to Pat B with 15 pts 7 boards on 3/8 from deep and Ty M with 12 pts 3 boards on 2/4 from deep.