"Team 9 1/2 carries a
2-0 over-all record
coming into this contest
with their most recent
victory coming on the
road last Tuesday with
66-40 decision over team
Injured Reserved".
While
team 9 1/2 is generating
63.5 ppg at the
offensive end of the
floor, they are allowing
only 49.5 ppg to
opponents on 42.1
percent shooting from
the field. Sam Cha
leads team 9 1/2 with
15.5 ppg on the strength
of his 40.2 percent
shooting from
three-point range while
Jason Lymn checks
in with 15.5 ppg and 3.5
rpg. John Han
rounds out a threesome
of double- digit scorers
with 14.0 ppg and a team
best, 5.5 apg. In the
recent victory over
team Injured Reserved,
John Han scored 19
points to pace his squad
along with 5 threes, 9
assist and 6 rebounds.
Mike Kim netted
14 points 6 rebounds
while Sam Cha
contributed 14 points, 3
threes and 3 rebounds.
As a team, 9 1/2
out-rebounded Injured
Reserved 37-19 while
connecting on 1-of-3 at
the charity strip.
The
Samurais come into this
contest looking to
over-come a two game
scoring drought.
Currently, the Samurais
are 1-1 over-all coming
off a 45-40 loss to Poon
Magnet last Tuesday.
Scoring has been a big
problem for the Samurais
in their last two games,
as the team is averaging
just 45.0 ppg, behind a
40.8 percent shooting
effort. Adesh Garg
is leading the way for
the Samurais, but he is
netting just 10.5 ppg.
The team's poor
offensive play continued
on the road in their
recent loss to Poon
Magnet, as the Samurais
shot just 36.2 percent
from the field and made
only 2-of-7 shots from
behind the arc.
Kentaro Chiba
finished as the to top
scorer for the Samurais
with 10 points, 2 assist
and 3 rebounds while
Lindel Kabalican and
Jeff Tobin each
finished with 8 points,
respectively. As a team
the Samurais connected
on 8-of-10 at the
charity strip while
out-rebounding Poon
Magnet, 26-21.
