Australia

Regular Season Round 6: Townsville - Melbourne 85-57

Date: November 15, 2015
The game between sixth ranked Townsville Fire (4-3) and 7th ranked Boomers (3-6) in Townsville on Sunday ended with biggest points difference. Townsville Fire outscored guests from Melbourne 85-57. The game without a history. Townsville Fire led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They made 21-of-24 free shots (87.5 percent) during the game. Townsville Fire outrebounded Boomers 51-27 including a 32-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a good game for the former international center Suzy Batkovic-Brown (195-80) who led her team to a victory with 17 points and 9 rebounds. The former international center Cayla George (192-89) contributed with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Townsville Fire's coach Chris Lucas felt very confident using entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. The former international swingman Tess Madgen (180-90) replied with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists and the former international center Elyse Penaluna (193-88) added 18 points, 6 rebounds and 7 blocks in the effort for Boomers. Defending champion moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Dandenong. Boomers lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with six games lost. Townsville Fire will face bottom-ranked Canberra Capitals (#9) on the road in the next round. Boomers will play against Bendigo Spirit and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Townsville: S.Batkovic-Brown 17+9reb+1ast, M.Cocks 15+3reb+2ast, C.George 11+13reb, D.Garbin 9+9reb+3ast, T.Tatham 9+5reb+1ast, M.Murray 9+5reb+5ast
Melbourne: T.Madgen 21+5reb+6ast, E.Penaluna 18+6reb, B.Smart 5+5reb+1ast, K.Oliver 4+3reb+1ast, A.Kunek 3+4reb+3ast, T.Roberts 2+1reb
gschID: 403998

  MELBOURNE57
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
7 bidDRj, wRss 49 1-2 (90%) 8-0 (35%) 4-3 (90%) 6 3 0 1 4 5 5 5 5 3 86 67 5
86 ORjiluji, qlFsR 49 7-86 (38.7%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 3 1 5 4 5 8 9 5 5 62 62 5
84 GiQQaZV, bidRlRajR 81 6-0 (85%) 5-1 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 6 8 -2 5
36 KujRV, SlaZR 83 5-4 (5%) 6-1 (61.9%) 5-5 (5%) 8 8 3 4 8 5 5 5 5 3 4 -3 5
4 ABiQU, mQaUUijF 84 6-4 (44.4%) 5-8 (5%) 4-4 (655%) 3 6 0 6 6 5 3 5 5 8 0 2 5
68 PlaLRQ, KiUR 67 8-1 (44.4%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 6 4 5 6 5 5 8 3 -6 5
66 whIBpsIj, PlaLai 63 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 6 6 5 5 6 5 6 8 6 5
64 eIMRQUs, wiFli 2 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 6 5
65 GQRiLRs, AhijiR 0 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
wIUil   86-08 (35.3%) 4-85 (60.5%) 1-9 (20.9%) 65 69 89 63 69 5 9 2 5 63 09 44  


  TOWNSVILLE (coach: Shannon Seebohm)85
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
2 miUVILaZ-mQITj, AuJF 82 1-7 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 0-0 (655%) 8 9 7 6 6 5 6 8 5 0 69 86 5
48 CIZVs, baZiRli 83 0-2 (18.0%) 6-8 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 8 6 4 8 6 5 6 5 5 5 60 61 5
88 GRIQDR, CiFli 83 3-7 (33.3%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 4 65 64 5 8 5 6 5 5 4 66 63 5
65 buQQiF, bai 83 8-9 (82.1%) 6-0 (85%) 8-8 (655%) 6 3 0 0 3 5 6 5 5 8 7 0 5
86 XILIsRl, XiUilaR 83 5-1 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 1-1 (655%) 5 8 8 8 6 5 6 5 5 4 1 5 5
63 GiQMaj, giQZRR 88 3-7 (33.3%) 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 9 8 7 4 6 5 8 5 5 4 7 63 5
64 wiUhiB, wiBiQi 69 4-3 (90%) 5-6 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 6 3 0 6 4 5 5 5 5 8 7 9 5
7 GilliDhRQ, ChRQaR 63 5-4 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 8 8 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 -6 5
66 GiJR, KiUR 7 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 5 6 4 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5
6 OiilLisU, ChRLijjih 0 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 5
45 Wilsh, SajslRF 6 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5
68 cRlRjVi, ziZEua 6 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
wIUil   81-07 (33.6%) 3-64 (45.2%) 86-83 (29.0%) 67 48 06 69 63 5 9 8 5 67 20 23  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)