Australia
Regular Season Round 12: Adelaide - Townsville 60-88
Date: January 2, 2016
The game in Adelaide supposed to be also quite interesting. Third ranked Townsville Fire (11-5) played at the court of 8th ranked Adelaide Lightning (5-10). Townsville Fire smashed Adelaide Lightning 88-60 on Saturday. The game was mostly controlled by Townsville Fire. Adelaide Lightning managed to win second period 19-18. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Townsville Fire dominated on the defensive end, holding Adelaide Lightning to just 7 points in fourth quarter. They outrebounded Adelaide Lightning 44-30 including a 27-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. Townsville Fire looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Townsville Fire made 7 blocks. The winners were led by the former international center Cayla George (192-89) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 26 points and 12 rebounds and the former international center Suzy Batkovic-Brown (195-80) supported her with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Even 29 points and 7 assists by the former international point guard Leilani Mitchell (165-85, college: Utah, agency: LBM Management) did not help to save the game for Adelaide Lightning. American forward Mikaela Ruef (190-90, college: Stanford) added 11 points and 8 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Townsville Fire have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Perth and Sydney. Loser Adelaide Lightning keeps the eighth place with ten games lost. Townsville Fire will meet at home SEQ (#6) in the next round where they are favorite. Adelaide Lightning will play against Dandenong Rangers and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Townsville: C.George 26+12reb+2ast, S.Batkovic-Brown 17+9reb+5ast, M.Cocks 12+5reb+3ast, N.Novosel 8+5reb+4ast, K.Gaze 8+4reb+3ast, D.Garbin 7+5reb+2ast
Adelaide: L.Mitchell 29+4reb+7ast, M.Ruef 11+8reb, A.Ciabattoni 7+1reb+1ast, K.Standish 6+6reb, J.Good 3+2reb, M.Yaeger 2+2reb
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)
Regular Season Round 12: Adelaide - Townsville 60-88
Date: January 2, 2016
The game in Adelaide supposed to be also quite interesting. Third ranked Townsville Fire (11-5) played at the court of 8th ranked Adelaide Lightning (5-10). Townsville Fire smashed Adelaide Lightning 88-60 on Saturday. The game was mostly controlled by Townsville Fire. Adelaide Lightning managed to win second period 19-18. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Townsville Fire dominated on the defensive end, holding Adelaide Lightning to just 7 points in fourth quarter. They outrebounded Adelaide Lightning 44-30 including a 27-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. Townsville Fire looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Townsville Fire made 7 blocks. The winners were led by the former international center Cayla George (192-89) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 26 points and 12 rebounds and the former international center Suzy Batkovic-Brown (195-80) supported her with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Even 29 points and 7 assists by the former international point guard Leilani Mitchell (165-85, college: Utah, agency: LBM Management) did not help to save the game for Adelaide Lightning. American forward Mikaela Ruef (190-90, college: Stanford) added 11 points and 8 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Townsville Fire have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Perth and Sydney. Loser Adelaide Lightning keeps the eighth place with ten games lost. Townsville Fire will meet at home SEQ (#6) in the next round where they are favorite. Adelaide Lightning will play against Dandenong Rangers and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Townsville: C.George 26+12reb+2ast, S.Batkovic-Brown 17+9reb+5ast, M.Cocks 12+5reb+3ast, N.Novosel 8+5reb+4ast, K.Gaze 8+4reb+3ast, D.Garbin 7+5reb+2ast
Adelaide: L.Mitchell 29+4reb+7ast, M.Ruef 11+8reb, A.Ciabattoni 7+1reb+1ast, K.Standish 6+6reb, J.Good 3+2reb, M.Yaeger 2+2reb
 ADELAIDE (coach: Kerryn Mitchell)60 |
| 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 | +/- |
| 0 | baUZhRll, vRalija | 42 | 9-68 (02.4%) | 3-0 (25%) | 4-3 (90%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 87 | 48 | 5 |
| 4 | euRf, baViRli | 87 | 4-2 (49.0%) | 5-5 (5%) | 0-2 (18.0%) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 68 | 5 |
| 85 | AUijdash, KiFli | 84 | 4-7 (44.4%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | -3 | 5 |
| 68 | GIId, zRssaZi | 88 | 5-8 (5%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-3 (5%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | -6 | 5 |
| 7 | mITRj, KRllF | 86 | 5-0 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | -68 | 5 |
| 3 | CaiMiUUIja, SlRx | 85 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5-8 (5%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 66 | gIBMVajs, baViRli | 61 | 5-4 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | -6 | 5 |
| 9 | eIMajsIj, wiQi | 2 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 60 | YiRDRQ, bIQDij | 9 | 6-3 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | -8 | 5 |
| 64 | XiDF, oRLi | 0 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -6 | 5 |
| 86 | mFDiUR, zRssaZi | 3 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| 2 | OaQaja, baViFli | 6 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -6 | 5 |
| wIUil | 61-32 (44.4%) | 1-60 (35.5%) | 65-85 (05.5%) | 60 | 60 | 45 | 65 | 86 | 64 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 15 | 81 | |||
 TOWNSVILLE (coach: Shannon Seebohm)88 |
| 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 | 87 | 9-61 (34.2%) | 5-6 (5%) | 4-9 (38.7%) | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 69 | 69 | 5 |
| 88 | GRIQDR, CiFli | 82 | 9-7 (99.2%) | 4-1 (05%) | 4-4 (655%) | 3 | 2 | 68 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 40 | 5 |
| 48 | CIZVs, baZiRli | 82 | 4-3 (90%) | 8-0 (35%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 68 | 67 | 5 |
| 86 | XILIsRl, XiUilaR | 83 | 6-8 (05%) | 6-8 (05%) | 4-3 (90%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 64 | 5 |
| 65 | buQQiF, bai | 84 | 8-8 (655%) | 5-0 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 66 | GiJR, KiUR | 86 | 5-8 (5%) | 8-1 (44.4%) | 8-3 (05%) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 63 | GiQMaj, giQZRR | 62 | 4-3 (90%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-3 (80%) | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 68 | 5 |
| 7 | GilliDhRQ, ChRQaR | 60 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| 85 | OiilLisU, ChRLijjih | 1 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 68 | cRlRjVi, ziZEua | 8 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| wIUil | 80-36 (16.5%) | 2-81 (45.2%) | 63-83 (02.4%) | 69 | 89 | 33 | 88 | 64 | 86 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 65 | 22 | 667 | |||
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)
