ECOMMBX BL Round 5 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Round 5 most important game was a victory of Keravnos over second-ranked APOEL 83-69 on Sunday night. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Keravnos outrebounded APOEL 37-23 including a 28-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Keravnos looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists. American forward Jeffrey Crockett (201-1991, college: Texas Tech) contributed with 16 points and 5 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. American point guard Nick Honor (178-2000, college: Missouri) answered with 19 points and 6 assists for APOEL. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Keravnos have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. APOEL at the other side dropped to the third position with two games lost. They share it with Paralimni and Digenis. Keravnos are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Achilleas (#10) in Kaimakli in the next round and are hoping to win another game. APOEL will play at home against Etha (#8) and is hoping to win this game.
An interesting game for AEK Larnaca (5-0) which played road game in Morfou against 3rd placed Digenis (3-2). Leader AEK Larnaca managed to get a 11-point victory 82-71. American guard TaLon Cooper (193-1999, college: S.Carolina) stepped up and scored 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and Jayveous McKinnis chipped in 14 points and 8 rebounds. AEK Larnaca's coach Christophoros Livadiotis allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American guard Keith Williams (196-1998, college: WKU) responded with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Undefeated AEK Larnaca have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 5-0 record. Newly promoted Digenis keeps the third position with two games lost. They share it with APOEL and Paralimni. AEK Larnaca will play against Paralimni (#5) at home in the next round. Digenis will play against AEL in Limassol and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Bottom-ranked Achilleas is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their fifth consecutive match to eighth ranked Anorthosis (2-3) 69-56 on Sunday evening. Kyprianos Maragkos nailed 19 points for the winning side. Anorthosis' coach Daniel Nelson used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Breon Pass came up with 23 points and 6 assists for Achilleas in the defeat. Anorthosis moved-up to sixth place, which they share with AEL and Etha. Achilleas lost their fifth game in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. Anorthosis will meet Apollon (#9) in the next round. Achilleas will play against the league's second-placed Keravnos in Nicosia and hopes to get finally their first victory.

In the last two games of round 5 AEL beat Etha on the road 88-79. Paralimni won against Apollon on its own court 88-84.
The most impressive performance of 5th round was 32 points and 8 assists by Jordan Rawls of Paralimni.



Anorthosis - Achilleas K. 69-56

Bottom-ranked Achilleas is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their fifth consecutive match to eighth ranked Anorthosis (2-3) 69-56 on Sunday evening. The former international Kyprianos Maragkos (206-1994, college: American) nailed 19 points for the winning side and international guard Zayd Muosa (199-2003) accounted for 8 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Anorthosis' coach Daniel Nelson used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. American point guard Breon Pass (183, college: NC State, agency: JCK Sports Group) came up with 23 points and 6 assists and the other American import forward Jalon Andrews (203-2000, college: KSU, agency: JCK Sports Group) added 12 points and 4 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) respectively for Achilleas in the defeat. Anorthosis moved-up to sixth place, which they share with AEL and Etha. Achilleas lost their fifth game in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. Anorthosis will meet Apollon (#9) in the next round. Achilleas will play against the league's second-placed Keravnos in Nicosia and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Anorthosis: K.Maragkos 19+4reb+1ast, K.Kuany 12+4reb, N.Hawkins 11+2reb+1ast, G.Jojo 9+3reb+2ast, L.Johansson 8+1reb+5ast, Z.Muosa 8+8reb+4ast
Achilleas K.: B.Pass 23+1reb+6ast, J.Andrews 12+4reb+4ast, J.Reynolds 11+9reb, D.Cole 4+7reb+1ast, A.Anastasios 3+2reb+1ast, A.Neophytou 2+3reb

APOEL - Keravnos 69-83

Round 5 most important game was a victory of Keravnos over second-ranked APOEL 83-69 on Sunday night. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Keravnos outrebounded APOEL 37-23 including a 28-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Keravnos looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists. American forward Jeffrey Crockett (201-1991, college: Texas Tech) contributed with 16 points and 5 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. Five Keravnos players scored in double figures. American point guard Nick Honor (178-2000, college: Missouri) answered with 19 points and 6 assists and American-Jamaican forward Phil Henry (203-1991, college: ENMU) added 20 points in the effort for APOEL. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Keravnos have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. APOEL at the other side dropped to the third position with two games lost. They share it with Paralimni and Digenis. Keravnos are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Achilleas (#10) in Kaimakli in the next round and are hoping to win another game. APOEL will play at home against Etha (#8) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Keravnos: J.Crockett 16+4reb+5ast, D.Edge 15+4reb+5ast, H.Brandon 15+16reb+5ast, F.Tigkas 12+2reb+2ast, N.Stylianou 12+2reb, M.Simon 5+1reb+5ast
APOEL: P.Henry 20+3reb+3ast, N.Honor 19+1reb+6ast, W.Whyte 16+4reb+1ast, K.Funderburk 8+3reb+1ast, P.Petros 3+1reb, K.Gavriel 3+7reb

Etha - AEL 79-88

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when seventh ranked AEL (2-3) beat 6th ranked Etha (2-3) in Nicosia 88-79 on Saturday. AEL looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American forward Tyrn Flowers (206-1998, college: LIU Brooklyn) nailed a double-double by scoring 22 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists for the winning side and his fellow American import center Travis Taylor (203-1990, college: Xavier, agency: Slash Sports) accounted for 23 points and 8 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field). The former international Kyprianos Maragkos (206-1994, college: American) came up with 27 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 7 steals and American forward Jarrett Henderson (198-1996, college: UWF) added 14 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Etha in the defeat. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. AEL moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Etha and Anorthosis. AEL will meet at home higher ranked Digenis (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Etha will play against APOEL in Nicosia and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
AEL: T.Taylor 23+8reb+1ast, T.Flowers 22+10reb+7ast, P.Markou 18+3reb+1ast, M.Tate 10+6reb+5ast, K.Barthelemy 10+4reb+5ast, C.Wats 5+6reb+1ast
Etha: P.Yazid 27+9reb+7ast, I.Gray 14+7reb+2ast, J.Henderson 14+7reb+3ast, G.Stefanos 11+6reb+4ast, A.Neofytou 11+4reb+1ast, V.Andreas 2+3reb

Digenis - AEK Larnaca 71-82

An interesting game for AEK Larnaca (5-0) which played road game in Morfou against 3rd placed Digenis (3-2). Leader AEK Larnaca managed to get a 11-point victory 82-71. AEK Larnaca forced 19 Digenis turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. American guard TaLon Cooper (193-1999, college: S.Carolina) stepped up and scored 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and his fellow American import forward Jayveous McKinnis (201-1999, college: Ole Miss, agency: JCK Sports Group) chipped in 14 points and 8 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Five AEK Larnaca players scored in double figures. AEK Larnaca's coach Christophoros Livadiotis allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American guard Keith Williams (196-1998, college: WKU) responded with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and French-Mali power forward Sidiki Kone (211-2001) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 14 rebounds. AEK Larnaca have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 5-0 record. Newly promoted Digenis keeps the third position with two games lost. They share it with APOEL and Paralimni. AEK Larnaca will play against Paralimni (#5) at home in the next round. Digenis will play against AEL in Limassol and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
AEK Larnaca: J.Diggs 17+1reb+1ast, J.McKinnis 14+8reb+1ast, I.Giannaras 11+2reb+3ast, T.Cooper 11+7reb+5ast, R.Nottage 10+7reb+3ast, I.Panteli 7+5reb+2ast
Digenis: K.Williams 24+5reb+5ast, S.Kone 11+14reb, A.Sizopoulos 10+2reb+2ast, K.Michail 9+3reb, N.Okekuoyen 9+7reb+2ast, E.Bejjani Daniel 4+2reb+3ast

Paralimni - Apollon 88-84

Rather expected game when 9th ranked Apollon (1-4) lost on the road to sixth ranked Paralimni (3-2) 88-84 on Friday. American players dominated the game. Guard Jordan Rawls (188-2001, college: NM State) nailed 32 points and 8 assists for the winning side and guard Tyke Thompson (203-2000, college: St.Martin's) accounted for 12 points and 11 rebounds. Forward Tyrn Flowers (206-1998, college: LIU Brooklyn) came up with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and point guard Jamarii Thomas (183-2002, college: S.Carolina) added 22 points and 4 assists respectively for Apollon in the defeat. Five Paralimni and four Apollon players scored in double figures. The victory was the third consecutive win for Paralimni. They moved-up to third place, which they share with APOEL and Digenis. Loser Apollon keeps the ninth position with four games lost. Paralimni will meet league's leader AEK Larnaca on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Apollon will play against Anorthosis (#6) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Paralimni: J.Rawls 32+3reb+8ast, T.Williams 14+8reb, C.Asberry 13+6reb+4ast, S.Simos 12+2reb, T.Thompson 12+11reb+1ast, C.Georgiou 5
Apollon: J.Thomas 22+3reb+4ast, A.Isaiah 21+11reb+4ast, I.Stefanos 15+5reb+4ast, G.Powell 10+5reb+3ast, P.Ismael 9+8reb, V.Ieronymidis 4+3reb+2ast