1st Division A Round 2 (Regular Season): Kobrat loses to HBA-Marsky

There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in 1st Division A. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Kobrat in Helsinki on Friday night. Visitors were rolled over by HBA-Marsky 81-59. HBA-Marsky forced 28 Kobrat turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Kobrat's players. The best player for the winners was guard Reino Saivosalmi (188-2008) who scored 16 points. Swingman Isaiah Bangura (193-2009) chipped in 15 points and 6 rebounds. HBA-Marsky's coach Antti Koskelainen felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American forward Doug Smith (203, college: Pfeiffer) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 20 rebounds for the guests. HBA-Marsky's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Helsinki HNMKY.
Another exciting game was played in Tampere between ACO Basket and RaPy where ACO Basket crushed RaPy on the road with 28-point difference 84-56. Point guard Juuso Salmi (188-2004) orchestrated the victory by scoring 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Xzavier Lino contributed with 13 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Coach Aleksi Koskinen's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Kasperi Honkonen replied with 16 points and 7 rebounds for RaPy. ACO Basket will play against Karkkila at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. RaPy will play against ToPo in Helsinki to get more than just one victory in their record.
Very important is a road loss of JBA against Pantterit on Sunday night. Visiting JBA was defeated by Pantterit in a tough game in Helsinki 90-94. Nantti Ruuhilahti scored 31 points and 9 assists to lead the charge for the winners. Leon Ounap responded with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. JBA's coach Mikko Tupamaki tried various players' combinations and tested in total twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Pantterit will meet LrNMKY in the next round and are hoping to win another game. JBA will play against Kobrat in Lapua and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Rest of the games of round 2 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
winless LrNMKY was defeated by Huima in Aanekoski 88-85. Karkkila smashed Pyrinto Ak.A at home 95-52. ToPo destroyed HNMKY on the opponent's court 96-76.



Huima - LrNMKY 88-85:
Huima used a home court advantage and edged the opponent from Lappeenranta 88-85 on Thursday night. Huima made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. American guard Ethan Pickett (196, college: SE Louisiana) scored 24 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and guard Michael Pietrzyk (198-2004) chipped in 32 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. American forward Jalen Charity (201, college: GVSU) responded with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 15 rebounds and his fellow American import point guard Quinnton Jackson (180-2002, college: Paine) produced a double-double by scoring 27 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Huima will meet Pyrinto Ak.A in the next round and are hoping to win another game. LrNMKY will play against Pantterit and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Huima: M.Pietrzyk 32+5reb+1ast, E.Pickett 24+9reb+5ast, H.Jamal 16+4reb+7ast, V.Jamsen 6+3reb, J.Lasarov 6+4reb+1ast, T.Kayser 2+5reb+2ast
LrNMKY: C.Jalen 29+15reb, J.Quinnton 27+5reb+10ast, K.Kalle 9+5reb, E.Nuutti 6+3reb, A.Niki 6+3reb+2ast, T.Niilo 4+2reb+1ast

HBA-Marsky - Kobrat 81-59:
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Kobrat in Helsinki on Friday night. Visitors were rolled over by HBA-Marsky 81-59. HBA-Marsky forced 28 Kobrat turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Kobrat's players. The best player for the winners was guard Reino Saivosalmi (188-2008) who scored 16 points. Swingman Isaiah Bangura (193-2009) chipped in 15 points and 6 rebounds. HBA-Marsky's coach Antti Koskelainen felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American forward Doug Smith (203, college: Pfeiffer) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 20 rebounds and his fellow American import guard Tyler Whitney-Sidney (188, college: Lehigh) added 24 points (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) respectively for the guests. HBA-Marsky's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Helsinki HNMKY.
Top scorers:
HBA-Marsky: S.Reino 16+3reb+3ast, I.Bangura 15+6reb+1ast, M.Hemdahl 10+8reb+1ast, K.Paavo 9+5reb, V.Valtter 9+1reb+3ast, J.Ansamaa 8+4reb+3ast
Kobrat: T.Whitney-Sidney 24+4reb+2ast, S.Doug 18+20reb+2ast, A.Nikkarinen 9+6reb+3ast, C.Christmas 6+5reb+1ast, T.Harsila 2+3reb, V.Helakorpi 0+6reb

RaPy - ACO Basket 56-84:
Another exciting game was played in Tampere between ACO Basket and RaPy where ACO Basket crushed RaPy on the road with 28-point difference 84-56. ACO Basket outrebounded RaPy 51-26 including a 38-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. ACO Basket players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by RaPy's players. Point guard Juuso Salmi (188-2004) orchestrated the victory by scoring 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). American forward Xzavier Lino (198, college: UMass Lowell) contributed with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Four ACO Basket players scored in double figures. Coach Aleksi Koskinen's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Kasperi Honkonen replied with 16 points and 7 rebounds and guard William De Santana (183-2006) added 10 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for RaPy. ACO Basket will play against Karkkila at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. RaPy will play against ToPo in Helsinki to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
ACO Basket: K.Pyry 16+3reb+2ast, S.Juuso 16+7reb+5ast, L.Xzavier 13+10reb, M.Lukas 12+6reb+2ast, J.Rainto 8+5reb+5ast, H.Boyd 8+7reb+5ast
RaPy: H.Kasperi 16+7reb, W.De Santana 10+6reb+2ast, K.Miro 8+1reb+3ast, H.Jaako 6+1reb, J.Saarinen 6+2reb+1ast, A.Aarre 6+5reb+3ast

Karkkila - Pyrinto Ak.A 95-52:
No shocking result in a game when Karkkila smashed at home Pyrinto Ak.A 95-52 on Sunday. Karkkila dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Pyrinto Ak.A's 24. Karkkila forced 32 Pyrinto Ak.A turnovers. American swingman Aaron Cooley (196, college: Brown) scored 26 points and 5 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import forward Luka Vlajkovic (198, college: W.New England) chipped in 16 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Four Karkkila players scored in double figures. Forward Aaron Montonen (192-2005) responded with 12 points and 7 rebounds and forward Kalle Mattila (203-2005) scored 10 points and 9 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. Karkkila will meet ACO Basket in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Pyrinto Ak.A will play against Huima and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Karkkila: A.Cooley 26+5reb, V.Luka 16+9reb+1ast, V.Heiskanen 14+3reb+2ast, W.Banni 11+3reb+3ast, N.Kivimaki 6, T.Flinck 6+5reb+8ast
Pyrinto Ak.A: M.Aaron 12+7reb+2ast, M.Kalle 10+9reb+1ast, E.Ville-Pekka 9+6reb+1ast, H.Viljami 6+3reb+1ast, K.Julius 4+2reb+1ast, N.Ville-Matti 4

HNMKY - ToPo 76-96:
But HNMKY was not able to use a home court advantage and was rolled over by the opponent from Helsinki 96-76 on Sunday night. ToPo dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to HNMKY's 30. ToPo looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Point guard Otto Kantero (181-2008) scored 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and power forward Emil Uotila (196-2000) chipped in 21 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Center Roni Vuori (205-2002) responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds and guard Nikolas Kataja (192-2002) scored 11 points and 7 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players saving starting five for next games. ToPo will meet at home RaPy in the next round. HNMKY's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Helsinki to the arena HBA-Marsky.
Top scorers:
ToPo: K.Otto 24+5reb+5ast, U.Emil 21+8reb+3ast, A.Michelsen 14+9reb+5ast, R.Avist 10+3reb+1ast, B.Stude 9+1ast, L.Liesmala 6+2reb+4ast
HNMKY: V.Roni 14+12reb+1ast, T.Leo 13+7reb+1ast, K.Nikolas 11+7reb+3ast, P.Olli 10+2reb+8ast, H.Jussi 9, L.Miki 7+3reb+2ast

Pantterit - JBA 94-90:
Very important is a road loss of JBA against Pantterit on Sunday night. Visiting JBA was defeated by Pantterit in a tough game in Helsinki 90-94. Pantterit forced 28 JBA turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Forward Nantti Ruuhilahti (194-2007) scored 31 points and 9 assists to lead the charge for the winners and forward Joseph Tala (198-2010) chipped in 21 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. point guard Leon Ounap (188-2006) responded with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals and forward Veeti Puurttinen (190-2005) scored 13 points and 5 rebounds. JBA's coach Mikko Tupamaki tried various players' combinations and tested in total twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Pantterit will meet LrNMKY in the next round and are hoping to win another game. JBA will play against Kobrat in Lapua and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Pantterit: N.Ruuhilahti 31+4reb+9ast, J.Tala 21+15reb+5ast, T.Arro 13+3reb+3ast, E.Adigwe 9+7reb+2ast, B.Merchant 8+12reb+3ast, H.Terell 8+2reb
JBA: O.Leon 29+14reb+6ast, E.Pura 14+5reb, P.Veeti 13+5reb+1ast, S.Manninen 8+6reb+4ast, V.Viljami 7+7reb+3ast, N.Felix 6+5reb+6ast