1st Division A Round 13 (Regular Season): Top-ranked ACO Basket win another game

The round 13 was rather boring as all games ended with very predictable results. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

1st Division A top team - ACO Basket (11-1) had no problems winning another game on Friday. This time they crushed twelfth ranked Raiders Basket (1-12) in Jarvenpaa 94-65. ACO Basket dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Raiders Basket's 26. They outrebounded Raiders Basket 49-19 including a 31-11 advantage in defensive rebounds. ACO Basket looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Raiders Basket's players. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Tyler Harris (201-2001, college: Richmond) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 24 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals (made all of his eight free throws). His fellow American import forward Kyle Johnson (203-2000, college: Delaware St.) contributed with 21 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. American forward Shawn Montague (199, college: SNHU) answered with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks for Raiders Basket. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. ACO Basket have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 11-1 record. Raiders Basket lost seventh consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 12 games lost. ACO Basket are looking forward to face JBA (#3) in Jyvaskyla in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Raiders Basket will play on the road against Pyrinto Ak.A (#9) in Tampere and is hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series.

Other games in round 13 were not that significant. HNMKY was beaten by JBA on the road 97-88. ToPo won against Huima on its own court 95-91. Pyrinto Ak.A was outscored by HBA-Marsky in Helsinki 75-55. Kipina managed to beat RaPy at home 78-73.
The most impressive performance of 13th round was 22 points and 9 assists by Jake Hilmer of Kipina.



JBA - HNMKY 97-88

No shocking result in a game when third ranked JBA (9-3) beat 7th ranked HNMKY (7-6) in Jyvaskyla 97-88 on Friday. JBA forced 22 HNMKY turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists comparing to just 18 passes made by HNMKY's players. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Miro Koskela (202-2004) who helped to win the game recording 26 points and 6 assists. point guard Leon Ounap (188-2006) contributed with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists for the winners. Center Roni Vuori (205-2002) answered with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 15 rebounds and point guard Lenni Hervola (183-2003) added 23 points in the effort for HNMKY. Five JBA and four HNMKY players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. JBA maintains third place with 9-3 record having just two points less than leader ACO Basket, which they share with Kipina. HNMKY at the other side dropped to the sixth position with six games lost. They share it with RaPy. JBA is looking forward to face league's leader ACO Basket in Oulun in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. HNMKY will play at home against Huima (#10) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
Top scorers:
JBA: M.Koskela 26+3reb+6ast, T.Flinck 16+8reb+4ast, L.Ounap 14+9reb+10ast, E.Sarkka 14+5reb+5ast, S.Manninen 13+2reb+4ast, V.Valtonen 7+1reb+1ast
HNMKY: H.Lenni 23+2reb+2ast, K.Nikolas 14+1reb+1ast, V.Roni 13+15reb+3ast, A.Oskar 11+1reb, M.Mikael 8+1reb, P.Olli 7+3ast

ToPo - Huima 95-91

Rather expected game when 9th ranked Huima (3-9) lost to sixth ranked ToPo (8-5) in Helsinki 91-95 on Friday. ToPo made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Eldar Skamo (198) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists. point guard Markus Rautasalo (180-2000) contributed with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) for the winners. Four ToPo players scored in double figures. American guard Raheem Anthony (195, college: St.Thomas) answered with a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!), 15 rebounds and 9 assists and the other American import forward Malachi Rhodes (203-2001, college: AUM) added 16 points in the effort for Huima. ToPo moved-up to fifth place. Huima at the other side dropped to the tenth position with nine games lost. ToPo are looking forward to face higher ranked Kipina (#4) in Aanekoski in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Huima will play on the road against HNMKY (#7) in Helsinki and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win.
Top scorers:
ToPo: A.Michelsen 19+6reb+3ast, V.Mustola 19, M.Rautasalo 18+5reb+7ast, E.Skamo 17+12reb+9ast, R.Avist 8+3ast, A.Sufuentes 8+2reb+3ast
Huima: R.Anthony 35+15reb+9ast, M.Rhodes 16+3reb+3ast, K.Tatu 14+3reb+1ast, J.Veeti 8+3reb+4ast, F.Julius 8, P.Elmo 3+2reb+1ast

Raiders Basket - ACO Basket 65-94

1st Division A top team - ACO Basket (11-1) had no problems winning another game on Friday. This time they crushed twelfth ranked Raiders Basket (1-12) in Jarvenpaa 94-65. ACO Basket dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Raiders Basket's 26. They outrebounded Raiders Basket 49-19 including a 31-11 advantage in defensive rebounds. ACO Basket looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Raiders Basket's players. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Tyler Harris (201-2001, college: Richmond) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 24 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals (made all of his eight free throws). His fellow American import forward Kyle Johnson (203-2000, college: Delaware St.) contributed with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Harris is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. American forward Shawn Montague (199, college: SNHU) answered with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks and British guard Oliver Rapo (195-2006) added 20 points in the effort for Raiders Basket. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. ACO Basket have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 11-1 record. Raiders Basket lost seventh consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 12 games lost. ACO Basket are looking forward to face JBA (#3) in Jyvaskyla in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Raiders Basket will play on the road against Pyrinto Ak.A (#9) in Tampere and is hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series.
Top scorers:
ACO Basket: H.Tyler 24+11reb+7ast, J.Kyle 21+14reb+4ast, H.Boyd 12+5reb+6ast, J.Rainto 8+2reb+1ast, P.Eino 8+4reb+1ast, T.Kuukkanen 7+1ast
Raiders Basket: R.Oliver 20+1reb+1ast, T.Sami 14+1reb+5ast, S.Montague 14+7reb+3ast, H.Otso 4+1reb+2ast, L.Eero 4+2reb, A.Aleksanteri 4+1reb+2ast

HBA-Marsky - Pyrinto Ak.A 75-55

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when ninth ranked HBA-Marsky (4-8) rolled over 8th ranked Pyrinto Ak.A (4-9) in Helsinki 75-55 on Friday. HBA-Marsky forced 19 Pyrinto Ak.A turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a very good performance for guard Christian Blomfelt (197) who helped to win the game recording 12 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Forward Matias Hemdahl (199) contributed with 13 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. HBA-Marsky's coach Anton Mirolybov used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Otto Raisanen (188-2003) answered with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds and guard Eetu Honkaniemi (185-2007) added 15 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists in the effort for Pyrinto Ak.A. HBA-Marsky moved-up to eighth place. Pyrinto Ak.A at the other side dropped to the ninth position with nine games lost. HBA-Marsky are looking forward to face league's second-placed Karkkila on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Pyrinto Ak.A will play against Raiders Basket (#12) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
HBA-Marsky: V.Varila 15+3reb+2ast, M.Hemdahl 13+8reb+2ast, C.Blomfelt 12+9reb+4ast, L.Sellman 7+3reb+1ast, K.Kuhalampi 7+4reb+1ast, I.Bangura 6+5reb+3ast
Pyrinto Ak.A: R.Otto 21+10reb+2ast, H.Eetu 15+9reb+5ast, N.Jaakko 8+6reb, P.Mikael 6+1reb, R.Vilho 4+1reb+1ast, E.Ville-Pekka 1+7reb+4ast

Kipina - RaPy 78-73

Not a big story in a game when 6th ranked RaPy (7-6) lost to fourth ranked Kipina (9-3) in Aanekoski 73-78 on Sunday. Kipina made 26-of-30 free shots (86.7 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a very good performance for American point guard Jake Hilmer (180-2000, college: Upper Iowa) who helped to win the game recording 22 points and 9 assists (made all of his nine free throws !!!). His fellow American import guard Joe Cookson (198, college: Pomona-Pitzer) contributed with 23 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Bulgarian guard Angel Mavrodiev (183-1991) answered with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and forward Samppa Maki (192-2001) added 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for RaPy. RaPy's coach Jorgo Dakaj rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Kipina moved-up to third place, which they share with JBA. RaPy at the other side keeps the sixth position with six games lost. They share it with HNMKY. Kipina is looking forward to face ToPo (#5) in Helsinki in the next round. RaPy will play at home against LrNMKY and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
Top scorers:
Kipina: C.Joe 23+9reb, H.Jake 22+4reb+9ast, M.Jalen 12+8reb+1ast, S.Mantymaa 8+3reb+1ast, P.Hinkkanen 5+1reb+2ast, N.Karkkainen 4+5reb+6ast
RaPy: M.Angel 18+6reb+5ast, N.Veikko 16+3reb+2ast, M.Samppa 14+5reb+4ast, P.Panu 7+3reb+1ast, S.Miika 7+9reb+1ast, P.Karo 5+8reb+3ast