A League Round 3 (Regular Season): Akhaltsikhe lose their first game against Black Fortress

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Akhaltsikhe (2-1) in Tbilisi on Monday night. Hosts were rolled over by Black Fortress (2-1) 83-61. Americans were the main players on the court. It was a great evening for Troy Simons (191-1996, college: Kent St.) who led his team to a victory scoring 27 points. Center Keysean Faulkner-Smith (206-2000, college: Virginia Union) helped adding 9 points and 12 rebounds. The best for the losing side was guard Seth Dawson (196-2001, college: BENUM) with 20 points and 7 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. Black Fortress' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Tbilisi Wings.
Very important is a road loss of Burji (1-2) against Free UNI (2-1) on Sunday night. Visiting Burji was defeated by Free UNI in a tough game in Tbilisi 84-88. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Kendrick Thompson (185-1996, college: Northeastern St.) who led the winners and scored 15 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Levan Qvartskhava accounted for 15 points (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). American forward Isaiah Wilkins (194-2000, college: Longwood) came up with 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for Burji in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Free UNI's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Tbilisi to the arena Akhaltsikhe.

In the last game of round 3 winless Wings lost to Griffin on the opponent's court 84-91.



Akhaltsikhe - Black Fortress 61-83

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Akhaltsikhe (2-1) in Tbilisi on Monday night. Hosts were rolled over by Black Fortress (2-1) 83-61. Americans were the main players on the court. It was a great evening for Troy Simons (191-1996, college: Kent St.) who led his team to a victory scoring 27 points. Center Keysean Faulkner-Smith (206-2000, college: Virginia Union) helped adding 9 points and 12 rebounds. The best for the losing side was guard Seth Dawson (196-2001, college: BENUM) with 20 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Ques Glover (183-2000, college: Ohio St., agency: JCK Sports Group) scored 15 points and 6 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. Black Fortress' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Tbilisi Wings.
Top scorers:
Black Fortress: S.Troy 27+2reb+1ast, J.Miller 10+6reb+4ast, K.Faulkner-Smith 9+12reb, L.Pirtskheliani 9+7reb+1ast, M.Angelo 9+3reb+2ast, L.Aptsiauri 8+6reb+3ast
Akhaltsikhe: S.Dawson 20+7reb+3ast, Q.Glover 15+6reb, K.Curry 9+6reb+2ast, S.Saba 8+10reb, J.Young Jr. 4+6reb+2ast, B.Ivane 3+2reb

Griffin - Wings 91-84

Rather expected game when Wings (0-3) were defeated on the road by Griffin (2-1) 91-84. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Wings won third quarter 19-17. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Griffin made 20-of-25 charity shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Griffin outrebounded Wings 45-34 including 32 on the defensive glass. Griffin players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. Americans were the main players on the court also this time. It was an exceptional evening for guard Gregory Hammond (201-2001, college: S.Arkansas, agency: 0z Sports Agency) who led the winners with a triple-double by scoring 14 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. Guard Kmani Doughty (196-2000, college: Indiana St., agency: Starting 5) accounted for 25 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. Guard Jeremiah Jones (190-2003, college: CS Stanislaus) came up with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists and power forward Jaja Davis (196-1995, college: Montreat) added 19 points respectively for Wings in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Griffin will play against Burji (#5) in Telavi in the next round. Wings' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Tbilisi to the arena Black Fortress.
Top scorers:
Griffin: D.K'mani 25+6reb+2ast, R.Daniel 18+6reb, H.Gregory 14+11reb+11ast, M.Alex 12+4reb+5ast, V.Gogberashvili 8+6reb+1ast, M.Mirziashvili 7+8reb+2ast
Wings: J.Jeremiah 26+9reb+6ast, J.Davis 19+4reb+2ast, A.Irakli 11+3reb+3ast, J.Walker 10+6reb+5ast, K.Temur 8+5reb+1ast, N.Giorgi 7+6reb+2ast

Free UNI - Burji 88-84

Very important is a road loss of Burji (1-2) against Free UNI (2-1) on Sunday night. Visiting Burji was defeated by Free UNI in a tough game in Tbilisi 84-88. Burji was ahead by 1 point at the halftime before a 28-20 third quarter run of Free UNI. They made 23-of-28 charity shots (82.1 percent) during the game. Burji was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Kendrick Thompson (185-1996, college: Northeastern St.) who led the winners and scored 15 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Guard Levan Qvartskhava (194-2002) accounted for 15 points (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) for the winning side. American forward Isaiah Wilkins (194-2000, college: Longwood) came up with 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and center Archil Puluzashvili (205-1995) added 16 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Burji in the defeat. Four Free UNI and five Burji players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Free UNI's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Tbilisi to the arena Akhaltsikhe.
Top scorers:
Free UNI: L.Qvartskhava 15+3reb+3ast, T.Kendrick 15+7reb+6ast, V.Kevon 14+3reb+1ast, L.Buliava 11+4reb, I.Sulkhanishvili 10+5reb+4ast, J.Raheem 8+7reb+2ast
Burji: P.Archil 16+6reb+1ast, W.Isaiah 14+9reb+4ast, D.Hamilton 14+4reb, J.Smith 12+2reb+5ast, B.Mamuka 10+6reb, G.Zaza 9+7reb