Superleague Round 2 of Semi-Finals. Victories for Batumi and Orbi

Batumi - Kutaisi 90-82

The hosts started the game with a very strong first quarter 20-11. But Kutaisi won third quarter 29-25. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Batumi players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. International point guard Giorgi Ochkhikidze (190-2004, agency: BIG) orchestrated the victory by scoring 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. American forward Miryne Thomas (203-1999, college: Kent St.) contributed with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Four Batumi players scored in double figures. American point guard Detrek Browning (185-1995, college: FMU) replied with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists and his fellow American import point guard Tyree Boykin (183-1999, college: App State) added 23 points in the effort for Kutaisi.
Top scorers:
Batumi: O.Giorgi 23+7reb+5ast, A.Dvalishvili 17+7reb+4ast, T.Miryne 17+9reb+5ast, L.Davit 16+3reb+5ast, S.Saladze 7+2reb, B.Carson 7+4reb+5ast
Kutaisi: T.Boykin 23+4reb+3ast, D.Browning 19+5reb+8ast, G.Sulaberidze 18+8reb+4ast, K.Jintcharadze 9+3reb+3ast, B.Baqari 5+4reb, D.Nikoloz 4+1reb+1ast

TSU - Orbi 85-91

TSU trailed by 12 points after 3 quarters before a 27-21 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 85-91 at the end of the game. Orbi made 23-of-30 free shots (76.7 percent) during the game. 27 personal fouls committed by TSU helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was American forward Sean Moore (201-2002, college: UNCW) who had a double-double by scoring 20 points and 14 rebounds. The other American import point guard Mark Freeman (180-1999, college: JMU) chipped in 23 points and 7 assists. The former international forward Aleksandre Phevadze (207-1998) produced 21 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists and the former international forward Mikhail Berishvili (204-1987) added 18 points respectively for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. TSU's coach Lekso Lapanashvili rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Orbi: F.Mark 23+1reb+7ast, M.Sean 20+14reb+1ast, B.Lomashvili 14+3reb+1ast, N.Totladze 13+5reb+6ast, I.Londaridze 9+6reb+2ast, A.Larry 6+4reb
TSU: A.Phevadze 21+9reb+5ast, M.Berishvili 18+4reb, C.McCauley 13+5reb, G.Turdziladze 12+4reb+1ast, D.Malcolm 7+2reb+5ast, A.Aroshidze 6+5reb