Tipos SBL Round 3 (Regular Season): Slovan hands first loss to Spisski Rytieri

There were just three rounds played in Regular Season of Tipos SBL and we can clearly see which teams will fight for top positions and which will try to avoid bottom places. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Spisski Rytieri (2-1) in Bratislava on Tuesday night. Visitors were rolled over by Slovan (3-0) 97-62. Slovan dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Spisski Rytieri's 32. They outrebounded Spisski Rytieri 47-28 including a 18-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Slovan looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a good game for the former international center Tomas Pavelka (217-2000) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 18 rebounds. Luxembourg forward Ben Kovac (196-2000) contributed with 19 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. American forward Caleb Kenney (198, college: Holy Cross) answered with 20 points and 9 rebounds for Spisski Rytieri. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Slovan is looking forward to face Prievidza (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Spisski Rytieri will play against Lucenec and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
Levice (3-0) added another victory to their record. This time they beat Komarno (0-3) 87-83. It was a great evening for British-Jamaican point guard Jelani Watson-Gayle (185-1998, college: Fresno Pacific, agency: Octagon Europe) who led his team to a victory scoring 26 points and 7 rebounds. Boris Bojanovsky helped adding 12 points and 9 rebounds. Levice's coach Michal Madzin allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. The best for the losing side was American guard Brandon Newman (193-2001, college: OK State) with 22 points and 7 rebounds. Levice will play against Kosice W. (#7) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Komarno will play against Handlova (#9) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
The game in Kosice supposed to be also quite interesting. Prievidza (2-0) played at the court of Kosice W. (1-2). Prievidza smashed Kosice W. 104-77 on Saturday. American players dominated the game. It was an exceptional evening for Jalen Smith who led the winners and scored 17 points. Johnny Hughes III came up with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) for Kosice W. in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Prievidza will meet at home Slovan in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Kosice W. will play against Levice (#1) and hope to win that game.

In the last two games of round 3 Inter beat Iskra Svit on the road 82-81. Bottom-ranked Lucenec won against Blue Wings on its own court 94-87.
The most impressive performance of 3rd round was 20 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals by Dale Bonner of Blue Wings.



Levice - Komarno 87-83:
Levice (3-0) added another victory to their record. This time they beat Komarno (0-3) 87-83. Komarno was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for British-Jamaican point guard Jelani Watson-Gayle (185-1998, college: Fresno Pacific, agency: Octagon Europe) who led his team to a victory scoring 26 points and 7 rebounds. ex-international center Boris Bojanovsky (217-1993, college: FSU) helped adding 12 points and 9 rebounds. Levice's coach Michal Madzin allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. The best for the losing side was American guard Brandon Newman (193-2001, college: OK State) with 22 points and 7 rebounds and the other American import guard Jackson Dubinski (185-1996, college: Columbia, MO) scored 19 points and 6 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Levice will play against Kosice W. (#7) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Komarno will play against Handlova (#9) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Levice: W.Jelani 26+7reb+1ast, B.Jalen 12+6reb+2ast, H.Tony 12+4reb+4ast, B.Bojanovsky 12+9reb+2ast, O.Chuba 6+3reb+3ast, V.Samuel 5+2ast
Komarno: B.Newman 22+7reb+2ast, J.Dubinski 19+1reb+6ast, A.Collum 15+6reb+4ast, J.Morris 10+9reb+1ast, A.Keyes 9+8reb+3ast, K.Lafayette 5+5reb

Iskra Svit - Inter 81-82:
No shocking result in a game when Inter (2-1) edged on the road Iskra Svit (0-3) 82-81 on Saturday. Inter made 25-of-30 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. American players dominated the game. It was an exceptional evening for forward Nehemiah Benson (201-2002, college: Binghamton) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 31 points and 12 rebounds. Guard Kyle Pulliam (193-2004, college: William & Mary) accounted for 23 points and 4 assists for the winning side. Inter's coach Theodoros Giovannis used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Guard TJ Atwood (198-1997, college: Lamar) came up with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists and guard DJ Campbell (188-2002, college: California, agency: Helping Ballers) added 21 points and 5 steals respectively for Iskra Svit in the defeat. Four Iskra Svit players scored in double figures. Inter will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Iskra Svit will play against Blue Wings (#6) in Nitra and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Inter: B.Nehemiah 31+12reb+1ast, P.Kyle 23+4reb+4ast, G.Maros 11+13reb, D.Vuk 9+4reb+1ast, A.Karlis 3+1reb+1ast, P.Adam 3+1reb+4ast
Iskra Svit: D.Campbell 21+4reb+2ast, T.Atwood 15+14reb+5ast, J.Yesufu 14+1reb+1ast, D.Sokolovskyi 11+4reb+2ast, K.Okworogwo 9+7reb, C.Schwartz 6+2reb

Slovan - Spisski Rytieri 97-62:
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Spisski Rytieri (2-1) in Bratislava on Tuesday night. Visitors were rolled over by Slovan (3-0) 97-62. Slovan dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Spisski Rytieri's 32. They outrebounded Spisski Rytieri 47-28 including a 18-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Slovan looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a good game for the former international center Tomas Pavelka (217-2000) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 18 rebounds. Luxembourg forward Ben Kovac (196-2000) contributed with 19 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Four Slovan players scored in double figures. American forward Caleb Kenney (198, college: Holy Cross) answered with 20 points and 9 rebounds and the other American import swingman Auston Chatman (201-2001, college: Huston-Tillotson) added 13 points in the effort for Spisski Rytieri. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Slovan is looking forward to face Prievidza (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Spisski Rytieri will play against Lucenec and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
Top scorers:
Slovan: K.Ben 19+7reb+1ast, P.Tomas 18+18reb+2ast, S.Brady 14+4reb, D.Mateo 13+2reb+2ast, B.Desure 9+1reb+4ast, B.Trevon 9+1reb+1ast
Spisski Rytieri: C.Kenney 20+9reb, A.Chatman 13+3reb+1ast, E.Cato 8+6reb, J.Richardson 8+2reb+3ast, D.Chaban 5+1reb+1ast, S.Kincel 3+2reb

Kosice W. - Prievidza 77-104:
The game in Kosice supposed to be also quite interesting. Prievidza (2-0) played at the court of Kosice W. (1-2). Prievidza smashed Kosice W. 104-77 on Saturday. They outrebounded Kosice W. 37-25 including 23 on the defensive glass. American players dominated the game. It was an exceptional evening for guard Jalen Smith (193-2003, college: Rice) who led the winners and scored 17 points. Guard Aamer Muhammad (185-2001, college: Troy) accounted for 15 points for the winning side. Forward Johnny Hughes III (201-1997, college: UIW) came up with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) and guard Dru Kuxhausen (183-1998, college: N.Colorado) added 14 points and 6 assists respectively for Kosice W. in the defeat. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Prievidza will meet at home Slovan in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Kosice W. will play against Levice (#1) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Prievidza: N.David 17+2reb, S.Jalen 17+2reb+1ast, M.Aamer 15+3reb+2ast, P.Frankie 14+1reb+2ast, C.Jared 13+5reb+1ast, H.Matus 11+6reb
Kosice W.: J.Hughes III 20+9reb+4ast, D.Kuxhausen 14+2reb+6ast, T.Brown 13+6reb+1ast, M.Koller 11+2reb+5ast, H.Filip 10+2reb, A.Gill 9+1reb

Lucenec - Blue Wings 94-87:
There was an upset when Blue Wings (1-1) lost on the road to Lucenec (1-2) 94-87 on Saturday. Lucenec made 27-of-33 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Lucenec made 8 blocks. American players dominated also this game. It was an exceptional evening for swingman Kalil Thomas (196-2001, college: Morehead St.) who led the winners and scored 22 points and 8 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). Guard Luke Haupt (201, college: N.Mexico) accounted for 17 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists for the winning side. Guard Dale Bonner (188-2000, college: Ohio St.) came up with 20 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals and guard Tamario Adley (185, college: CMU) added 13 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Blue Wings in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Blue Wings' coach Martin Blaho rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Lucenec will meet at home Spisski Rytieri (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Blue Wings will play against Iskra Svit and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Lucenec: T.Kalil 22+8reb+2ast, C.Jaden 22+6reb, H.Luke 17+6reb+8ast, L.Juraj 14+4reb+4ast, M.Siladi 8+2reb, M.Riley 6+5reb+5ast
Blue Wings: D.Bonner 20+8reb+7ast, T.Adley 13+8reb+3ast, T.Ingraham 12+6reb, M.Safford 11+5reb+1ast, G.Asman 9+3reb+1ast, M.Fusek 8+5reb+2ast