B2 5v5 Unification

Commentary by Abelson...

First Streets Finest (West) 79  Tune Squad (Pacific) 72

First Streets Finest advances to B2

It was back forth for the full 44 minutes, and in the end it was a key 15-0 midway through the game that pushed First Streets Finest to a 79-72 win over Tune Squad.

The run came in the final minutes of the first half and opening minutes of the second half. FSF turned a three-point deficit into a 12-point lead and never looked back. Tune Squad would get the gap down to one with eight minutes left but couldn't find a way to turn the corner.

Zak Tseytlin was dominant for FSF. He had a game-high 29 points as well as a dozen rebounds and two steals for good measure. Eric Rosiello had 17 and seven as well for the victors.

Tune Squad got a huge game from Matt Connelly with 23 points, eight boards, and five blocks. Marvin Chan also had 22 points on 6-12 shooting from three, but Tune Squad didn't have enough answers for Tseytlin on the inside.

Beantown Cup (South) 76  Thundercats (Atlantic) 65

Beantown Cup hold off late rally to beat Thundercats

Beantown Cup lead for the entirety of the second half but had to hold of a slew of rallies by Thundercats to pick up a 76-65 unification win. 

Beantown Cup finished the game without blinking, sinking 11 of 12 free throws in the final two minutes to salt away the win. Beantown Cup led by as many as 16 in the second and held off Thundercats despite letting the lead slip all the way to just two points with nine minutes left.

Beantown Cup rolled on the backs of its three-headed monster of Louis Dale, AJ Prince, and Chad McDaniel. The trio combined for 56 points. McDaniel had a team-high 22 points. Dale went 8-8 from the stripe including six makes in the final two minutes, and Prince had a strong shooting game both inside and out.

Thundercats got a game-high 24 points from Mike Baker and an eight-point, 12-rebound performance from Daniel Popko, but the squad couldn't find the bucket to turn the corner and regain the lead.