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| By Mike Stys of BST basketball, Posted 06-29-2010 | ||
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| Mon 06-28-2010 | Score |
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| Brandeis | 63 |
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| Gladiators | 67 |
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The first match-up of the night between The Rivals and Team N.H was one where the team with more stamina would win the game as each team only had 5 players. Brian Meyers of the Rivals started off red-hot connecting on his first 3 three pointers of the game. Brian ended with 21 as he pushed the Rivals to a 77-69 victory. The Rivals on numerous occasions built the lead to 10 points but could never hold it as Team N.H came within one in the final minutes of the game. However big shots made by Jordan Murphy and Brian Meyers of Rivals were the key to this victory.
Game two of week 6 night 1, between Team Lowell and Plymouth was yet another lopsided game for Plymouth who has seen far too many of these this summer. Lowell carried a 31-17-halftime lead by getting easy transition points as they do so often. To begin the second half Plymouth struggled to score as they stayed at 17 until the 13-minute mark in the second half when Cormac Fitzpatrick finally connected from downtown. Lowell continued their dominance in transition and in the half court as they went on to win 61-37.
The third game of the night was a very competitive one where both teams showed up to play and both played for the entire 40 minutes. The Gladiators and Brandeis both with a high competitive drive took this game down to the final possession where Brandeis could not connect on a corner three by Ben Bartoldus. Down the stretch The Gladiators Frank Drejaj hit 4 clutch free throws, which closed out the game and gave Brandeis their first loss of the season with a 67-63 score. High scorer of the game was Derek Retos of Brandeis with 23, but it was not enough to will his team to victory.
The final match-up of the night was a highly anticipated match up between 2009 league champion BST Sr. and the high scoring young guns of BST Jr. In order for the Sr. team to win, they needed to take the Jr.'s out of their comfort zone and keep this a low scoring affair. BST Sr. played a 2-3 zone in hope of slowing the pace and taking the Jr.'s out of rhythm. The old heads did just that, with the assistance of the humid weather, which made for a slick ball and court, helped slow the pace a bit. The score at the half was 23-18 in favor of BST Sr. To begin the second half BST Jr. went on a run to take the lead by three, but BST Sr. battled their way back and took the lead once again. BST Sr. would not look back as they went on to win the game 44-41. High scorer of the game was Greg Lacasse of BST Sr. with 19 points.