| Date/Time: |
|
| Location: |
Cartersville
|
| Score: |
115-85
|
| Winner: |
Baseline-1 (11-1) |
| Baseline started a little slow against the Force again, as they did last week. But, it was held to a minimum this time, as the Force led 7-2 in the early going. Last week, Baseline-1 trailed by as many as 20, and by four at the half, before breaking away for a 30-point win. Baseline got cooking with Rod Ashmore getting buckets on the block repeatedly and Marcus McElrath getting six put-back points. Baseline's balanced attack got treys from 5 different players in the first half. Dee Henderson and Darrell Wilkins combined for 16 points before intermission for the Force. Baseline led 56-32 at the break. Ashmore, Ernest Scott and Golden Ingle combined for the first 20 Baseline points of the 2nd half, including 4 threes, and with the outcome all but decided, they deferred to the younger reserves. Courtny Gamble was a bright spot in the 2nd half for the Force as he downed 20 of his 26 total point production. Baseline-1 reserves, Kashif Gumbs and Marcus McElrath took over the scoring load the rest of the way. Gumbs broke the defense down with penetration, while McElrath scored eight points in the paint. The game degenerated into a non-defensive dunk-fest the final 2-minutes and Baseline-1 cruised its way to the next round. Henderson and Wilkins finished with 22 and 21 for the Force, while Montero Fezzia had seven. For Baseline-1, Ashmore and Gumbs both had 19, McElrath and Casey Moore 14 each, Anthony Doyley and Ernest Scott 12 each and Golden Ingle 10. Ronell Wooten also had 8 and Marcus Henderson 6. Baseline-1 will now move on the SEBL Elite Eight, facing Skyline on Friday night at 7:00pm. |
|
| Baseline-1 returns to the SEBL Finals, after a resounding win in the semi-finals. |
|
