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The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Armann as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Armann defeated 12th ranked Selfoss in Reykjavik 99-86. The hosts trailed by 5 points at the halftime before their 61-43 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Armann dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Selfoss‘ 46. They outrebounded Selfoss 51-39 including 40 on the defensive glass. Armann looked well-organized offensively handing out 35 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American Zach Naylor (203-1998, college: Tarleton St.) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 29 points, 19 rebounds and 7 assists and Danish guard Adama Darboe (190-1986) who added 11 points, 8 rebounds and 17 assists during the contest. American swingman Follie Bogan (193-2000, college: Milligan) responded with 29 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Armann have a solid four-game winning streak. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Sindri. Selfoss lost fifth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with six games lost. Selfoss will play next round against KFG trying to get back on the winning streak. Armann will try to continue on its current victory against second ranked Sindri in Hofn.
Important game to mention about took place in Reykjavik. Second ranked Sindri (7-1) saved a 2-point victory on the road edging 8th ranked Fjolnir (3-5) 106-104 on Thursday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. The winners were led by forward Gisli Hallsson (190-1999) who scored that evening 37 points (!!!) and Francois Matip supported him with 16 points and 8 rebounds. Even a double-double of 35 points (!!!) and 11 rebounds (on 14-of-17 shooting from the field) by Canadian power forward Lewis Diankulu (201-1995, college: Queens, NC) did not help to save the game for Fjolnir. Fjolnir’s coach Borche Ilievski rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Sindri have an impressive five-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Armann. Fjolnir at the other side keeps the eighth place with five games lost. They share the position with Skallagrimur. Sindri will play against league’s leader Armann in Reykjavik in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Fjolnir will play on the road against IA (#5) in Akranes and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked IA (5-3) against fourth ranked Hamar (5-3) on Thursday night. Visiting IA was defeated by Hamar in a tough game in Hamar 88-96. The best player for the winners was Jaeden King who had a double-double by scoring 32 points and 13 rebounds. Srdjan Stojanovic produced a double-double by scoring 26 points and 11 rebounds (was perfect 11-for-11 from the free throw line !!!) for the guests. IA’s coach Oskar Thorsteinsson tested ten players, but that didn’t help to avoid defeat in this game. Hamar moved-up to third place, which they share with IA and KV. Hamar will meet Thor (#7) in the next round. IA will play against Fjolnir (#8) and hope to secure a win.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 8: Skallagrimur lost to KV on the opponent’s court 83-87. Breidablik unfortunately lost to Thor in a home game 82-88. Bottom-ranked Snaefell managed to beat KFG on the road 100-85.

KV – Skallagrimur 87-83

Very expected game in Reykjavik where 9th ranked Skallagrimur (3-5) was defeated by fifth ranked KV (5-3) 87-83 on Thursday. However just four-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. The hosts were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. KV dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Skallagrimur‘s 22. They outrebounded Skallagrimur 38-27 including 30 on the defensive glass. KV looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. The best player for the winners was forward Fridrik Jonsson (200-2002) who had a double-double by scoring 30 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists (on 11-of-12 shooting from the field). Point guard Arnor Hermannsson (192-1998) chipped in a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 assists. KV’s coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Guard Hilmir Hallgrimsson (196-2002, college: CSU-Pueblo) produced a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists and American guard Ishmael Sanders (188-1992, college: C-N) added 14 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists respectively for the guests. Four KV and five Skallagrimur players scored in double figures. KV have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with IA and Hamar. Loser Skallagrimur dropped to the eighth position with five games lost. They share it with Fjolnir. KV will meet Snaefell (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Skallagrimur will play against Breidablik and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Skallagrimur: H.Hallgrimsson 20+10reb+5ast, M.Valgeirsson 19+2reb+6ast, J.Boban 18+4reb+1ast, I.Sanders 14+5reb+9ast, O.Jonsson 11+1reb+3ast, S.Palmason 1+2reb
KV: F.Jonsson 30+13reb+5ast, A.Hermannsson 17+4reb+11ast, I.Audunsson 11+6reb+2ast, E.Halldorsson 10+3reb+3ast, I.Steingrimsson 8, A.Knudsen 5+3reb+1ast

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Breidablik – Thor AK 82-88

There was a surprise result in Kopavogur where ninth ranked Thor (3-4) defeated higher ranked Breidablik (4-4) 88-82 on Thursday. Breidablik was trailing by 8 points at halftime but managed to get 1-point lead after three quarters before a 22-15 charge of Thor, which allowed them to win the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was guard Reynir Robertsson (186-2004) who scored 26 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. American forward Tim Dalger (201, college: St.Louis) chipped in 20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Four Thor AK players scored in double figures. Dutch guard Aytor Alberto (188-2000, college: Cairn) produced 31 points and American forward Maalik Cartwright (198-2000, college: Delta St.) added 20 points and 12 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Breidablik’s coach Hrafn Kristjansson tested ten players, but that didn’t help to avoid defeat in this game. Thor moved-up to seventh place. Breidablik lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth position with four games lost. Thor will meet at home higher ranked Hamar (#3) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Breidablik will play against Skallagrimur in Borganes and hope to secure a win and be promoted back to the Subway League just one year after relegation.
Top scorers:
Breidablik: A.Alberto 31+4reb+1ast, M.Cartwright 20+12reb+3ast, Z.Vrkic 9+2reb+2ast, M.Palmason 8+5reb+2ast, V.Gretarsson 4+1reb+1ast, R.Ragnarsson 4+2reb+1ast
Thor AK: R.Robertsson 26+8reb+5ast, T.Dalger 20+5reb+4ast, A.Globys 14+7reb+3ast, O.Svavarsson 13+6reb+4ast, B.Johannesson 7+8reb+2ast, A.Johannesson 6+2reb

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Hamar – IA 96-88

Very important is a road loss of third ranked IA (5-3) against fourth ranked Hamar (5-3) on Thursday night. Visiting IA was defeated by Hamar in a tough game in Hamar 88-96. The hosts trailed by 2 points after first quarter, but they rallied back to get the 3-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 96-88. Hamar looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by IA‘s players. The best player for the winners was American swingman Jaeden King (198-2001, college: St.Xavier) who had a double-double by scoring 32 points and 13 rebounds. Spanish point guard Jose Medina (185-1993) chipped in a triple-double by scoring 23 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists. Four Hamar players scored in double figures. Hungarian-Serbian Srdjan Stojanovic (198-1991) produced a double-double by scoring 26 points and 11 rebounds (was perfect 11-for-11 from the free throw line !!!) and American guard Kinyon Hodges (188, college: Tennessee St.) added 20 points respectively for the guests. IA’s coach Oskar Thorsteinsson tested ten players, but that didn’t help to avoid defeat in this game. Hamar moved-up to third place, which they share with IA and KV. Hamar will meet Thor (#7) in the next round. IA will play against Fjolnir (#8) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
IA: S.Stojanovic 26+11reb+3ast, K.Hodges 20+3reb+3ast, L.Christofis 12+5reb+3ast, K.Gislason 10+4reb, V.Bafutto 8+8reb+1ast, A.Dagsson 8+11reb+1ast
Hamar: J.King 32+13reb+2ast, J.Medina 23+10reb+12ast, F.Lampropoulos 19+8reb+2ast, R.Nathanaelsson 12+13reb, L.Stefansson 6+4reb+3ast, B.Asgeirsson 4+2reb+2ast

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Fjolnir – Sindri 104-106

Important game to mention about took place in Reykjavik. Second ranked Sindri (7-1) saved a 2-point victory on the road edging 8th ranked Fjolnir (3-5) 106-104 on Thursday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. It looked good early as Fjolnir took a 16-point lead at the end of first quarter. But then Sindri took control winning two of next three quarters and eventually winning the game that evening by 2 points. Strangely Fjolnir outrebounded Sindri 39-22 including 24 on the defensive glass. They shot the lights out from three nailing 19 long-distance shots on high 61.3 percentage. The winners were led by forward Gisli Hallsson (190-1999) who scored that evening 37 points (!!!) and French center Francois Matip (202-2000) supported him with 16 points and 8 rebounds. Even a double-double of 35 points (!!!) and 11 rebounds (on 14-of-17 shooting from the field) by Canadian power forward Lewis Diankulu (201-1995, college: Queens, NC) did not help to save the game for Fjolnir. Forward Sigvaldi Eggertsson (201-2000) added 20 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the hosts. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Fjolnir’s coach Borche Ilievski rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Sindri have an impressive five-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Armann. Fjolnir at the other side keeps the eighth place with five games lost. They share the position with Skallagrimur. Sindri will play against league’s leader Armann in Reykjavik in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Fjolnir will play on the road against IA (#5) in Akranes and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Fjolnir: L.Diankulu 35+11reb+3ast, S.Eggertsson 20+8reb+6ast, B.Halldorsson 17+2reb+1ast, A.Harris 13+3reb+4ast, R.Kristjansson 13+9reb+3ast, S.Kristjansson 6+1reb
Sindri: G.Hallsson 37+3ast, F.Matip 16+8reb+2ast, D.Fields 15+5reb+6ast, M.Sedlarevic 14+1reb, P.Truno 12+3reb+5ast, E.Bjorgvinsson 6+1reb+1ast

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KFG – Snaefell 85-100

There was a minor upset in Gardabaer where 10th ranked KFG (2-6) was defeated by twelfth ranked Snaefell (2-6) 100-85 on Thursday. The guests trailed by 3 points at the halftime before their 56-38 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Snaefell dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to KFG‘s 28. Snaefell forced 20 KFG turnovers. The best player for the winners was American forward Khalyl Waters (196-1998, college: Troy) who scored 32 points and 6 rebounds. Spanish forward Juan Luis Navarro (198-1991) chipped in a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds. Five Snaefell players scored in double figures. American guard DeAngelo Epps (196-2000, college: Catawba, agency: Interperformances) produced 21 points and 8 rebounds (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) and forward Viktor Ludviksson (202-2006) added 22 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Snaefell moved-up to tenth place, which they share with defeated KFG. Snaefell will meet at home higher ranked KV (#4) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. KFG will play against Selfoss (#12) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
KFG: V.Ludviksson 22+6reb, D.Epps 21+8reb+3ast, J.Leifsson 8+3reb+5ast, B.Bjorgvinsson 8+2reb+2ast, B.Birnisson 7+2reb+2ast, O.Johannsson 6+4reb
Snaefell: K.Waters 32+6reb+3ast, J.Luis Navarro 19+11reb+3ast, A.Gudlaugsson 12+7reb+1ast, A.Rubiera 11+5reb+2ast, I.Baldursson 10+3reb+6ast, E.Bardarson 6+3reb+3ast