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Beqa Chikviladze
Gtuni – Astrali 85-94
Astrali upset Gtuni on the road to take the lead in the series. Astrali forced 21 Gtuni turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international guard Beqa Chikviladze (196-1991) who helped to win the game recording 26 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. American forward Evan Hinson (196-1997, college: Austin Peay) contributed with 23 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Four Astrali players scored in double figures. American forward Eric Frederick (203-1989, college: TxWes) answered with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 10 rebounds and swingman Konstantine Bitsadze (195-1997) added 12 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in the effort for Gtuni.
Top scorers:
Astrali: B.Chikviladze 26+7reb+5ast, E.Hinson 23+8reb+1ast, E.Milligan 13+10reb+3ast, M.Bazuashvili 10+6reb+2ast, M.Giorgi 9+7reb+2ast, V.Kutaladze 7+5reb+1ast
Gtuni: E.Frederick 27+10reb+2ast, C.Turner 15+7reb+1ast, K.Bitsadze 12+6reb+5ast, G.Dvali 8+4reb+1ast, A.Puluzashvili 8+4reb+2ast, J.Pierce 6+6reb+2ast
gschID: 979878
Kavkasia – Orbi 65-57
Kavkasia outgunned Orbi in the opener. Kavkasia dominated down low during the game scoring 42 of its points in the paint compared to Orbi’s 20. They outrebounded Orbi 57-36 including a 23-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. American center Riley Hayes (203-1998, college: Catholic) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 19 rebounds for the winners and American-Nigerian guard Mike Balogun (194-1991, college: Arkansas Tech) chipped in 13 points. At the losing side forward Vakhtang Gogberashvili (202-2002) responded with 10 points and 7 rebounds and forward Levan Lolishvili (200-1994) scored 9 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Kavkasia: R.Hayes 14+19reb+1ast, M.Balogun 13+4reb+3ast, M.Mayfield 13+5reb+1ast, J.Grant 8+8reb+1ast, G.Levan 6+3reb+2ast, R.Giorgi 5+4reb+2ast
Orbi: E.Lortqifanidze 12+4reb, G.Vakhtang 10+7reb+3ast, N.Lolishvili 10+5reb+1ast, L.Lolishvili 9+7reb+2ast, N.Nika 7+2reb+2ast, N.Nika 4+1reb
gschID: 979879
