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Round 3 means everything may happen in Basketligan as the season just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Uppsala (2-1) recorded a loss on the court of BC Lulea on Friday night. Visitors were defeated by BC Lulea 91-74. BC Lulea outrebounded Uppsala 43-30 including 30 on the defensive glass. BC Lulea looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. The best player for the winners was American forward Brandon Johns Jr (203-1999, college: VCU) who had a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds. His fellow American import guard DeMonte Buckingham (193-1997, college: UNCG) chipped in 9 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Lukas Friberg (190-1995) who recorded 13 points and 9 assists. Uppsala’s coach rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. BC Lulea is looking forward to face Nassjo (#9) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Uppsala will play against Boras (#1) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An exciting game was played in Boras. Boras faced Hogsbo. Host Boras (3-0) smashed guests from Goteborg (2-1) 90-63. It was a good game for American guard Jase Townsend (193-2000, college: San Diego) who led his team to a victory with 25 points. Matt Johnson II contributed with 15 points and 4 assists for the winners. American forward Dontay Bassett (206-1998, college: Weber St., agency: Players Group) answered with 11 points and 8 rebounds for Hogsbo. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Boras will play against Uppsala (#5) on the road in the next round. Hogsbo will play against Koping Stars and hopes to get back on the winning track.

Other games of round 3 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
winless Umea was defeated by Jamtland in Ostersund 104-86. Sodertalje beat Nassjo at home 92-75. Norrkoping won against Koping Stars on the opponent’s court 94-85.
The best stats of 3rd round was 20 points and 7 rebounds by Shane Hunter of Norrkoping.

BC Lulea – Uppsala 91-74

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Boras – Hogsbo 90-63

An exciting game was played in Boras. Boras faced Hogsbo. Host Boras (3-0) smashed guests from Goteborg (2-1) 90-63. Boras made 18-of-20 charity shots (90.0 percent) during the game. Boras outrebounded Hogsbo 44-24 including a 32-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a good game for American guard Jase Townsend (193-2000, college: San Diego) who led his team to a victory with 25 points. His fellow American import guard Matt Johnson II (188-1999, college: N.Colorado) contributed with 15 points and 4 assists for the winners. Four Boras players scored in double figures. American forward Dontay Bassett (206-1998, college: Weber St., agency: Players Group) answered with 11 points and 8 rebounds and naturalized Israeli guard Jonathan Peleg (191-1994) added 14 points in the effort for Hogsbo. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Boras will play against Uppsala (#5) on the road in the next round. Hogsbo will play against Koping Stars and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Hogsbo: J.Peleg 14+3ast, I.Hill 11+2reb+1ast, D.Bassett 11+8reb, A.Zekovic 9+3reb+2ast, J.Tratnik 7+2reb+1ast, T.Vitali 4+6reb
Boras: J.Townsend 25+1reb+2ast, M.Johnson II 15+1reb+4ast, H.Wright 11+4reb+1ast, L.Johansson 10+5reb+4ast, A.Person 9+5reb+1ast, J.Brandmark 7+5reb

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Jamtland – Umea 104-86

There was no surprise in Ostersund where Umea (0-3) was defeated by Jamtland (2-1) 104-86. Jamtland players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. The game was dominated by American players. It was a good game for forward Bryan Jefferson (201-1994, college: Mary) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 16 rebounds. Guard Akili Vining (188-1999, college: UT Arlington, agency: Helping Ballers) contributed with 30 points and 4 assists for the winners. Point guard Derek StHilaire (183-1998, college: New Orleans) answered with 20 points and 9 assists and forward Alonzo Gaffney (206-2000, college: Arizona St.) added 14 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Umea. Four Jamtland and five Umea players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Jamtland will play against Norrkoping (#6) on the road in the next round. Umea will play against Sodertalje (#7) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Umea: D.St.Hilaire 20+4reb+9ast, K.Kennedy 16+2reb+1ast, A.Gaffney 14+6reb+3ast, O.Krayem 13+6reb+1ast, N.Davis 11+6reb+1ast, A.Yemane 6
Jamtland: A.Vining 30+3reb+4ast, B.Jefferson 24+16reb+2ast, T.Barnies 14+3reb+3ast, G.Shephard 13+8reb+2ast, A.Johansson 9+4ast, D.George 4+3reb+5ast

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Sodertalje – Nassjo 92-75

The game between closely ranked teams ended with Sodertalje‘s (1-1) home victory over Nassjo (0-3) 92-75. Sodertalje outrebounded Nassjo 40-28 including 26 on the defensive glass. Sodertalje players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. It was a good game for American guard Tyler Peterson (193-1998, college: S.Dakota) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists. The former international power forward Nicholas Spires (210-1994) contributed with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Four Sodertalje players scored in double figures. The former international William Gutenius (205-1992) answered with 24 points and 8 rebounds and the former international point guard Charles Barton (193-1992, college: Oregon St.) added 17 points (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!) in the effort for Nassjo. Sodertalje will play against Umea (#10) on the road in the next round. Nassjo will play against BC Lulea and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Nassjo: W.Gutenius 24+8reb+1ast, C.Barton 17+3reb+3ast, M.Djeric 9+5ast, F.Brostrom 8+4reb+2ast, A.Lindqvist 8+2reb, A.Medjedoub 5+7reb
Sodertalje: T.Peterson 25+6reb+11ast, O.Gehrke 19+7reb, N.Spires 17+10reb+3ast, L.Wise 13+2reb+1ast, M.Herlitz 7+4reb+1ast, K.Schutte 6+4reb

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Koping Stars – Norrkoping 85-94

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when Koping Stars (1-2) were defeated at home by Norrkoping (1-1) 94-85. The game was dominated by American players. It was a good game for power forward Shane Hunter (208-2001, college: Nova SE) who led his team to a victory with 20 points and 7 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Forward Keenon Cole (201-2000, college: Lindenwood) contributed with 14 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Four Norrkoping players scored in double figures. Forward Dwight Wilson III (203-1998, college: Ohio) answered with 19 points and 5 rebounds and guard Tahlik Chavez (188-2001, college: La Tech) added 18 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Koping Stars. Norrkoping will play against Jamtland (#4) in Ostersund in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Koping Stars will play on the road against Hogsbo (#2) in Goteborg to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Koping Stars: D.Wilson III 19+5reb+1ast, T.Chavez 18+5reb+1ast, H.Bergstrom 17+1reb+5ast, N.Botold 7+4reb+2ast, E.Weibert 7+6reb+3ast, E.Persson 5+1reb
Norrkoping: S.Hunter 20+7reb, K.Cole 14+5reb, M.Tyus 14, P.Hampton 13+2reb+1ast, D.Green 12+3reb+3ast, N.Dawit 11+1reb+1ast