Bin-Yaseen shines in commanding win to share early season lead
League III.10 Elimination Round
SN Forum
It was time for another member of the Sharks to show their prowess on the court, and it turned out to be Yousef Bin-Yaseen as the San Nicolas Sharks demolished their visitors Pussy Cats, 129-53, at the SN Forum.
Dominating from the get-go, Bin-Yaseen already picked up 12 points in the opening quarter built on his aggressiveness on the offensive glass en route to a 33-12 score at the end of the first 12 minutes of action.
After looking to be the only Shark going off for the night, the rest of the squad followed suit with Markos Papatrichas and Pablo López joined the scoring party. The trio built the lead in the middle quarters to the point where the visitors were beaten to submission by halftime, 63-23.
When the starters were rested late in the game, the bench players kept the party rolling, with Paco Barrueso adding the finishing touches to what the starting unit initiated. The dominance was typified by the fact that they did not score under 30 points in any quarter throughout the game.
The Israeli dynamo Bin-Yaseen scored 24 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, eight of which were from the offensive end. Barrueso also scored 24 points as they padded the lead in the 2nd half. Markos Papatrichas also had 19 markers as the entire Sharks roster made contributions of at least five points in the game.
The opposing side were led by both Hansen Sadiong and Ricson Martirez, who each had 12 points and were the only players in double figures.
“He was a monster tonight.” Said team manager Ceruver of Bin-Yaseen. “He gobbled up all the boards and gave us every chance for another possession. It was very fun to watch him work like that.”
“I guess it had to do with what I ate this morning.” chided Bin-Yaseen, who also had 4 blocks for the night to stamp their 13-2 shot-blocking edge. “I wanted to show what I can be on the floor and I think I did that fairly convincingly.” He further added.
“It was his night tonight, he showed us why he was brought in to this team and what he can do on the floor was on full display.” Said Koki Dzotsenidze, who missed out on a double-double himself with nine points and 13 rebounds.
The win puts the Sharks in a tie with Golden Titi atop the Big 8 standings at 3-0 each, with the Sharks losing out on point differential. They will face markandmay next, who are coming off of a loss to Golden Titi and will look to bounce back against the Cavite five on July 13.
Last edited by Ceruver at 7/10/2021 4:01:37 PM