BNL Round 2 of Semi-Finals. Egoli Magic and Soweto Panthers advance into Final

Egoli Magic - KZ Marlins 83-56

Egoli Magic fired past KZ Marlins to enter the title game. Magic outrebounded Marlins 62-40 including a 42-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Marlins' players. 24 personal fouls committed by Marlins helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The former international power forward Reece Prinsloo (203-91) had a double-double by scoring 16 points and 16 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and naturalized Portuguese forward Miguel Ferrao (205-96) chipped in 17 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Center Liam Reid-Laynes (-98) responded with 9 points and 8 rebounds and swingman Nfanafuthi Ntombela (191) scored 12 points and 5 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Egoli Magic: M.Ferrao 17+9reb+6ast, N.Kgotso 16+7reb+2ast, R.Prinsloo 16+16reb+1ast, L.Igor 9+3reb+1ast, M.Skhumbuzo 8+8reb+1ast, K.Briarley 6+4reb+7ast
KZ Marlins: N.Ntombela 12+5reb, L.Reid-Laynes 9+8reb+1ast, M.Siyabonga 9+1reb, L.Grace 8+1reb, T.Westermeyer 7+4reb, K.Maclean 5+2reb

S.Panthers - T.Suns 75-70

S. Panthers held off Tshwane Suns to reach the Final. Panthers forced 22 Suns turnovers and outrebounded them 65-53 including a 24-13 advantage in offensive rebounds. The former international forward Lehlogonolo Tholo (182-92) notched a double-double by scoring 13 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals to lead the effort and guard Gleen Bidza supported him with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Even a double-double of 16 points, 18 rebounds and 4 assists by the former international Kagiso Ngoetjana (198-89) did not help to save the game for Suns. DR Congolese power forward Emmanuel Shine (199-94) added 17 points and 8 rebounds for the guests. Suns' coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
S.Panthers: B.Gleen 15+12reb+2ast, C.Kabasele 13+7reb+1ast, L.Tholo 13+16reb+5ast, N.Mbulelo 9+8reb+1ast, K.Thandokuhle 8+6reb, K.Kabelo 7+4reb+2ast
T.Suns: S.Emmanuel 17+8reb+1ast, K.Ngoetjana 16+18reb+4ast, D.Whitbread 11+2reb+1ast, M.Mokwena 9+9reb, S.Qanya 6+2reb+1ast, L.Gerdes 6+4reb+1ast



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