BNL Round 10 (Regular Season): First victory of Rhinos

The Regular Season in BNL just ended. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Rhinos' fans can finally celebrate the first win of their team after three consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Warriors (0-4) 75-54 on Saturday. Rhinos forced 27 Warriors turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Rhinos made 15 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Umtha Mavuso who helped to win the game recording 17 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Lehlohonolo Mhlongo contributed with 12 points, 14 rebounds and 12 blocks for the winners. Nkitsing Moleleki replied with 15 points and 7 rebounds for Warriors. Warriors' coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. It was the only win of host team this round and in all other games visitors recorded victories. Rhinos (1-3) left bottom position moving up to fourth place, which they share with Pride. It was Warriors' fourth loss in a row. They still close the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Zebras.
Bottom-ranked Warriors is still unable to win any game. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fourth consecutive match to second ranked Panthers (3-1) 68-41. Guard Benjamin Myburgh (185-1997) had a double-double by scoring 12 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Sicelo Dzingwa chipped in 15 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Panthers' coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Nkitsing Moleleki responded with 18 points and 8 rebounds. Panthers maintains second position with 3-1 record behind leader Suns, which they share with Marlins. Warriors at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Zebras.

The most impressive performance of 10th round was 12 points and 11 rebounds by Prosper Chimeremeze of Panthers.



Rhinos - Warriors 75-54

Rhinos' fans can finally celebrate the first win of their team after three consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Warriors (0-4) 75-54 on Saturday. Rhinos forced 27 Warriors turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Rhinos made 15 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Umtha Mavuso who helped to win the game recording 17 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Lehlohonolo Mhlongo contributed with a triple-double by scoring 12 points, 14 rebounds and 12 blocks for the winners. Four Rhinos players scored in double figures. Nkitsing Moleleki replied with 15 points and 7 rebounds and center Khotso Mahloane (203-1992) added 5 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Warriors. Warriors' coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. It was the only win of host team this round and in all other games visitors recorded victories. Rhinos (1-3) left bottom position moving up to fourth place, which they share with Pride. It was Warriors' fourth loss in a row. They still close the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Zebras.
Top scorers:
Warriors: N.Moleleki 15+7reb+2ast, U.Masinga 10+4reb, N.Nkuna 7+1reb, S.Ndobe 6+7reb+1ast, J.Mashwabathi 6+10reb, K.Mahloane 5+10reb+2ast
Rhinos: H.Matusow 18+7reb+2ast, U.Mavuso 17+5reb+7ast, L.Mhlongo 12+14reb+1ast, T.Gumede 12+1reb+3ast, M.Khoza 8+8reb+4ast, R.Hoskins 7+6reb

Warriors - Panthers 41-68

Bottom-ranked Warriors is still unable to win any game. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fourth consecutive match to second ranked Panthers (3-1) 68-41. Panthers held Warriors to an opponent 21.1 percent shooting from the field compared to 39.4 percent accuracy of the winners. Panthers forced 24 Warriors turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Panthers brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. Guard Benjamin Myburgh (185-1997) had a double-double by scoring 12 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the charge for the winners and swingman Sicelo Dzingwa (195-1999) chipped in 15 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Four Panthers players scored in double figures. Panthers' coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Nkitsing Moleleki responded with 18 points and 8 rebounds and Sboniso Ndobe scored 2 points and 14 rebounds. Panthers maintains second position with 3-1 record behind leader Suns, which they share with Marlins. Warriors at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Zebras.
Top scorers:
Warriors: N.Moleleki 18+8reb+1ast, N.Nkuna 6+2reb, U.Masinga 5+2reb+2ast, J.Mashwabathi 5+7reb+2ast, L.Miya 4+9reb+3ast, S.Ndobe 2+14reb+2ast
Panthers: K.Romenoh 16+3reb+1ast, S.Dzingwa 15+9reb+2ast, P.Chimeremeze 12+11reb+1ast, B.Myburgh 12+9reb+11ast, S.Stevens 4+3reb+1ast, R.Barthis 4+4reb