WBNL Round 8 (Regular Season): Panthers lose to Suns

There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in WBNL. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The game between Top Four teams took place in Tshwane. Top-ranked host Suns (3-0) smashed 3rd ranked Panthers (1-2) 72-29. Suns held Panthers to an opponent 15.1 percent shooting from the field compared to 28.3 percent accuracy of the winners. Suns forced 45 Panthers turnovers and outrebounded them 72-48 including a 30-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Suns looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Panthers' players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Suns made 8 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of Snqobile Thwala (-2007) who helped to win the game recording 20 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals and Josefina Gomes who added 15 points during the contest. Suns' coach felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ntokoza Thonga responded with 9 points and 14 rebounds. Suns have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 3-0 record. Panthers at the other side dropped to the fourth place with two games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Bottom-ranked Rhinos (0-4) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fourth consecutive match to third ranked Eagles (2-2) 47-43. The winners were led by Keatlegile Ramorwesi (-2000) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 18 points and 13 rebounds and Ipeleng Nyatlo supported her with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Eagles' coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Even a double-double of 10 points and 32 rebounds by Precious Dlongolo did not help to save the game for Rhinos. Eagles maintains third position with 2-2 record behind leader Magic. Rhinos at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

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Suns - Panthers 72-29

The game between Top Four teams took place in Tshwane. Top-ranked host Suns (3-0) smashed 3rd ranked Panthers (1-2) 72-29. Suns held Panthers to an opponent 15.1 percent shooting from the field compared to 28.3 percent accuracy of the winners. Suns forced 45 Panthers turnovers and outrebounded them 72-48 including a 30-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Suns looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Panthers' players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Suns made 8 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of Snqobile Thwala (-2007) who helped to win the game recording 20 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals and Josefina Gomes who added 15 points during the contest. Suns' coach felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ntokoza Thonga responded with 9 points and 14 rebounds and Siphesihle Mathe scored 5 points and 14 rebounds. Suns have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 3-0 record. Panthers at the other side dropped to the fourth place with two games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Panthers: N.Thonga 9+14reb, S.Mathe 5+14reb+3ast, N.Mathe 5+13reb+2ast, N.Pretty Ngcobo 1, S.Aswegen 0+4reb+1ast, M.Mmapulane 0+2reb
Suns: S.Thwala 20+6reb+4ast, J.Gomes 15+2reb+3ast, S.Chitlango 7+6reb+2ast, L.Shabangu 6+8reb+2ast, S.Gaula 6+12reb+1ast, T.Mbuthuma 5+6reb+2ast

Rhinos - Eagles 43-47

Bottom-ranked Rhinos (0-4) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fourth consecutive match to third ranked Eagles (2-2) 47-43. Eagles held Rhinos to an opponent 24.7 percent shooting from the field compared to 25.0 percent accuracy of the winners. Eagles forced 38 Rhinos turnovers. Strangely Rhinos outrebounded Eagles 68-44 including a 30-17 advantage in offensive rebounds. The winners were led by Keatlegile Ramorwesi (-2000) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 18 points and 13 rebounds and Ipeleng Nyatlo (-1999) supported her with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Eagles' coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Even a double-double of 10 points and 32 rebounds by Precious Dlongolo did not help to save the game for Rhinos. Precious Sibanyoni added 2 points and 13 rebounds for the hosts. Eagles maintains third position with 2-2 record behind leader Magic. Rhinos at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Rhinos: P.Dlongolo 10+32reb, K.Taye 9+4reb+2ast, R.Mahlake 7+6reb+1ast, A.Chitlango 6+2reb, O.Khanye 4+5reb+3ast, B.Mkhatswa 3+4reb
Eagles: K.Ramorwesi 18+13reb+1ast, I.Nyatlo 16+10reb+2ast, A.Boitumelo 4+8reb+5ast, T.Mokua 4+2reb+4ast, K.Matlawe 4+7reb+4ast, N.Mokhele 1+1reb