Trueman Helps Out
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Tall Black prospect Jeremiah Trueman played a useful cameo off the bench as University of Alaska-Anchorage beat their rivals from Fairbanks 77-57 at home in US college basketball.
Trueman, who transferred from San Diego Christian College this year, had 10 points (5/6 FG), two rebounds and an assist in 18 minutes, providing the basket that gave guard Luke Cooper his school record-equalling 16th assist of the night.
The Seawolves improved to 12-3 for the season, 3-0 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
Former Junior Tall Black Corey Webster continued to make an impression off the bench for Lambuth University in a 83-67 win over Union University.
Webster had 10 points, his fifth double-figure scoring night in his freshman season, and is now averaging 8.4 points for the 12-1 Eagles, who are unbeaten (4-0) in the TranSouth Athletic Conference.
Emerging Tall Black Mada Abdelhamid led Houghton College to a 90-60 victory over University of Maine-Fort Kent, scoring 21 points (9/12 FG, 3/4 FT), eight rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal in 23 minutes.
The Highlanders are now 5-7 for the season and this result broke a five-game losing streak.
Canterbury point guard Jeremy Kench enjoyed almost half an hour on court for 10 points as the Wollongong Hawks fell 102-113 to the Singapore Slingers on the road in the Australian Hummer NBL Championship.
Kench shot 3/6 FG, 4/5 FT, adding three assists, two steals and a rebound in his 29 minutes, but his team lost their way through the middle quarters (45-62) of the encounter, falling to 6-16 for the season.
Tall Black centre Tony Rampton contributed 12 points (6/11 FG), three rebounds, three assists and a steal as West Sydney Razorbacks fell 108-111 to the Melbourne Tigers on the road. West Sydney are now 9-14 for the season.
Tall Blacks Craig Bradshaw and Dillon Boucher were part of another win for defending champions Brisbane Bullets, this time 101-79 over Cairns Taipans.
Up against fellow Rookie of the Year candidate Nathan Jawai, Bradshaw had 14 points (5/8 FG, 1/3 3pt, 3/6 FT), seven rebounds, a block and a steal in 26 minutes. Boucher was scoreless (0/3 FG), but chipped in seven rebounds and five assists as a starter.
The Bullets are 16-7 for the season.
