Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Fourth-ranked Sumqayit (8-12) gave a tough game to second ranked Gence (15-5) in Ganja on Sunday.

Gence managed to secure only two-point victory 94-92. However their fans expected easier game. Gence dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Sumqayit's 24. They outrebounded Sumqayit 46-29 including 31 on the defensive glass. Gence looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists. Americans were the main players on the court. It was a great evening for guard Jordan Forbes (193-1998, college: Salem) who led his team to a victory with a triple-double by scoring 18 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists. Power forward Andre Ball (207-2000, college: CSUDH, agency: Starting 5) helped adding 23 points and 9 rebounds. At the losing side guard Eli Lawrence (196-2000, college: Texas A&M) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists. Gence maintains second place with 15-5 record behind leader Sheki. Sumqayit at the other side keeps the fourth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Absheron.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Baku: Serhedci (#5) and NTD (#6). Serhedci (7-13) crushed visiting NTD (6-14) by 26 points 103-77. Americans were the main players on the court also this time. It was an exceptional evening for point guard Antonio Williams (183-1997, college: Kent St.) who led the winners and scored 20 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists (perfect from the field making all eight shots !!!). Jared Bynum accounted for 15 points and 7 assists. Serhedci's coach Murat Oney felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Zyon Patterson (201, college: HSU) came up with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists for NTD in the defeat. Serhedci maintains fifth place with 7-13 record. NTD lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with 14 games lost.
Another exciting game was again a derby between two local teams from Baku: Neftci (#3) and Absheron (#4). Absheron was defeated at home 77-85 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. The game was dominated by American players. Vante Hendrix fired a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Neftci's coach Anar Sariyev used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Aubrey McAlpine produced 20 points and 4 assists for lost side. Neftci have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain third place with 11-9 record having five points less than leader Sheki. Loser Absheron keeps the fourth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Sumqayit.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 19: Sheki destroyed Lankaran on the opponent's court 107-78. Guba unfortunately lost to Ordu in a home game 88-97. Nakhchivan was rolled over Sabah on the road 89-111.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 30 points and 5 rebounds by DeShaun Wade of Nakhchivan.

Lankaran - Sheki 78-107

Very expected game when 6th ranked Lankaran (3-17) was crushed at home by first ranked Sheki (16-4)

107-78

on Tuesday.

Sheki

dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to

Lankaran

's 18.

Sheki

had a

14-3

advantage in offensive rebounds. American guard Roti Ware (191-1998, college: SF Austin) fired 23 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Nigerian Adebayo Oduleye chipped in 8 points and 8 rebounds. American forward Emanuel Littles (201-1999, college: Nicholls) produced a double-double by scoring 32 points and 13 rebounds and the other American import swingman Jeremy Burright (198-1990, college: Lower Columbia) added 0 points respectively for lost side.

Sheki

have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with

16-4

record, which they share with Sabah.

Lankaran

lost seventh consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the sixth position with 17 games lost.

Top scorers:
Sheki: R.Ware 23+6reb+7ast, K.Jones 11+4reb, T.Yusifzade 10+3reb, P.Dibal 9+6reb+1ast, A.Oduleye 8+8reb+1ast, E.Yildiz Donat 2+3reb+3ast
Lankaran: E.Littles 32+13reb+1ast, O.Abbasov 3, V.Aghasizada 3, R.Abbasov 0+5reb+2ast, J.Burright 0+4reb+3ast, A.Baykal 0+1reb

Guba - Ordu 88-97

Rather predictable result in Jalilabad where third ranked Ordu (13-7) defeated 5th ranked Guba (5-15)

97-88

on Wednesday.

Ordu

dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to

Guba

's 26. American guard Isaiah Pope (196-2001, college: Fresno St.) fired 21 points and 8 assists for the winners. Jaylen Thomas chipped in 27 points and 5 rebounds. Four Ordu players scored in double figures. American guard Cameron Jones (198-1999, college: McNeese St., agency: MSG) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists and the other American import Davonte Craven (203-1999, college: Rust) added 20 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Newly promoted

Ordu

maintains third place with

13-7

record having just three points less than leader Sheki. Loser Guba keeps the fifth position with 15 games lost.

Top scorers:
Ordu: J.Thomas 27+5reb+1ast, I.Pope 21+4reb+8ast, J.Gregg 16+10reb+5ast, V.Markovetskyy 14+11reb, S.Ismayilov 3+5ast, R.Aliyev 0
Guba: C.Jones 21+9reb+11ast, D.Craven 20+8reb+1ast, Z.Pashayev 11+2reb+5ast, S.Kirkland 9+7reb+3ast, U.Mammadov 0, M.Mammadzada 0

Serhedci - NTD 103-77

Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Baku: Serhedci (#5) and NTD (#6).

Serhedci

(7-13) crushed visiting

NTD

(6-14) by 26 points

103-77

.

Serhedci

had a

39-27

advantage in offensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by

NTD

's players. Americans were the main players on the court also this time. It was an exceptional evening for point guard Antonio Williams (183-1997, college: Kent St.) who led the winners and scored 20 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists (perfect from the field making all eight shots !!!). Point guard Jared Bynum (178-1999, college: Stanford, agency: One Motive Sports) accounted for 15 points and 7 assists for the winning side. Four Serhedci players scored in double figures. Serhedci's coach Murat Oney felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Zyon Patterson (201, college: HSU) came up with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists and guard Daniel Moody (201-2000, college: MSUB) added 17 points and 5 rebounds respectively for

NTD

in the defeat.

Serhedci

maintains fifth place with

7-13

record.

NTD

lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with 14 games lost.

Top scorers:
Serhedci: A.Williams 20+6reb+7ast, V.Vukicevic 18+3reb+4ast, J.Bynum 15+4reb+7ast, J.Nichols Jr. 13+8reb+2ast, N.Nasirov 11+3reb+1ast, J.Allen 7+9reb+3ast
NTD: Z.Patterson 22+7reb+6ast, D.Moody 17+5reb+1ast, Q.Campbell 13+6reb+2ast, G.Smith 9+6reb+1ast, H.Mammadov 5+4reb+1ast, O.Guliyev 5+4reb+3ast

Absheron - Neftci 77-85

Another exciting game was again a derby between two local teams from Baku: Neftci (#3) and Absheron (#4).

Absheron

was defeated at home

77-85

and even the advantage of their own court did not help.

Neftci

dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to

Absheron

's 28 and made 24-of-30 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They outrebounded

Absheron 41-25

including a

29-16

advantage in defensive rebounds.

Neftci

looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The game was dominated by American players. Guard Vante Hendrix (196-1998, college: CSUN, agency: Interperformances) fired a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Point guard Pat Bacon (183-1997, college: Tampa) chipped in 13 points and 7 assists. Four Neftci players scored in double figures. Neftci's coach Anar Sariyev used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Guard Aubrey McAlpine (196-1989, college: RMU) produced 20 points and 4 assists and forward William Jenkins III (203-1996, college: Virginia Union) added 14 points and 9 rebounds respectively for lost side.

Neftci

have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain third place with

11-9

record having five points less than leader Sheki. Loser Absheron keeps the fourth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Sumqayit.

Top scorers:
Neftci: K.Mammadov 15+3reb+5ast, V.Hendrix 14+10reb+2ast, P.Bacon 13+4reb+7ast, B.Suggs 11+9reb+1ast, L.Polite 10+1reb+1ast, J.Brantley 9+4reb+2ast
Absheron: A.McAlpine 20+3reb+4ast, W.Jenkins III 14+9reb+3ast, C.Johnson 9+6reb+4ast, M.Huseynli 8+2reb, L.Robinson III 5+2reb+2ast, J.Shaw 3+3reb+2ast

Gence - Sumqayit 94-92

Fourth-ranked Sumqayit (8-12) gave a tough game to second ranked Gence (15-5) in Ganja on Sunday.

Gence

managed to secure only two-point victory

94-92

. However their fans expected easier game.

Gence

dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to

Sumqayit

's 24. They outrebounded

Sumqayit 46-29

including 31 on the defensive glass.

Gence

looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists. Americans were the main players on the court. It was a great evening for guard Jordan Forbes (193-1998, college: Salem) who led his team to a victory with a triple-double by scoring 18 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists. Power forward Andre Ball (207-2000, college: CSUDH, agency: Starting 5) helped adding 23 points and 9 rebounds. At the losing side guard Eli Lawrence (196-2000, college: Texas A&M) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists and guard Drew Lowder (185, college: CSU, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) scored 18 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Five

Gence

and four

Sumqayit

players scored in double figures.

Gence

maintains second place with

15-5

record behind leader Sheki.

Sumqayit

at the other side keeps the fourth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Absheron.

Top scorers:
Gence: A.Ball 23+9reb+3ast, J.Forbes 18+11reb+12ast, R.Burrell 17+6reb+3ast, G.Peterson 15+5reb+7ast, K.Yildirimkanli 11+7reb+1ast, E.Shirzadov 6+3reb+2ast
Sumqayit: C.Golson Jr. 21+7reb, E.Lawrence 19+14reb+7ast, D.Lowder 18+5reb+7ast, Z.Young 16+2reb+5ast, A.Kitayev 2, M.Orujaliyev 2

Sabah - Nakhchivan 111-89

The game between closely ranked teams ended with their biggest opponent Nakhchivan's (12-8) road loss to first ranked Sabah (16-4)

89-111

on Sunday.

Sabah

looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by

Nakhchivan

's players. The game was also dominated by American players. Guard Hassani Gravett (188-1996, college: S.Carolina) fired a double-double by scoring 15 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists for the winners. Guard James Eads III (193-1997, college: Tuskegee, agency: 011 Sports) chipped in 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Guard DeShaun Wade (188-1999, college: Longwood) produced 30 points and 5 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) and guard Jordan Perkins (185-1998, college: Longwood) added 14 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists respectively for lost side. Five

Sabah

and four

Nakhchivan

players scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.

Sabah

have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with

16-4

record, which they share with Sheki. Loser Nakhchivan keeps the second position with eight games lost.

Top scorers:
Sabah: K.Blue 20+5reb+2ast, J.Eads III 20+6reb+5ast, T.Duval 18+4reb+4ast, H.Gravett 15+6reb+12ast, A.Voinalovych 13+3reb, K.Cavars 12+10reb
Nakhchivan: D.Wade 30+5reb+3ast, J.Perkins 14+8reb+8ast, J.Davis 12+7reb, D.Jenkins 10+8reb, D.Zhuravlov 9+2reb, M.Thomas 8