RECAP: The Free Agents were short-handed, and had to pick up a sub just to make five. This has kind of been the sad story of FAS all season. When they’ve had guys, and were focused, they competed in every game. That didn’t happen on Saturday and Jay’s Angels took full advantage with (G) Sal Nasser making it his personal playground. 

RECAP: For once it was SK War Dog that got out to the early lead, but then let up to allow Space Jam get within 37-34 going into the 4th qtr. In the final period, it got interesting as War Dog got into a back and forth 3-pt battle with the Jams. (G) Jason Fulford‘s clutch shooting kept JAM right in the mix but they couldn’t stop SKW from answering each shot to keep just a enough cushion to secure the win.

RECAP: This wasn’t a pretty game for either team, but Financial Ventures tends to do that to their opposition. It’s never pretty, but they find a way to win. And surprisingly, they did it this time with (F) Kev Chang posting a quite but effective all-around game. FVG (C) Rich Chang put up his best game of the season at just the right time to help carry the load along with key 3FGs from (G) Jason Chin. The Asphalt Ninjas, for their part, shot well from 3-pt range, but could not get much inside the arc. For a game in which possessions were limited, ASN’s 21 rebounds as a team didn’t give them many second chances.

RECAP: This was one of those legendary, if baffling, games. It’s no secret that these two teams aren’t the best of friends. It’s a rivalry in the brewing in that sense alone (for now), Lace’O My Aso has never beaten SK War Dog. But at halftime, they were up 20 points and poised to finally break through that barrier. But they got their only to see SKW (G) Kash Miah black out and drop 3FGs like he was shooting in tongues. Six straight 3FGS brought back a struggling SKW team on the brink of another disappointing early playoff elimination to a relatively comfortable 13-pt win. This was vintage Miah, and SKW needed every bit of it.

RECAP: For two seasons in a row now, Yung No Fly Zone has faced their 1st rd opponent without two-time MVP (F) Michael Reding in the lineup. And Jay’s Angels started strong, playing their style, namely a frenetic defense, forcing a whopping 17 TOs. But late in the 2nd qtr, NFZ settled in and started to control the ball, using JAY’s aggressive D against them with patient offense and backdoor cuts. JAY fought to the end, but tough makes from (F) David Farnham and (G) Emmett Van Slyke down the stretch, along with stout defense from NFZ as a unit, helped close this one out.

RECAP: Shawty Likes the Way I Ball Out has had an inconsistent roster, but anytime they get both (F) Jack Latta and (C) Marco Viti on the floor, they’re one of the toughest defensive teams in D1 with their size. But the Honey Badgers are also one of the league’s toughest defenses, making up their height with tenacity and motor. Fittingly, this was an ugly defensive battle. SHA played slow and steady, but never put HON away, missing 10 out of 18 FTs. But HON couldn’t get over the hump. They out-rebounded SHA and out-shot them by 20 FGAs. And every time it looked like they’d make a winning run, it just didn’t happen. It wasn’t pretty, but SHA will take any kind of win to get a chance at a return trip to the title game.