The Playaz lost their second game of the play-off’s tonight and were eliminated from the tournament. El-Amin Fish House, led by European pros Kahlid El-Amin and Dan Coleman, defeated the Playaz 94-89. The Playaz led at the end of the first quarter 24-21 but soon fell behind. The score was tied with 2:15 left in the game but Fish House showed their depth at the end. (Playaz Joe Scott-15 ppg, Eric Webb-7 ppg and Xavier Reed-3 ppg were absent during the playoffs.)
Unofficial stats:
Playaz: Mbakwe-24, Rosenfeld-24, Muscala-16, Esselink-15
Fish House: El-Amin-20, Coleman-19, Devron Bostick-17, Royce White-14
From Howard Pulley Site:
Loser’s bracket
The end of the road arrived tonight for the Errol Carlstrom Playaz who started the season at 9-0. They fell this evening to the El-Amin’s Fish House 94-89, with the Fish advancing to the Championship game tomorrow at 7:15 PM. The Fish were led by Khalid El-Amin with 23 points and 8 assists; Dan Coleman with 21 points and Devron Bostick with 17. In a losing effort, Trevor Mbakwe was outstanding and finished with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocked shots, followed by Isaac Rosefelt with 22 points and Steve Essellink with 19.
