Aristide Boya's shooting night in Austria
Arkadia Lions' fans can celebrate the first win of their team as they used home court advantage to defeat Timberwolves 94-59. The game was mostly controlled by Arkadia Lions. Timberwolves was better in second period 23-22. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Timberwolves to just 6 points in first quarter. They outrebounded Timberwolves 41-23 including a 32-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Arkadia Lions players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Cameroonian forward Aristide Boya who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 25 points and 19 rebounds (on 11-of-12 shooting from the field
Arkadia Lions will play against higher ranked Dukes (#6) in Klosterneuburg in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Timberwolves will play on the road against Gunners Oberwart and it may be a tough game between close rivals.