Bedford Bulls One Stats and News Section
Match Reports 2011-12
Bedford Bulls One v Hatfield Magic - Thurs 22/09/11 (Herts Cup)
Bulls One overcame a slow start where they traded baskets with the Magic only to find their defensive form by the end of the quarter to build up a small lead.
The lead was increased to comfortable margin by half time as the Bulls One managed to play strong man to man and zone defence and fast break effectively.
The return of the Bulls One leading scorer D. Silkauskas who finished with 19 points heralded the Bulls first regular season win. Other promising performances came from L. Thompson who is stepping into his more prominent offensive role effectively. M. Quinney also had a strong shooting performance especially from the three point line.
MVP: L. Thompson for his offensive prowess.
Donut: B. Roberts for trying to press from an oppositions free throw.
Scorers: D. Silkauskas - 19, M. Quinney - 15, L. Thompson - 14, M. Jemitola - 13, G. Mikstas - 11, M. Teivans - 10, W. Brand - 7, B. Roberts - 3, O. Lawal - 1, T. Hollowell - 1, A. Tamulvicius - 0.
Bedford Bulls One 94 - Hafield Magic 42
Harlow Hawks 1 v Bedford Bulls One - Thurs 30/09/11 (HPL)
The Hawks 1 rushed to an early 10-0 lead against a sluggish Bulls One side who could not find any offensive rhythm and where poor defensively. The Bulls One started the second quarter with more purpose defensively guided by new aquisition S. Lawal and managed to close the gap against the Hawks 1 and change the whole momentum of the game.
The second half was where the Bulls One managed to win the game as they turned the screw defensively with a combination of strong half court man to man and a zone press. The Hawks 1 offence stumbled as they only managed five points in the quarter while the Bulls One scored nearly twenty points to take an point lead.
The final stanza saw a real topsy turvey affair as the Bulls One piled on the pressure while increasing their lead. However the Hawks One called a timeout to compose themselves and mounted a comback behing player coach S. Niaz who lit up the scoreboard from behind the three point line finishing with 5 three point makes in the game. The push by Hawks 1 brought them back to within four points but the Bulls One managed to weather the storm behind some excellent foul shooting by youngster M.Peller who made 11 out of 12 from the line to seal the game as the Hawks 1 where forced to foul to stop the clock.
MVP: D. Silskauskas for his strong all round performance.
Donut: L. Thomspon for not going strong to the basket.
Scorers: D. Silkauskas - 25, M. Peller - 9, M. Jemitola - 9, L. Thompson - 8, G. Mikstas - 5, B. Roberts - 5, P. Murphy - 4, O. Lawal - 2, T. Hollowell - 2, A. Tamulvicius - 0.
Harlow Hawks 1 58 - Bedford Bulls One 69
Bedford Bulls One v Ware Jokers Tues 11/10/11 (HPL)
With the defending league champions in town the Bulls One always new it was going to be a tough game that was likely to go down to the wire, which was proved correct.
The Bulls One suffered from a slow start after nearly a two week layoff due to teams dropping out of the league. Before Bedford got going the Jokers had jumped out to a 16-4 lead behind some strong play by P. Jessop who had a qquick seven points. Luckily the Bulls One man to man defense kicked into gear which created offensive opportunities and they managed a 6-0 run of their own to go into first break only down 11-18.
The second quarter saw the Bulls One's offense start to flow as D. Silkauskas scored 11 points in the quarter but four other players got on the scoresheet to lead the Bulls One back into contention. It was the communication and execution defensively that really put the clamps on the Jokers as they where limited to 13 in the quarter.
After the break it was very much a tale of two runs with the Bulls One jumping out to a 42-34 lead behind some excellent ball movement, while the jokers responded with a 8-2 run to end the stanza. The score was delicately poised at 46-44 in favour of the Bedford.
The final period saw the Jokers take the lead in the third minute and not reliquishing it until the Bulls One pulled level at 60-60 in the ninth minute. The quickness of A. Macaulay for the Jokers saw him being fouled by B. Roberts and shoot two free throws with less than 20 seconds on the clock. However A. Macaulay only made one free throw to leave the Bulls One with the final possession. B. Roberts declined a time out with him prefering to let the players work out the final shot which they duely did. Unfortunately the 12 foot jump shot by T. Hollowell from a drive and pass by B. Roberts hit both sides of the rim and bounced out. The final seconds ticked away as the ball was defelcted out of bounds while the Jokers celebrated a ghard fought win 61-60.
MVP: T. Hollowell for stepping up and taking the last second shot.
Donut: B. Roberts for fouling the oppositions point guard in the final 24 seconds of the game.
Scorers: D. Silkauskas - 32, M. Teivans - 8, T. Hollowell - 6, O. Lawal - 4, L. Thompson - 4, B. Roberts - 2, W. Brand - 2, J. Gorvorusa - 2, M. Peller - 0, P. Murphy - 0, A. Tamulivicius - 0.
Bedford Bulls One 60 - Ware Jokers 61
Bedford Bulls One v Cambridge Cougars Thurs 27/10/11 (HPL)
This rearranged fixture saw the Bulls One take to the court after nearly a two week break against an experienced if under strength Cambridge Cougars team.
The table did not see any scoring action for well over two minutes in the first quarter as both teams where sloppy and turned the ball over a numerous trips down the court. Once the scoring did start it was D. Silkauskas who dominated proceeding for the Bulls One as he scored 11 of the Bulls One 24 first quarter points. The Bulls One where ahead 24-12 at the end of the period behind some stifiling full court defence.
The second quarter was a more even affair as the Cougars found their offensive rythm and the Bulls One switched off at the end of the quarter as the Cougars went on a 8-2 tear to go in down 41-30 at the half time break. M. quinney did most of the damage in the quarter as he connected on three three point attempts which the Cougars where struggling to deal with.
After the break the Bulls One started well with four consecutive three point field goals being made, however the zone defence was proving less effective as the Cougars continually found the high post and scored to easily. The Bulls One manage to increase their half time lead by one to 60-48 heading into the final stanza.
The final period saw a switch in defence to man to man and normal service was resumed as the Bulls One went on a 7-2 run to close out the game. D. Silkauskas again caused the Cougars problems as he finished with 22 points, M. Quinney finished with 12 points all from the land of plenty as the Bulls One hit fourteen three point shots in the game. The game finished with the Bulls One winning 77-56 as they took their league record to 2-1.
MVP: M. Quinney for his sharp shooting and hustle on defense.
Donut: J. Gororusa for not turning.
Scorers: D. Silkauskas - 22, M. Quinney - 12, M. Jemitola - 10, B. Roberts - 8, M. Teivans - 8, G.Mikstas - 5, L. Thompson -3, A. Tamulivicius - 3, P. Murphy - 0, O. Lawal - 0, M. Bliudzius - 0.
Bedford Bulls One 77 - Cambridge Cougars 56
Hertforshire Warriors 1 v Bedford Bulls One Thurs 10/11/11 (HPL)
Bedford Bulls One started the game in sloppy style with multiple turnovers, however the Warriors 1 where also very slow to get going and only four points where scored in the first three minutes. As both teams started to settle defence was the name of the game with both teams playing strong man to man defence and the quarter finished 18-16 to the Warriors 1.
The Bulls One again struggled at times toexecute offensively as they did not trust the offensive principles that they had worked hard on in practice. D. Silkauskas was leading the way on offence. M. Teivans worked hard as usual on defence to lead the way as the Bulls One went in 34-33 down at half-time.
The third quarter proved to be the Bulls One undoing as they looked sluggish defensively and lost offensively. The Warriors 1 took advantage of this and their small court to pressure the guards and cause multiple turnovers as they extended their lead to double figures and put the game out of reach.
The Bulls One could not slow down the Warriors 1 offence that was in full effect as their captain scored three long range efforts as the Bedford briefly flirted with a zone defence. The Bulls One lost all defensive intensity and could displayed some poor decision making offensively as they did not recognise the mismatches. The game petered out into a bad tempered affair with one of the refree's making some very questionable calls and disrupting any flow the game had. One to forget for the Bulls One as the Warriors 1 where the better team.
MVP: D. Silkauskas for leading by example at both ends of the court.
Donut: B. Roberts for arguing with the referee.
Scorers: D. Silkauskas - , M. Quinney - , B. Roberts - , M. Teivans - , G. Mikstas - , L. Thompson -, O. Lawal - 0, M. Peller - ,T. Hollowell, W. Brand - .
Hertfordshire Warriors 1 90 - Bedford Bulls One 66
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