Basketball AIS Win 1st Game of Season
03 Apr 2009
A sensational first half has seen the AIS Men’s Basketball Team post a solid Round 1 road victory over the Albury/Wodonga Bandits, 120 – 109.
The Institute kids started strongly with some hot first quarter shooting producing a 38-17 lead at the first change. With Bandit Andrew Rice looking dangerous inside, the AIS looked to run and score in transition as much as possible, a strategy that paid dividends.
Nothing much changed in the second period with more hot shooting and stifling defensive pressure from the students only allowing the Bandits to shoot a meagre 38% from the field.
The Bandits lifted their intensity in the second half, slowly chipping away at the deficit but the kids held strong, with Shane Harris-Tunks providing solid interior scoring and Jorden Page and Matthew Dellavedova lively on the perimeter.
Top Scorers:
Shane Harris-Tunks 19pts
Matt Dellavedova 13 pts
Jorden Page 12 pts, 7 rebs
Hugh Greenwood 13
Cody Ellis 12 pts
Ryan Broekhoff 10pts
By Simon Giovannoni, AIS Men’s Scholarship Coach
