NBLxNBL1 Player Watch (August 15)

By Dan Woods - NBL Media

Photo: Kieron Place Art & Photography

With NBL1 conferences across the country, NBL players are front and centre suiting up for various teams, with all the action live and free to watch on the NBL1 App and NBL1.com.au.

NBL1 North is well and truly into the business end of its campaign due to the commencement of finals, and that was where the best viewing came from in last weekend’s action.

Adelaide’s Anthony Drmic put on an absolute clinic in Northside’s overtime win over Mackay, racking up an incredible 42 points, to go along with 11 rebounds in the two-point victory.

The cherry on top of the cake was Drmic’s overtime winner, where a well-worked play off of an inbound pass allowed him to hammer home a dunk with just one second to go.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Not only did <a href="https://twitter.com/AnthonyDrmic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AnthonyDrmic</a> drop 42 points last night, he also dropped the game-winning OT hammer to advance the Northside Wizards through to the next round of <a href="https://twitter.com/NBL1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBL1</a> Finals action ??<br><br>Cc: <a href="https://twitter.com/Adelaide36ers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Adelaide36ers</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBL23?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBL23</a> <a href="https://t.co/MrxZXAaVPQ">pic.twitter.com/MrxZXAaVPQ</a></p>&mdash; The NBL (@NBL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBL/status/1558637651712176128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Drmic’s NBL level teammates were all solid contributors to the victory. Keanu Pinder was the best of the rest for Northside. He stuffed the stat sheet with 21 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals, plus a trio of trademark massive blocks.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">KEANU PINDER ? Sent that into next week! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBL1Finals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBL1Finals</a> <br><br>Watch the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBL1North?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBL1North</a> on <a href="https://t.co/NEk1I7BLMG">https://t.co/NEk1I7BLMG</a> or the NBL1 App ??? <a href="https://t.co/7A5sdTTa5d">pic.twitter.com/7A5sdTTa5d</a></p>&mdash; NBL1 (@NBL1) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBL1/status/1558409770607906816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 13, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Mackay’s talent didn’t make the victory easy for Northside. The Galloway brothers starred against their quality opposition. Kyrin Galloway finished with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 blocks, including stopping Northside’s high-flyer Keanu Pinder at the rim.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">KYRIN GALLOWAY JUMPED WITH KEANU PINDER... AND GOT HIM ?<br><br>Watch the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBL1Finals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBL1Finals</a> in OT on <a href="https://t.co/NEk1I7BLMG">https://t.co/NEk1I7BLMG</a> or the NBL1 App ??? <a href="https://t.co/M8Wak0BYb2">pic.twitter.com/M8Wak0BYb2</a></p>&mdash; NBL1 (@NBL1) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBL1/status/1558413187053105152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 13, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Jaylin Galloway finished with 23 points and 5 rebounds.

Drmic wasn’t the only player to hit a monster shot this week, with Lat Mayen’s 37 points leading his Cairns side to a narrow victory over Ipswich.

Mayen hit a heavily contested three with just four seconds remaining to send the game to overtime. Cairns would go on to control the extra period and win the clash by three.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LAT MAYEN SENDS IT TO OT IN THE <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBL1FINALS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBL1FINALS</a> ?<br><br>Watch the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBL1North?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBL1North</a> on <a href="https://t.co/NEk1I7BLMG">https://t.co/NEk1I7BLMG</a> or the NBL1 App ??? <a href="https://t.co/A51d4VVIDo">pic.twitter.com/A51d4VVIDo</a></p>&mdash; NBL1 (@NBL1) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBL1/status/1558403651567161346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 13, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Ben Ayre and Kody Stattman played strong support roles for the on fire Mayen. Ayre had 15 points and a pair of steals while Stattmann finished with a 21-point, 11-rebound double-double.

Despite falling at the final hurdle, Ipswich went down swinging against the Marlins. JackJumper Isaac White stuffed the statsheet with 23 points, 7 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals and a block, while Majok Deng put in a strong defensive performance, finishing with 4 blocks and a pair of steals to go with his 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Rip City’s Kouat Noi talked the talk before his side’s do or die clash with Darwin, and he well and truly walked the walk with an exceptional performance in his side’s three-point win.

Noi led the game in both points and rebounds, with 30 and 15 respectively. Makuach Maluach’s efforts weren’t enough to get the Salties over the line but he impressed with 20 points and 9 boards of his own.

Wani Swaka Lo Buluk did well in his matchup with NBL legend Nate Jawai, to finish with 10 points and 5 rebounds.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wani Swaka Lo Buluk put Jawai on an ?? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBL1Finals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBL1Finals</a><br><br>Watch the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBL1North?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBL1North</a> on <a href="https://t.co/NEk1I7BLMG">https://t.co/NEk1I7BLMG</a> or the NBL1 App ??? <a href="https://t.co/bQOdPC3z9F">pic.twitter.com/bQOdPC3z9F</a></p>&mdash; NBL1 (@NBL1) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBL1/status/1558393296715542528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 13, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Outside of NBL1 North, Owen Foxwell represented something of a lone hand for Eltham as they fell to a pair of defeats in their double-header weekend.

He dropped 26 points in his first outing against the David Okwera led Sandringham – Okwera finished with 15 points and 17 rebounds in the Sabres’ win – before Foxwell followed up with an equally impressive 25 points and 4 steals against Dandenong.

Nick Marshall – Mt Gambier Pioneers (NBL1 South): 20 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists vs Ballarat and 15 points, 13 rebounds vs Waverley
Mitch McCarron – Northside Wizards (NBL1 North) 13 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists vs Mackay
Daniel Johnson – Forestville Eagles (NBL1 Central): 19 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists vs South Adelaide
Kyrin Galloway – Mackay Meteors (NBL1 North): 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 blocks vs Northside
Anthony Drmic – Northside Wizards (NBL1 North): 42 points, 11 rebounds vs Mackay

Jason Cadee – Gold Coast Rollers (NBL1 North): 7 points, 6 rebounds, 16 assists, 2 steals vs Logan
DJ Mitchell – Gold Coast Rollers (NBL1 North) 30 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks vs Logan
Tanner Krebs – Gold Coast Rollers (NBL1 North) 28 points, 11 rebounds vs Logan
Harry Froling – Hobart Chargers (NBL1 South): 17 points, 17 rebounds vs NW Tasmania
Kody Stattmann – Cairns Marlins (NBL1 North): 21 points, 11 rebounds vs Ipswich
Lual Diing – Northside Wizards (NBL1 North): 8 points, 5 rebound vs Mackay

Mirko Djeric – Cairns Marlins (NBL1 North): 7 points, 9 rebounds vs Ipswich
Ben Ayre – Cairns Marlins (NBL1 North): 15 points, 5 assists vs Ipswich
Majok Deng – Ipswich Force (NBL1 North): 13 points, 11 rebounds, 4 blocks vs Cairns
Keanu Pinder – Northside Wizards (NBL1 North): 21 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals, 3 blocks vs Mackay
Lat Mayen – Cairns Marlins (NBL1 North): 37 points, 3 steals vs Ipswich

Alex Mudronja – North Gold Coast Seahwaks (NBL1 North)
Wani Swaka Lo Buluk – USC Rip City (NBL1 North): 10 points, 5 rebounds

Zac Triplett – Keilor Thunder (NBL1 South): 12 points, 2 rebounds vs Casey and 13 points vs Knox
David Barlow – Coaching Sandringham Sabres (NBL1 South): 12 points vs Eltham
David Okwera – Sandringham Sabres (NBL1 South): 15 points, 17 rebounds vs Eltham
Shea Ili – Sandringham Sabres (NBL1 South): 17 points vs Eltham

Kyle Zunic – Warwick Senators (NBL1 West): 24 points, 5 assists vs Perth
Majok Majok – Warwick Senators (NBL1 West): 28 points, 9 rebounds vs Perth
Todd Blanchfield – Rockhampton Rockets (NBL1 North)
Mitch Clarke – Bendigo Braves (NBL1 South): 19 points, 6 rebounds vs Kilsyth

Owen Foxwell – Eltham Wildcats (NBL1 South): 24 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals vs Sandringham and 25 points, 4 steals vs Dandenong
Reuben Te Rangi – Knox Raiders (NBL1 South): 27 points, 5 rebounds vs Ringwood and 19 points, 3 rebounds vs Keilor

Jaylin Galloway – Mackay Meteors (NBL1 North): 23 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists
Iggy Mitchell – Norths Bears (NBL1 East): 14 points, 11 rebounds vs Newcastle
Biwali Bayles – Mackay Meteors (NBL1 North): 13 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists
Kouat Noi – USC Rip City (NBL1 North): 30 points, 15 rebounds vs Darwin

Matt Kenyon – North West Tasmania Thunder (NBL1 South): 11 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists vs Hobart
Sam McDaniel – Hobart Chargers (NBL1 South): 25 points, 7 rebounds vs NW Tasmania
Sean MacDonald – North West Tasmania Thunder (NBL1 South): 19 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists vs Hobart
Fabijan Krslovic – North West Tasmania Thunder (NBL1 South): 14 points, 12 rebounds vs Hobart
Jarred Bairstow – Hobart Chargers (NBL1 South): 9 points, 5 rebounds v NW Tasmania
Isaac White – Ipswich Force (NBL1 North): 23 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals vs Cairns