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Tigers 13  Blue Tornadoes 12
Justin Dulczewski and Neil Brown each scored multiple times to help the Tigers narrowly edge the Blue Tornadoes in a one point affair. Tough defense by both teams kept the scoring low.  Michael Zacharchu and Ryan Humphrey each tallied 4 points for the Tornadoes.
 

Gold Rush 34  Heat 31
Nick Faretra and Charles Zhang each hit dropped in 10 points while John McGrath added 8 and some tough defense to help the Gold Rush knock off the Heat 34-31.  Drew Brown and Kyle Pugatch both scored 10 for the Heat as they narrowly missed staging a strong comeback after the Gold Rush jumped out to a big lead.  

Spartans 36  Blue Hawks 18
Ben Lawrence poured in 11 of his game high 16 points in the first half as the Spartans jumped out to a lead over the Blue Hawks en route to a 36-18 win.  Michael Ricciardi added 10 points for the Spartans.  Tucker Champeau  and Ben Trantanella each scored multiple hoops for the Blue Hawks.

Celtics 18  Warriors 15
Cole Mazzaferro led all scorers with 10 points while Ernest Barber added 8 points and a slew of rebounds for the Celtics as they held off the Warriors 18-15.  Brendan Walsh scored 5 points and Andrew Awada added 4 to keep the Warriors close throughout the contest.

Generals 39  Pythons  25
Daniel Wilson dropped in 14 points and Sean Grimes scored 10 to lead the Generals passed the Pythons 39-25. Patrick Ward hit for 9 points to lead the Pythons while Jason Ward, Braden Ledder, Joe Shen, and Tom Robertson all scored 4 to help the Pythons stay close through much of hte contest.

Bears 19  Thunderbolts 17 
The Bears and Thunderbolts played even until the final second when Shane Cressman picked up a loose ball and scored giving the Bears a 19-17 victory.  Shane led all scoring with 9 points for the game.  Also for the Bears, Brian Alibrandi and Alex Wood had 4 points each and Dan Marshall played strong defense and scored 2 points.  The Thunderbolts were led by Ryan Domit with 7 points and too many rebounds to count.  Jay Wallace handled the ball well and had 3 points.  Harry Laushine collected a couple of offensive boards and scored 4 points.

Silver Bullets 28   Blue Celtics 21
Jake Barisano poured in a team high 12 points to lead the Silver Bullets over the Blue Celtics 28-21. Jake's output was complemented by brother Cam and teammate James Weaver who each scored 6 of their 8 points in the second half to help put the game away for the Bullets.  The Celtics were paced by Timmy Loosigian who dropped in 13 points.

Grey Ghosts 21  Hawks 17
Nick Lofria and Colin Carney both scored 6 points to help the Grey Ghosts top the Hawks 21-17. Tommy Olmstead hit for 9 points while Owen McNeil added 5 to help the Hawks keep the game close.

Green Monsters 27  Bulls 18
Josh Rosenstein led all scorers with 16 points, 10 in the first half,  as the Green Monsters jumped out to an early lead and held off the Bulls 27-18.  Jakob Simas scored two hoops in each half to help the Green Monsters keep their early lead.  Luke Stocker scored 6 points for the Bulls.

Blue Thunder 26  Blue Man Group 21
In a close contest between men in blue, Tyler Bella dropped in 12 of his game high 14 points in the second half to pace the Thunder in their win over the Group.  For the Blue Man Group, Peter Waldron scored 8 points while playing unselfishly while running the team offense. 

Phantoms 34 Wizards 32
Scott Beattie toppped all scorers with 16 points as the Phantoms knocked off the first place Wizards 34-32 in a game that went down to the final possessions. Anish Venkatesh and Alec Morgan each contributed 8 points to the Phantom scoresheet.  John Berrigan led the Wizards with 14 points while Joe Baker added 6.