Not even the multiple leg champions Aces can stop the Blackbears this time as the more aggressive team from Macau played more inspired, more determined basketball in beating their more renowned rivals, 99-92, on the final day of competition in The Asian Tournament late Sunday night.
Behind the double-double games of Phoenix Shackelford and Seny Pathe Ndiaye, the Blackbears displayed a more balanced firepower than their rivals.
Shackelford finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds while Ndiaye produced 18 points on top of 12 boards.
Offensively, it was Brendan Bailey who led the way with 26 markers while local players Jenning Leung and Chao Xing Zhao combined for 25 points to make key contributions as well for the Blackbears.
The Blackbears won despite getting outrebounded by the Aces, 48-62, but Macau hit 13 trhee-point shots, four of those coming from Bailey.
Macau also played much better as a team, dishing out 17 assists, which were eight more than the Aces.
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