JABAR EKSPRES – Bima Perkasa Jogja added to Satya Wacana Salatiga’s misery with a defeat in the IBL Bandung Series in a match held at the C-Tra Arena on Thursday.
Bima Perkasa won 65-57 over Satya Wacana after stepping on the gas in the first quarter. Based on the records of the match results broadcast by the IBL, Bima Perkasa kicked off with an advantage 23-9 in the first quarter.
Andre Adrianno’s presence added sharpness to the Bima Perkasa shot. Andre, who is a former Satya Wacana player, was revealed as a starter in this match. The other four core players are Aldy Falentino, Ikram Fadhil, Argus Sanyudy, and foreign player Cameron Coleman.
While from Satya Wacana, the players who started were Calvin Biyantaka, Henry Lakay, Randy Prasetya, Febrianus Khiandio, and foreign player Shemar Johnson.
Satya Wacana, who had only scored nine points, responded in the second quarter. Good defence made it difficult for Bima Perkasa to score points.
Both teams displayed a balanced game. Both Bima Perkasa and Satya Wacana scored field goals at 40 per cent. There was no notable difference in the performances of the two teams, apart from assists. Bima Perkasa excelled 19-12 assists in this match.
From the he team, only two players scored double digit points, namely Samuel Devin Susanto who posted 14 points with 6/10 shooting accuracy and Cameron Coleman followed with a score of 10 points.
In contrast from Satya Wacana, Shemar Johnson scored 13 points, followed by Henry Lakay 12 points, and Ignatio Galih Brahmana 11 points.
He now has the same collection of wins as Dewa United Banten, which is 17 wins.
Meanwhile, Satya Wacana has lost six games in a row since the Yogyakarta series to Bandung. Even though in Yogyakarta, Satya Wacana had won two consecutive wins.
