Indon five rips Thais in ABL

December 21, 2009, 6:28pm

Satria Muda BritAma of Indonesia got another big lift from American imports Alex Hartman and Nakiea Miller to complete their mastery of the Thailand Tigers, 69-58, in the ASEAN Basketball League Sunday in Jakarta.

Hartman, the league's third leading scorer with 18.7 points per game, fired 25 points on 6-of-15 shooting from the three-point zone while adding six rebounds and three assists to help the BritAma win for the second straight game and third overall against the Tigers in the triple-round elims.

While Hartman sizzled from afar, the 6-foot-9 Miller dominated the shaded lane to finish with 20 points and 22 rebounds.

BritAma improved to 6-5, good for third place behind the Philippine Patriots (8-2) and Singapore Slingers (6-4).

The Patriots are battling the Brunei Barracudas at press time at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City with the hosts out to avenge their shocking 95-70 loss last week in Brunei.— Jonas Terrado