Game 4: Rattlers by the Numbers
Published on June 4, 2022 under Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL)
Saskatchewan Rattlers News Release
After losing to the Rattlers on Wednesday at SaskTel Centre 86-77 and conceding 18 offensive rebounds, Fraser Valley made adjustments and outrebounded Saskatchewan 43-35. They also scored 34 points in the paint to Saskatchewan's 16.
Meanwhile, the Rattlers had four players reach double figures in a losing effort. Malik Benlevi led the way with 18 points and 7 rebounds, while Tony Carr chipped in 15 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. Scottie Lindsey and Devonte Bandoo contributed as well, with Lindsey netting 14 points and Bandoo adding 12 points and 8 rebounds.
Both the Bandits and Rattlers came out of the gates firing. Lindsey and Benlevi both hit three first quarter 3s, going 52 per cent as a team from beyond the arc. Despite missing a handful of bunnies, Fraser Valley shot well themselves, going 47 per cent from the field and 57 per cent from three. Malcolm Duvivier hit a trifecta to beat the buzzer and give the Bandits a 25-24 lead after a high scoring first quarter.
Burnatowski was cooking to start the second quarter, scoring off of a reverse layup, a mid-range jumper, a catch-and-shoot three off a screen, then going between the legs and finishing with his left hand in the paint. Thomas Kennedy also rocked the rim in the second, with three dunks on two assists from Kadre Gray. The Rattlers' league-best three point shooting kept them close, hitting 9 total first half threes on 64 per cent shooting.
The Bandits carried a 51-46 lead into halftime. They shot 55 per cent as a team in the first and dominated the battles for points in the paint and bench points.
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