Satria Muda Wins 93-45 Over Pacific

Pertamina Jakarta Deputy Satria Basketball Player Mycheal Gerome Henry (left) was confronted by basketball player Pacific Caesar Surabaya Keljin Deshawn Blevins (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Satria Muda Pertamina Jakarta won a landslide with a score of 93-45 or a difference of 48 points over its visitors Pacific Caesar Surabaya in a match held at Pertamina Arena Jakarta, Saturday.

Satria Muda, who continued to play pressing since the beginning of the match until it ended in victory, has now collected five consecutive wins and became the longest winning record of this season.

Pacific are only two points ahead after tip-off. Satria Muda continued to excel by accumulating point by point until the game ended.

Youbel Sondakh's team took advantage of the absence of Jaylyn Richardson from Pacific who was injured to build on the lead from the start of the match. Given that Richardson is one of the highest scorers in the Pacific team.

Satria Muda won 52-24 in the first half. Then after halftime, Pacific did not rise. Satria Muda continued to lead with a score of 72-35 at the end of the third quarter.

Satria Muda has attracted all foreign players in the third quarter and played with local players in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, Pacific finally followed suit, so both teams played local players in the last quarter.

Abraham Damar Grahita posted 20 points in 16 minutes playing on the pitch. He included 4 tripoins from 5 attempts. Abraham also added 2 assists, 1 rebound, and 1 steal.

"Regarding the changes that have occurred in our team, I think management needs to change by replacing Jarred Shaw with Artem Pustovyi," said Abraham.

"It's been a long season, a lot of up-and-downs, but Youbel coach already knows what Satria Muda needs to bounce back at the end of this season," he said again.

The latest foreign player, Artem Pustovyi, contributed 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, and 1 block in his debut match. Then there was Reynaldo Garcia Zamora who scored 7 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals.

From the bench, Dame Diagne scored 13 points and 7 rebounds. Ali Bagir Alhadar added 10 points. Satria Muda scored his 14th win from 21 matches.

Pacific shot accuracy did not move from 25 percent from the first half until the end of the match. Two foreign players were also less than optimal with Keljin Blevins scoring only 11 points with 3 from 12 shots.

Likewise with Stephen Hurt who scored 10 points, both of which played more than 30 minutes in this match. Pacific has now lost 18th to 20 games this season, caretaker of the 2024 IBL standings