Ado's Triple-Double Leads Hawks Past ABI, 87-62

  • Sunday, January 25, 2015
  • Special to Chattanoogan.com

Talented post Abdulhakim Ado turned in a triple-double effort on Saturday, leading Hamilton Heights to an 87-62 victory over the American Basketball Institute.

Since ABI, coached by former Georgia and NBA player Literial Green, is a post-graduate school the game was played with two 20-minute halves.

Ado scored 18 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and 16 blocked shots, 10 in the first half, to lead the Hawks to their 22nd win in 24 games.

Silas Adheke scored 17 points, Ezekiel Balogun had 14 and Joan Duran added 12 points and nine rebounds.

Summary

Hamilton Heights                                       37 50 – 87

American Basketball Institute             29 33 – 62

Hamilton Heights (87) – Laing 2, Pitts 2, Duran 12, Ado 18, Chantha 3, Ezekiel Balogun 14, Micakovic 5, McCartney 3, Andelic 3, Olatunji 2, Silas Adheke 17, Massengill 4.

American Basketball Institute (62) – Wallace 10, Najjar 5, Madina 3, Biergess 1, Miller 12, Jamerson 6, Hamilton 13, Beaty 8, Perroni 4.

3-Point Goals – 3 (Duran 1, Chantha 1, Andelic 1), American Basketball Institute 4 (Wallace 2, Najjar 1, Jamerson 1).

(E-mail Larry Fleming at larryfleming44@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @larryfleming44)

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