At this point, Athletes Unlimited has provided us with some amazing performances and Kelsey Mitchell delivered one for Team Hawkins. To explain, the Indiana Fever guard tallied a season-high 32 points on 14-of-22 shooting from the field.
What’s more, she also hit three shots from beyond the arc. The guard built the 10th 30-point game in Athletes Unlimited Basketball this season. Overall, she is also the seventh player to reach the feat.
Furthermore, Team Hawkins used a 20-4 run that lasted the first and second quarters to snap a 13-all tie and take a demanding 33-17 advantage. In the end, Team Hawkins stays on the winning path by getting an 86-76 win over Team Sims in game 20. Hawkins and her squads have won three of its four games in the previous two weeks.
In addition, Team Hawkins outrebounded Team Sims, 42-32, and held a clear 40-26 edge in points in the paint. What’s important, Team Sims committed just five turnovers in the Game 19 loss.
Team Hawkins (Team Gold)
Credit: Jade Hewitt Athletes Unlimited
To begin, guard Destinee Walker posted her first double-double of the year with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Equally important, the former Notre Dame guard also reached double figures in scoring for the fifth consecutive game.
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Former Atlanta Dream forward Tianna Hawkins posted her sixth double-double of the season after finishing with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
However, her streak of six straight games with 20 or more points ended. As for guard Sydney Colson, she finished with a game-high eight assists, just one off her season-high. Not to mention, center Kalani Brown scored 21 points and eight rebounds in 33 minutes of action.
Team Sims (Team Purple)
Credit: Jade Hewitt Athletes Unlimited
Despite her squad losing, guard Odyssey Sims tallied her ninth double-digit scoring performance, including her third in a row, after pacing Team Sims with 15 points. Sims also matched Colson for game-high honors with her eight assists.
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Simultaneously, guard Courtney Williams has five double-digit scoring games in her last six outings after closing the game with 11 points along with eight rebounds. Also, guard Rebecca Harris came off the bench to score 13 points. Game 20 marked her seventh double-digit effort in Athletes Unlimited this season.
Lastly, Center Nikki Greene finished with 13 points and eight rebounds. This game was her fifth double-digit scoring performance in the last seven games.
Athletes Unlimited Basketball: Game 20 MVPs (Total Points)
MVP 1: Brown (Team Hawkins) – 90 points (523 points)
MVP 2: Mitchell (Team Hawkins) – 60 points (479 points)
MVP 3: Hawkins (Team Hawkins) – 30 points (346 points)
Your Game 20 MVPs are… 🥁
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1️⃣ @kalanibrown21
2️⃣ @Kelz_Hoop
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