Altogether, Week Two of Athletes Unlimited Basketball has been great but even better for forward Tianna Hawkins of Team Brown. With this in mind, she surpassed her own Athletes Unlimited Basketball single-game high by scoring 46 points, including 26 in the first half.
What’s more, the former Atlanta Dream forward posted her sixth consecutive double-digit scoring performance of the season. Moreover, Game 12 was her third game with 20 or more points in Athletes Unlimited Basketball.
The former Dream forward, who scored a league-high 38 points in Game Nine, made 20-of-27, or 74.1 percent, of her field goal attempts. In addition, she went 3-of-6 three-point field goal attempts plus sinking three of her four free throws.
Well that record didn’t last long…@t_hawk21 breaks the record…that she set…24 hour ago 🤯 pic.twitter.com/IjqbzcNSSL
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Hawkins also nabbed a game-high ten rebounds to post her third double-double of the season. However, it’s important to realize that the three double-doubles have come in the last five appearances.
Team Brown shot a strong 59.4 percent from the field in the win over Team Cloud. This instance marked the highest field goal percentage by a team this season. In addition, it is the ninth time this year a team has shot 50 percent or more from the field.
Team Cloud, led by Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud was called for just seven fouls. Overall, it was the fewest against a team in the league this season in the 97-84 loss.
Team Brown (Team Orange)
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Besides the performance of Hawkins, guard Taj Cole doled out a season-high 11 assists in the win for Team Brown while contributing six points and four rebounds. The 11 assists by Cole rank fourth in the league this season.
Next, guard Essence Carson contributed 13 points in the win for Team Brown, marking her fourth double-digit effort of the year. The seventh overall pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft by the New York Liberty was 5-for-6 from the field, including a 3-of-4 effort from three-point range. She also had four rebounds and a season-high six assists.
Team @Lexiebrown playing hot potato with the ball.
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The captain of Team Brown, guard Lexie Brown, made it to double figures for the fifth time in six games. Brown scored 11 points in Game 12 of Athletes Unlimited Basketball. Brown, who will wear the orange jersey for the third straight week, also had five assists and three rebounds.
Lastly, forward Jessica Kuster had her second consecutive double-digit scoring game with 10 points after going 4-of-7 from the field. Kuster also had four boards in 26 minutes.
Team Cloud (Team Gold)
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Team Cloud, in reality, played a great game despite losing by 13 points. To begin, guard/forward DiJonai Harrington had her sixth straight double-digit scoring effort with 28 points, including a team-high 14 points in the first half.
On the positive side, she also set an Athletes Unlimited Basketball season-high with seven steals. Also, the Connecticut Sun rookie dished out seven assists with six rebounds.
DIJONAI’S GOT THE SAUCE @T_Cloud4 ➡️ @DijonaiVictoria #BeUnlimited | #AUHoops pic.twitter.com/sjThgbiZVI
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Sooner or later, more Athletes Unlimited Basketball history was bound to be made and Team Cloud guard/forward Ty Young did. Young received the first technical foul in Athletes Unlimited Basketball history in the fourth quarter.
Team Cloud captain Natasha Cloud barely missed the first triple-double in Athletes Unlimited Basketball history, putting up 15 points with ten rebounds and nine assists.
Finally, guard Destinee Walker came off the bench to score a season-high 22 points. The former Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard also made all three free throws. Correspondingly, she scored 18 of her 22 points in the third quarter, setting a league season-high for points by a player in a quarter.
Athletes Unlimited Basketball: Game 12 MVPs (Total Points)
MVP 1: Hawkins (Team Brown) – 90 points (820 points)
MVP 2: Walker (Team Cloud) – 60 points (307 points)
MVP 3: Carrington (Team Cloud) – 30 points (371 points)
Your Game 1️⃣2️⃣ MVPs are…
— Athletes Unlimited (@AUProSports) February 6, 2022
1️⃣ @t_hawk21
2️⃣ @Destinee24
3️⃣ @DijonaiVictoria #BeUnlimited | #AUHoops pic.twitter.com/Rq29sKtsAc
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