It was a mere two weeks ago that the Octane Infinity faced the Hoop Indis in the sauna-like gym of The Hoop in Beaverton, OR. So the Octane Infinity didn’t want a repeat of that game to start the new season as they faced the latest incarnation of the Hoop Indis last Monday, July 21, 2008.
The game remained close throughout the first half despite the tenacious defense by the Octane Infinity, sparked by Adam Crane who picked up five steals for the game. By half time, the Hoop Indis held a four-point advantage. The Hoop Indis followed up with a run at the beginning of the second half, extending their lead to 11.
And then the tide turned. The Octane Infinity didn’t give up. Their defense tightened up, their passing started to click, and they started attacking the basket. One fast break after another combined with great ball movement to the big guys inside and to the shooters outside gave the Octane Infinity the momentum they needed to come back and build a respectable lead to take a decisive victory over the Hoop Indis, 76-65.
Mike R. led the Octane Infinity with 24 points, six rebounds, and five assists. David Camp had a monster game, scoring 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting and grabbing 13 rebounds. Jonas Reyes added 12 points and two steals while Chris Turman, who didn’t arrive until the second half, still managed to snag nine rebounds, six points, and two blocks.
“A great win all around because it was a great team effort—our rotations were effective, David and Mike were perfect from the charity stripe, our open court pressure created turnovers and our D was solid,” commented Edwin Tanedo. “What a great way to start our season!”
The Octane were without forward John Le, who was coaching a youth basketball camp in Portland.
Boxscore
| No. | Pos | Player | 2PT | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | SG/SF | Mike R. | 2-3 | 6-21 | 2-2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| 13 | PG/SG | Adam Crane | 1-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |
| 21 | PG/SG | Jonas Reyes | 6-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | |
| 26 | PG/SG | Edwin Tanedo | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 30 | PF/C | Chris Turman | 3-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 40 | PF | Marcus Berger | 1-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 44 | SF | Scott Nelson | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 51 | PF/C | David Camp | 7-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | |
| 22 | SF/PF | John Le | DNP | |||||||||
| Totals | 23-58 | 8-33 | 6-8 | 50 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 76 | |||
Credits
Statistician: Lisa Sander
Writer: Jonas Reyes
OCTANE INFINITY 
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