Tuesday, June 30 was a FULL day in the Ultimate Hoop League — six games, wild swings, and one player putting the entire league on notice. Let's get into it.
The biggest story of the day belongs to EthePG and Columbia, who swept South Sudan in a two-game series and didn't just win — they dominated the assist column. In Game 1 at home, EthePG went for 23 points and 20 assists — a double-double — as Columbia handled business 75–66. Then in Game 2 on the road, he turned right back around and dropped 18 points and 27 assists — another double-double — in an 86–78 road win. Two games, two double-doubles, and Columbia now sits at 10–2 on a five-game win streak. That's your league leader doing league-leader things. ITS BLike of South Sudan hauled in 11 rebounds in Game 1, and ID Mamba fought hard with 24 points and 12 assists in a losing effort in Game 2, but it wasn't enough to stop the Columbia machine.
Now let's talk about Panama, because they were absolutely everywhere today. xlexav was the most electric player on the floor across the entire slate — 34 points and 13 assists in a loss to China, then turned around and posted 19 points and 15 assists in a win over Canada. Both are double-doubles. this2eazy15 was a monster on the glass, pulling down 17 rebounds in the Panama–China game and 7 more in the Panama–Canada matchup — the 17-board performance is a double-double of its own. Panama beat Canada 95–84 and beat China 78–73, but dropped the third game of the day to China 88–74. A 2-1 day for a team that needed every win they could get.
On the Canada side of things, Flo The Don was putting in work regardless of the result. In the loss to Panama, he had 30 points and 16 assists — a double-double. In the rematch win over Panama, 17 points, 16 assists, and 3 steals — another double-double. Canada won that second game convincingly, 97–63, with Sniper NF leading the way with 23 points and 12 rebounds — a double-double — to go along with Flo The Don's brilliant all-around night. Canada splits the series and avoids a rough sweep. Meanwhile, China's TrevCookEm erupted for 34 points in the win over Panama, and Scott_2SavageTV added 14 rebounds as China closed out the day on a high note.