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United Take Down Phoenix In 3x3Hustle Exhibition Game
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NBL fans got a teaser of the upcoming inaugural ‘Throwdown’ on Saturday, when Melbourne United battled South East Melbourne Phoenix in a 3x3Hustle exhibition game.
The game took place on the big stage of Marvel Stadium, before the Australia Boomers’ historic win over USA Basketball.
United rolled out a strong squad full of NBL20 contracted players in Sam Short, Sam McDaniel, Jack Purchase and Jo Lual-Acuil, while the Phoenix had a mix of contracted and training players with Deng Acuoth, Ben Ursich,
The United team proved to be too strong for the Phoenix, taking out the victory 18-13, with new signing Lual-Acuil impressing with his length and athleticism.
.@DengAcuoth and Jo Lual-Acuil hanging around at @marvelstadiumau as part of the @MelbUnitedHQ and @SEMelbPhoenix 3×3 Throwdown đź’Ą pic.twitter.com/zPkqfHcy1d
— 3x3Hustle (@3x3Hustle) August 24, 2019
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