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Melbourne United's Shawn Long
(Submitted File Photo/Courtesy of Melbourne United Basketball Club)

MCHS alum Long leads Melbourne United in scoring in loss

Melbourne United failed to get its offense going in Auckland on Sunday afternoon and fell to the New Zealand Breakers 90-68. After struggling from deep in recent weeks, Melo Trimble scored a three-pointer on United’s first possession, but the Breakers came out strong to force Dean Vickerman to call a time-out halfway through the first quarter with New Zealand leading 16-9. Another three-pointer from Trimble late in the quarter kept Melbourne within reach, trailing 26-18 at the first break. An 8-2 start to the second quarter gave the Breakers a strong lead, but then United’s intensity lifted on both ends ...

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