Kataja Basket pulls away from Bisons Loimaa on Saturday
LOIMAA, Finland (Interstat) — Josiah Harris had 19 points and 13 rebounds as visiting Kataja Basket beat Bisons Loimaa 86-71 on Saturday. Deshon Taylor led Bisons with 24 points and six assists. Stevie Strong added 20 points, five rebounds and four assists for Kataja, which improved to 2-0. Richie Springs grabbed 14 rebounds and scored six points. Javion Ogunyemi scored 15 points with nine rebounds for Bisons. Teemu Suokas scored 14 points and handed out six assists. Roydell Brown added 15 points and eight rebounds for Bisons, which fell to 0-2. Teemu Knihtinen and Fiifi Aidoo each scored six points. Topias Palmi added 12 points for Kataja. Kataja trailed 23-16 after the first quarter, then scored 29 points in the second to take a 45-37 halftime lead. Kataja led 66-53 after three quarters. The win followed Kataja’s season-opening victory over Helsinki, while Bisons dropped its second straight game after a road loss at KTP Kotka Basket.