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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (June 9, 2006) - Day 4 at the NBA Pre-Draft Camp at Disney's Wide World of Sports and the aches and pains are starting to surface with the 60 plus players who have sweated out four intense days of action in front of league personnel.

The four days of action for the prospect included three games, countless scrimmages and drills, along with physicals, testings and individual workouts - enough the wear down the toughest of competitors.

As Friday's action brought the Pre-Draft Camp to a close, some notable players were absent due to injuries sustained throughout the week. Maryland's Nik Caner-Medley wasn't on the floor for Friday's game due to a hamstring strain. Meanwhile, Syracuse's Gerry McNamara was also unable to play on Day 4 - citing an abdominal strain.

J.P. Batista of Gonzaga, who played in two games on Thursday, was showing off the rewards of his hard work on Friday with a nice shiner under his right eye.

GAME 7 - Team Two 95, Team Three 67
In the opening game of Friday's action, Team Two jumped out to an 11-0 lead and never looked back in a 95-67 thumping of Team Three. Team Two finished the week with a perfect 3-0 mark, while Team Two went without a victory in their three contests.

UConn's Denham Brown scored a game-high 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting. Brown showcased his shooting ability throughout the contest, taking multiple shoots from the outside while also taking the ball to the basket - and on one occasion - showing his capability to finish a shot after a foul.

Brown worked well in the backcourt during this contest with Louisiana-Lafayette's Dwayne Mitchell and Pittsburgh's Carl Krauser. The three kept pushing the ball down the floor - not allowing Team Three to get set defensively on multiple occasions. Mitchell finished with 12 points while Krauser had just two points.

The other five the played together on Team Two - Darius Washington (Memphis), Batista, Eric Hicks (Cincinnati), Brandon Bowman (Georgetown) and Bobby Jones (Washington) showed consistency as a unit on the scoring end and distributed the ball well. Batista, Bowman and Jones finished with 11 points each, while Washington had 10 and Hicks chipped in with four points.

After digging a hole from the start, Team Three struggled from the field for much of the contest and finished shooting 35.4 percent from the field - compared to the 51.4 percent from Team Two.

Justin Williams (Wyoming) led Team Three with 14 points, while Dan Grunfeld (Stanford) scored 11 and C.J. Watson (Tennessee) added 10.

GAME 8 - Team One 105, Team Six 86
Terence Dials (Ohio State) scored 24 points as Team One finished the week 2-1 with a 105-86 victory against Team Six.

After going back-and-forth for the first 15 minutes of the game, Team One pulled away near the end of the first half and went to halftime leading 50-43.

The biggest highlight of the game came in the last five minutes of the game as George Washington's Pops Mensah-Bonsu put up a dunking show for the scouts and league officials in attendance.

After Daniel Horton (Michigan) picked off a pass, Mensah-Bonsu raced ahead and Horton fed him the ball. As Mensah- Bonsu went up for the dunk, he was fouled on the way up. However, he still managed to hold onto the ball well enough to slam down a very impressive windmill jam, which drew many oohs and aahs from the nonpartisan crowd.

Then, on Team One's next possession, Mensah-Bonsu was fed the ball along the baseline and again finished the play with a dunk. Several minutes later, Mensah-Bonsu would be over the rim once again - accepting an alley oop from Chris McCray for a quick two points.

Mensah-Bonsu finished with 17 points off 6-of-9 shooting. He also had six rebounds and went 5-of-8 from the charity stripe.

Joining Dials and Mensah-Bonsu in double digits for Team One were Steve Novak (13 points), McCray (12 points) and Paul Millsap (11 points).

Boise State's Coby Karl - the son of Denver Nuggets coach George Karl - led Team Six with 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting, while also dishing out five assists. Louis Amundson of UNLV added 13 and Oklahoma's Taj Gray pitched in with 11.

GAME 9 - Team Four 85, Team Five 70
Team Four overcame an early deficit to leave the 2006 NBA Pre-Draft Camp victorious, topping Team Five 85-70 at Disney's Wide World of Sports on Friday afternoon. With the win, Team Four finished the four-day camp with a perfect 3-0 record in game competition.

Team Five stayed on top for 19 of the 20 first-half minutes, but Team Four held their counterparts scoreless for the last 2:44 of the first half to cut the deficit to only one, 42-41, at the break. Team Five quickly picked back up in the second half, scoring five unanswered to open back up a six-point cushion. But again, Team Four pushed the score back to one of the game's seven ties at the 12:03 mark and proceeded to outscore Team Five 31-16 the rest of way en route to the 15-point victory.

J.R. Pinnock (George Washington) led Team Five in scoring with 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting. Taquan Dean (Louisville) and Joah Tucker (Wisconsin-Milwaukee) contributed 12 and 11 points, respectively, while six of the squad's 10 members scored at least eight points. Renaldo Balkman (South Carolina) continued his dominance on the boards, grabbing a game-high 10 rebounds. Tarance Kinsey paced four players on Team Five in double figures with 13 points.

TOP PROSPECTS SURFACE: Many of the Draft prospects that has Lottery pick potential in the June 28 NBA Draft will be speaking to the media on Saturday afternoon. Those in attendance will be LaMarcus Aldridge, Ronnie Brewer, Rodney Carney, Randy Foye, Rudy Gay, Adam Morrison, Patrick O'Bryant, JJ Redick, Brandon Roy, Tyrus Thomas, Marcus Williams and Shelden Williams.

None of the above listed participated in the week's Pre-Draft Camp action, but were in town to take physicals and most also did private workouts for teams. Brewer, Carney and Foye were at the RDV Sportsplex on Thursday afternoon where they worked out for the Magic.

INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR: As one of only two international players (along with Australia's Brad Newley) in this year's field, Russia's Victor Keyru knows the importance of playing in front of so many NBA scouts.

While NBA scouts scour every corner of the globe to find the game's greatest players, it's sometimes difficult for international players to receive as many looks as American college players due to their locale and also the constant television exposure of college players.

On top of that, Keyru played in a supporting role this past season for Dynamo St. Petersburg, Russia's top team. While that role helped add to the team's success, it wasn't able to showcase his talents when many scouts were there to see him play.

However, his time on court was good enough to earn him one of the coveted slots in the Pre-Draft Camp and a chance to demonstrate his abilities in front of a large NBA audience. Keyru also had ups and downs with his play throughout the week, but has showed off his flexibility on the court on multiple opportunities. The 6-6 guard finished Friday's game with seven points, six rebounds and three assists, while scoring 11 points on Thursday and five points on Wednesday.

Keyru hit 7-of-14 shots during the week and went 1-of-3 from three-point range. He showed poise with the basketball, opting to not take a shot on several occasions while waiting for a teammate to get open for a higher percentage basket. He seemed comfortable driving the lane and also hit several baskets from NCAA three-point range.

Though he knew this was a golden opportunity to expand his audience, Keyru didn't want to go overboard this week and hurt his chances.

"I've just been trying to play my game," Keyru said. "Sometimes if you try to prove something, it doesn't always go the right way."

Keyru was an early entry candidate before the 2005 NBA Draft, but withdrew his name from consideration before the deadline. This time around, Keyru isn't sure whether or not he'll get drafted - but he's hoping his play this week has helped his chances.

"I'm trying to not think about it much," Keyru said. "I'm just trying to play and do my best and hope that it's enough."