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Late
comeback not enough for PLC
| Venue: |
Capital City Academy |
| Final Result: |
PAWS
London Capital 71 - 73 Kularoos Plymouth Raiders |
| Quarter Scores: |
19-14, 38-30,
50-56 |
| Top Scorers: |
PLC: Miller 16, Van Stein
15, Williams 13
Raiders: Lasker 27, Beasley 17, Durham 9 |
| Officials: |
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A late fight-back could not prevent Kularoos Plymouth Raiders keeping
the heat on the top two with a hard fought win at PAWS London Capital.
Raiders trailed early on thanks to a 10-2 run by Capital which handed
them a 19-14 first quarter advantage. A further 6-3 run to begin
the second helped the home team to an 8-point (38-30) half time
lead.
However, after the break it was a different story as a 15-2 burst
by Raiders brought the visitors right back into the match. Heading
into the final quarter they led 56-50.
Plymouth continued to play the better of the two sides and stretched
out to 52-64 and 61-73 before London scored the final 10 points
of the match. The comeback wasn't to be completed though as Raiders
move within a win of top spot in the BBL.
Wes Miller led the Capital side with 16 points, while new signing
Fred Williams impressed with 13 points despite suffering from foul
trouble.
PLC exit
at quarter finals of BBL Cup
| Venue: |
Capital City Academy |
| Final Result: |
PAWS London Capital 73 -
78 Marshall MK Lions |
| Quarter Scores: |
14-19, 35-31,
52-51 |
| Top Scorers: |
PLC: Van Stein 26, Williams
15, Miller 11
Lions: Heizer 19, New 17, Williams 13 |
| Officials: |
Haydn Jones, Darren Bolt, Gavin Lewis |
Marshall
MK Lions had to come from behind on Sunday afternoon to secure their
BBL Cup semi-final berth, but eventually ran out 78-73 victors
over PAWS London Capital at the Capital City Academy.
It was the Lions who started the stronger, and a 10-2 run in the opening
period gave them an early 10-16 lead. The home side fought back however,
and a 9-0 start to the second quarter saw them take a 23-20, and they
lead a four-point advantage over their visitors to lead 35-31 at the
half.
The second half saw the Lions explode out of the blocks, and a 12-4
start to the third period saw them re-take the lead at 39-43. The Lions
led for the majority of the quarter, but Capital's Harvey van Stein
scored the final eight points of the quarter to give the home side
a slender one-point advantage at 52-51 going into the final stanza.
The game was broken open however by the Lions as they hit nine of the
first eleven points of the final period to take the score out to 54-60.
The Capital clawed their way back, and got to within four points at
68-72 with less than one minute remaining, but they could not close
the deficit as the Lions ran out eventual winners.
Article
by Dave Ryan.
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