4th April 2008 Marshall MK Lions 75-97 Worcester Wolves

BBL Championship Match Preview

Game details:-

Venue: Bletchley LC

Competition:- BBL Championship

Tip-off:- 7.30pm

Quarterscores:- 17-28, 39-45, 56-67

Overtime periods:-

Final result:- 75-97

Officials:- Rob Hickman, Bob Bhania, Mark Ennis

Top Scorers:

Lions: Windless/Spinks 12, Brown 11

Wolves: Life 29, Paez 27, Harker 19

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The Worcester Wolves secured their first ever playoff berth after defeating the Marshall MK Lions 97-75 on the road.

After the teams had traded baskets early on the Wolves rattled off 8 points without reply to lead 16-8 and although Lions trimmed the lead back, a 12-4 finale to the first quarter left Wolves 28-17 clear. Lions fought back in the second stanza with a 11-2 burst and when Liam Cort scored a three pointer on the half time buzzer the gap was back to 6 at 45-39.

Chuck Evans started the third quarter strongly for the visiting Wolves, nailing back to back three pointers to open up a double digit lead. The Lions stayed in contention thanks to 8 points in the quarter from Dru Spinks but it took a Yorrick Williams 3 pointer on the third quarter buzzer to cut Wolves advantage to 67-56.

Once in the final quarter Lions hopes of a recovery quickly disappeared, Terrell Brown left the game with a head injury and a unsportsmanlike foul on Shawn Jamison and subsequent bench technical left the game beyond Lions reach.

Wolves were once again led by profolic scorers James Life (29 points) and Anthony Paez (27 points.

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