9th February 2008 Worcester Wolves 87-92 Kularoos Plymouth Raiders

BBL Championship Match Preview

Game details:-

Venue: Worcester Uni

Competition:- BBL Championship

Tip-off:- 7.00pm

Quarterscores:- 24-26, 49-48, 62-73

Overtime periods:-

Final result:- 87-92

Officials:- Majid Shahab, Steve Ellis, Steve Wheatcroft

Top Scorers:

Wolves: Paez 29, Life 22, Durant 12

Raiders: Beasley 21, Lasker 21, Moore 19

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The Kularoos Plymouth Raiders completed a season sweep of the Worcester Wolves as they defeated them for the third time in the BBL Championship by 87-92. The win saw Plymouth break back into the top four, surpassing the Guildford Heat.

They were led by DeAntoine Beasley and Drew Lasker, who had 21 points each. It was Anthony Paez that led all scorers with 29 points, whilst Shaun Durant had a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Wolves.

A high scoring first quarter saw the home side take their only lead of the first ten minutes at 24-22, before the Raiders netted the last 4 points to edge in front at 24-26.

The Wolves regained the lead in the second stanza and were up 45-44 when James Life was the victim of an unsportsmanlike foul that led to him sinking three points, and the hosts subsequently held on to a 49-48 lead at the half-time break.

Anthony Paez opened the third quarter with a three-pointer, but the lead didn't last long as the Raiders snatched it back at 60-61 mid-way through the period. Anthony Martin and Drew Lasker then had 4 points each as a contribution towards a 12-2 burst that sent the Raiders into the final quarter leading by 62-73.

Once in the fourth the home side re-asserted themselves on the game and scored the first 5 points. They slowly narrowed the gap to 79-84 before 6 unanswered points gave them an 85-84 lead heading into the final minute. However, the visitors maintained their poise as a Terrence Durham basket gave them the advantage back with 45 seconds remaining before Gaylon Moore added another two and Allister Gall calmly netted a pair of free-throws to seal the win.

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Stats Corner: Wolves Raiders

League Position

2007/08 League Record

Current Form (last 5)

All-Time Head-to-Head

Championship Head-to-Head

2007/08 Head-to-Head

Last Win vs. opposition

Biggest Win vs. opposition

Points Leader

Rebounds Leader

Assists Leader

Team Points Per Game

Team Rebounds Per Game

Team Assists Per Game

Team Shooting %

Team Three-Point %

Team Free-throw %

10

6-13

LWLWL

0-6

0-6

0-2

n/a

n/a

J Life, 25.9

S Durant, 10.3

C Evans, 4.2

86.8 (5)

43.7 (3)

13.0 (6)

44.1 (7)

35.1 (5)

65.7 (7)

4

11-6

WWLLW

6-0

6-0

2-0

95-77, 27/01/08

121-72,21/01/07

D Lasker, 19.1

T Durham, 11.2

A Martin, 3.9

79.4 (10)

44.8 (1)

12.6 (10)

42.8 (9)

29.2 (10)

60.1 (11)