26th January 2008 PAWS London Capital 101-111 Everton Tigers (OT)

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Everton Tigers went level with the Sheffield Sharks for sixth position in the Championship table thanks to a 101-111 overtime victory over the PAWS London Capital at the Capital City Academy on Saturday evening.

With the game tied at 68-68 going into the final stanza, it was the home side who made the first break with an 8-2 start to the period to take the score out to 76-70, but the Tigers responded immediately with a 7-2 burst of their own to get back to within a point at 78-77.

The Capital continued to keep their noses in front down the stretch, but a Tony Miller three-pointer, and two free throws from Calvin Davis in the final seconds drew the sides level at 92-92 sending the game into overtime.

In the extra period, the Tigers broke the game open with a 13-3 tear to take the score out to 97-105, and ultimately hold on for the all important victory.

Richard Midgley led all scorers in the game netting an impressive 37 points for the Tigers, while the Capital scoring was led by Jo Mbye with 29 points.

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Stats Corner: Capital Tigers

11

5-13

LLLLL

1-0

1-0

1-0

58-69, 12/10/07

58-69, 12/10/07

S Bradley, 19.9

I Gariba, 5.9

S Ataha, 1.2

79.1 (9)

40.5 (10)

7.4 (12)

41.7 (11)

33.7 (7)

71.1 (3)

6

8-8

WLWWW

0-1

0-1

0-1

N/A

N/A

R Midgley, 22.5

C Davis, 9.4

T Miller, 3.9

84.0 (6)

43.0 (4)

15.4 (4)

47.6 (4)

35.1 (4)

65.4 (7)