28th Oct, 2007 Marshall MK Lions 81 - 78 Kularoos Plymouth Raiders

BBL Championship Match Preview

Game details:-

Venue: Bletchley LC

Competition:- BBL Championship

Tip-off:- 4.00pm

Quarterscores:- 31-18, 60-35, 69-61

Overtime periods:-

Final result:- 81-78

Officials:- Neil Wilkinson, Steve Ellis, Mac Callendar

Top Scorers:

Lions: Windless 18, Heizer 17, Jamison 12

Raiders: Martin 21, Moore 16, Beasley 12

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The Marshall MK Lions became one of the trio of teams on ten BBL Championship points as they overcame the Kularoos Plymouth Raiders, who are just one place above them in the table, 81-78.

Tony Windless led the Lions with 18 points, just ahead of Peter Heizer's 17. Anthony Martin led all scorers with 21 points in vain for the Raiders.

The Lions, and particularly centre Shawn Jamison, came out strongly and soon led 11-2 after 8 points from the big American. They maintained their good start and led 31-18 after the first quarter.

It was much the same in the second as the Lions, led by Mike New and Heizer, won the quarter 29-17 to post 60 first-half points and a 60-35 lead.

However, the Raiders wouldn't lie down and came out fighting in the third stanza. They restricted the Lions to just 9 points and began to narrow the gap on the back of a 14-1 run, influenced by 4 each from DeAntoine Beasley and Gaylon Moore, to make it 69-59, which became 69-61 going into the decisive quarter.

Amazingly the Raiders completed their come back and took the lead late in the game. The Lions held out until there were just 4:00 left, when a long three-pointer from DeAntoine Beasley made the score 72-73. However, the veteran Lions maintained their poise and scores from Windless and Heizer made it 79-78 with 58 seconds left, and only Terrell Brown would score again as he settled the game from the charity stripe.

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