4th January 2008 Marshall MK Lions 90 - 80 Kularoos Plymouth Raiders

BBL Trophy, Group Stages

Game details:-

Venue: Bletchley LC

Competition:- BBL Tropy, Group Stages

Tip-off:- 7.30pm

Quarterscores:- 22-19, 37-38, 61-55

Overtime periods:-

Final result:- 90-80

Officials:-  

Top Scorers:

Lions: Williams 27, Windless 18, Jamison 17

Raiders: Beasley 15, Durham 15, Lasker 15

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The Marshall MK Lions took charge of BBL Trophy Group 1 as they defeated the Kularoos Plymouth Raiders, who are reigning Trophy champions, by 90-80 at Bletchley on Friday.

Lions' seventh consecutive win was inspired by 7 three-pointers from Yorick Williams, on his way to a game-high 27 points for the night. Tony Windless added 18 and Shawn Jamison had 17. Terrence Durham led the visitors with 15 points and a massive 21 rebounds.

A tight first quarter saw the Lions edge in front as Tony Windless scored 8 consecutive points for his team to give them an 18-12 lead, only for a Gavin Love triple to peg them back as the Raiders finished the first quarter with just a 22-19 deficit.

The Lions pushed on in the second stanza and led 32-27. However, an 11-5 push to finish the half gave the Raiders the lead at 37-38 going into the locker room.

The home team made a decisive move early in the third as an 8-1 opening, inspired by Shawn Jamison, saw them regain the lead before back-to-back triples from Williams extended it to double-digits at 55-44, which they maintained through to 61-55 going into the decisive quarter.

James Noel scored four early points for the Raiders in the fourth period, but Yorick Williams made the game-winning plays as he hit four consecutive three-pointers as part of a 14-3 surge that made the score 77-62. The Raiders responded with a 14-6 run, most of those points coming from the free-throw line, but a Tony Windless score and a further trey from Williams with 30 seconds left sealed the game.

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