20th Oct, 2007 Worcester Wolves 92-85 Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders

BBL Championship Match Preview

Game details:-

Venue: Worcester Uni

Competition:- BBL Championship

Tip-off:- 7.00pm

Quarterscores:- 32-24, 50-43, 67-63

Overtime periods:-

Final result:- 92-85

Officials:- Steve Ellis, Majid Shahab, Gavin Lewis

Top Scorers:

Wolves: Paez 36, Durant 15, Harker 11

Riders: Wellington 17, Woodyard 16, Lamble 13

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Worcester Wolves are off the mark for the season after a 92-85 home win against Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders.

Anthony Paez was the star of the show for Worcester sinking a game high 36-points to lead his team off the bottom of the BBL table.

Paez was hot from the start as he hit a three-point shot to open the scoring. Leads of 12-7 and 22-15 were consolidated to 32-24 by the end of the first quarter.

After a steady second period where the teams sparred for position it was Paez who was the standout player scoring 23-points in the half as Worcester went in at the interval 50-43 in front.

Riders rallied during the third quarter. A 12-0 burst saw them take the lead at 54-59 before Wolves hit back with a 9-0 tear of the own to finish the stanza 67-63 up.

In a tense final quarter both sides lost key players due to foul trouble and Leicester closed an 85-76 lead to 86-81 leaving the result in doubt. However, Chuck Evans kept his nerve from the charity stripe to nail six free throws to take the Wolves to victory.

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