1st December 2007 Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders 80-93 BiG Storage Cheshire Jets

BBL Championship Match Preview

Game details:-

Venue: John Sandford Centre

Competition:- BBL Championship

Tip-off:- 7.30pm

Quarterscores:- 20-28, 30-51, 49-65

Overtime periods:-

Final result:- 80-93

Officials:- Ian Pollard, Steve Ellis, Steve Wheatcroft

Top Scorers:

Riders: Janiska 19, Wellington/Lamble/Burns 12

Jets: Myers 25, Obazuaye 21, Murphy 11

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BiG Storage Cheshire Jets moved above Everton Tigers into seventh place in the BBL Championship table after a 93-80 victory over the Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders at the John Sanford Centre on Saturday evening.

The visitors made the stronger start, and bursts of 6-0 and 8-0 in the opening period gave them a 26-15 lead towards the end of the quarter, and held that lead at 28-20 at the end of the period.

The game was broken open right at the start of the second quarter when the Jets exploded out of the blocks with a 15-2 run to take the score out to 43-22. The Jets maintained their lead at 51-30 going in at the half.

The second half saw the Riders begin to claw their way back into the game, and a 7-0 run got them to within eleven points at 70-59 at the start of the final quarter.

A further 9-0 burst got the Riders even closer at 84-75 with less than two minutes remaining, but the Jets held on for the all-important victory.

Mindaugas Janiska led the Riders scoring with 19 points, but it was Shawn Myers led all scorers netting 25 points for the Jets.

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