7th November 2007 Kularoos Plymouth Raiders 99-73 Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders

BBL Championship Match Preview

Game details:-

Venue: Plymouth Pavilions

Competition:- BBL Championship

Tip-off:- 7.30pm

Quarterscores:- 23-17, 43-31, 68-52

Overtime periods:-

Final result:- 99-73

Officials:- Haydn Jones, Gavin Lewis, Darren Bolt

Top Scorers:

Raiders: Durham 29, Noel 18, Lasker 14

Riders: McKnight 20, Wellington 13, Woodyard 10

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The Kularoos Plymouth Raiders halted a run of three consecutive defeats, and moved up to third in the BBL Championship table, as they beat the Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders 99-73 at the Plymouth Pavilions.

Terrence Durham silenced his recent critics with a massive 29 points, and James Noel added 18 as the big men did most of the damage for the Raiders. Chad McKnight led the Riders with 20 points, whilst former Raider Rod Wellington contributed 13.

The teams were evenly matched in the opening exchanges, with the home side edging the first quarter by 23-17 after a 9-3 burst broke the deadlock between the fourth and seventh minutes.

The Raiders made a strong move early in the second stanza as a 12-2 surge - including 5 points from Durham, 4 from Anthony Martin, and 3 from Gaylon Moore - gave them a 35-19 lead and from that point the Riders could not get the deficit back down to single digits. They responded immediately with a 5-0 burst, and then scored 4 late points in the first half to stay in touch at 43-31 going into the break.

The teams traded runs to open the third quarter, Raiders went 7-3 before Leicester responded 7-2 for a score of 52-41, and shortly afterwards the visitors were as close as they would get at 58-48. From there Plymouth scored 5 in a row as the teams went into the decisive stanza at 68-52.

The hosts opened the fourth with back-to-back scores and continued to push from there. The lead peaked at 97-70 after an 8-1 tear with one minute to go.

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