19th April, 2008 Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders 82-99 Guildford Heat

BBL Championship Match Preview

Game details:-

Venue: John Sandford Centre

Competition:- BBL Championship

Tip-off:- 7.30pm

Quarterscores:- 26-28, 43-48, 66-74   

Overtime periods:-

Final result:- 82-99 

Officials:- Rob Hickman, Simon Unsworth, Bob Bhania

Top Scorers:

Riders: Janiska 26, Vear/Wellington/McKnight 11

Heat: Harrison 22, Martin 21, Dorsey 19

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Guildford Heat secured the runners-up spot in the BBL Championship table thanks to an 82-99 victory over the Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders on Saturday evening.

Both sides traded baskets throughout the first half, but the Heat closed the second quarter with a 5-0 burst to lead 43-48 going into the locker rooms at the break.

The second half continued in much the same way as the first with both teams trading baskets. The visitors again finished the quarter strongly with a 6-0 tear to lead 66-74 going into the final stanza.

In the final period, the Heat broke the game open with an 11-1 run midway through the quarter to take the score out to 73-90. The Riders tried valiantly to close the gap, but were unable to do so as the Heat ran out eventual winners.

Mindaugas Janiska led all scorers in the game with 26 points for the Riders, while the Heat scoring was led by EJ Harrison with 22.

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