28th Sept, 2007 Marshall MK Lions 94 - 90 Worcester Wolves
BBL Championship Match Report
Game details:-
Venue: Bletchley LC
Competition:- BBL Championship
Quarterscores:- 30-28, 49-49, 61-64, 94-90
Overtime periods:-
Final result:- 94-90
Officials:- Keith Williams, Majid Shahab, Simon Appleby
Top Scorers:
Lions: Williams 21, Brown 19, Heizer 15
Wolves: Paez 31, Mallon 16, Hallgrimson 12
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The Marshall MK Lions took a share of top spot in the embryonic BBL Championship table after a dramatic 94-90 defeat of the Worcester Wolves.
The Lions trailed by 5 points at 84-89 with a minute to go as Robert Youngblood entered the fray after three Lions fouled out. He subsequently scored a three-pointer to narrow the deficit, which was matched by Kevin Griffin with 33 seconds to go to tie the game, after Chuck Evans had made 1/2 at the line for the Wolves. The Lions stole the ball on the inbounds, which allowed Peter Heizer a lay-up, and coming out of a time-out the Wolves fouled Dru Spinks, who iced the game with 2/2 from the charity stripe.
Earlier in the match, the Wolves had taken an 8-14 lead in the first stanza before a pair of Yorick Williams threes tied it up, he then shot 4/4 free-throws towards the end of the quarter that saw the Lions lead at 30-28.
The Wolves turned it back around in the second period as back-to-back baskets gave them a 44-49 edge, although that had vanished by the halfway point as Griffin made a triple and Heizer a pair of free-throws to knot the teams at 49.
Despite missing five free-throws, the Lions moved out to a 56-53 lead in the third before Anthony Paez triggered an 11-0 burst for the Wolves. A further three-pointer from Williams helped to drag that back before the Lions went back in front at 72-70 early in the fourth. Michael Gayle came off the bench for the Wolves to sink a trio of threes that made the score 75-80 and set up the exciting finale.
It was Williams that led the scoring for the home side with 21 points, whilst Anthony Paez led all scorers with 31.
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