29th March 2008 Birmingham Panthers 90-122 Kularoos Plymouth Raiders

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The Kularoos Plymouth Raiders made it a double-winning weekend as they out-muscled the Team Birmingham Panthers in a comprehensive 90-122 win in the West Midlands, to complete a season sweep of their opponents.

That is the most points that the Raiders have ever scored in a BBL game, beating their previous best, which also came against a Midlands side in Worcester (121-72 last season), by one point.

The win helped consolidate their position in second in the BBL Championship table, although the third-placed Heat have games in hand; in the meantime, the Panthers are on a run of eight successive defeats.

Gavin Love sank nine three-pointers on his way to 34, and it was a good night for home-grown talent as Allister Gall added 18 points. Dan Sandell led the Panthers with 20 points.

The hosts kept the game competitive in the early exchanges and were just 24-26 down after the first ten minutes.

However, the Raiders broke the game open at the start of the second stanza as they posted a 14-2 start to lead 26-40. Love had four triples in the second period, and the Raiders had seven as a team in the quarter.

Another fast start in the third period effectively settled the game as the Raiders went 14-3 to lead 47-75. The lead peaked in the fourth quarter at 67-108, before the Panthers made a late run.

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