30th Sept, 2007 Kularoos Plymouth Raiders 75-78 Poujoulat Heat Guildford

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Poujoulat Heat Guildford took a share of second spot in the BBL Championship with a hard fought 78-75 success over the Kularoos Plymouth Raiders on the South coast on Sunday afternoon.

After a tense opening stanza the Heat led 17-13 and looked to have maintained their slender advantage throughout the second period before a late Alistair Gall three pointer trimmed their lead back to a single point at 40-41.

The near capacity home crowd were treated to an enthralling third quarter during which neither side could establish a significant advantage with Heat holding just a single point lead heading in to the final stanza. In the final stanza it was to be the visitors that broke clear, big man Carlton Aaron capping a burst against his former club to leave Heat 78-72 clear with 1m 43s remaining.

Raiders Alister Gall hit back straightaway with a three pointer to trim the lead to 78-75 with 92s remaining but in an extraordinary twist it was to be the final score of the game. Turnovers from Dux and Williams led only to missed three point attempts from Dru Lasker and Anthony Martin, the latter with just 2 seconds remaining.

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