BBL Trophy,
group stages
Leopards
108 (19,43,73) (Brown 28, Kimbrough 26, M. Robinson 17)
Thames Valley
Tigers 97 (20,48,67) (K. Robinson/Burks 18, Bowman 17)
Leopards got back
into winning ways on Monday night, with a 108-97 success over Thames Valley
Tigers at Brentwood, heaping more misery on Paul James' side after their
Cup semi-final loss of 24 hours before..
A third quarter 9-1
charge from the Leopards was the key to their success - they outscored
the Tigers 30-19 during the quarter to turn a 48-43 half-time deficit
into a 73-67 lead heading into the fourth quarter. They then added a 22-7
final quarter tear to make the result certain. Leopards' Rico Alderson
came on for the last 30 seconds of the game, despite a dislocated finger.
However, it was team-mate
Rod Brown who led all scorers with 28 points. The win lifts the Leopards
into third in pool A of the BBL Trophy, with the top four qualifying for
the quarter-finals of the competition.
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