The Cairns Taipans pulled away from the Gold Coast Blaze 83-66 for their third win from their last three matches at home on Wednesday night in Cairns.
The snakes withstood a scrappy Blaze outfit to hold a two point quarter time lead at 23-21. With James Harvey and Chris Goulding sitting on the bench due to foul trouble, Phill Jones led a surge that saw the Taipans lead balloon to twelve points mid way through the second term. The teams traded buckets the rest of the way and Cairns led 47-36 at half time.
the sides mirrored one another for the rest of the match as the Gold Coast could not make any major runs at cutting the margin trialing by ten a three quarter and seeing the margin widen towards the end of the match.
New Blaze import Erron Maxey posted 16 points/8 rebounds before fouling out of the contest late in the match on his Australian debut. Julien "Skip" Mills proved to be Mr. Everything for Cairns by dropping in 14 points, grabbing 11 rebounds and dishing out 5 assists.
Jones was the leading scorer for the Taipans with 23 points in support of Mills' effort. Additional help came from Dusty Rychart 12 points/5 rebounds, Kerry Williams with 12 points and Richard Melzer with 7 points/9 rebounds.
Harvey led the way for the Gold Coast with 17 points with support from Adam Gibson who scored 15 points and Chris Goulding chipped in with 10 points along with Maxey's input.
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08 October 2009
26 September 2009
Hawks and Crocs come out on top in Friday Night Fights
Hawks/Wildcats
The Wollongong Hawks survived poor late game foul shooting to pull off a narrow 94-92 win over the Perth Wildcats Friday night on their home court.
A brilliant debut outing by Hawks import Tywain McKee nearly went for naught when the Hawks missed their last five free throw attempts. With the 'Gong up 94-89 and 28 seconds on the clock, Perth's Martin Cattalini knocked down a three pointer after an inbounds pass theft to make the score 94-92. Scott Redhage could not connect on a miracle heave from half court as time expired leaving the Hawks with a shaky win.
McKee sliced and diced his way to 22 points, 7 assists and only 1 turnover. Big man Cameron Tragardh had a solid 20 point/10 rebound game while Glen Saville (17 points), Matt Campbell (16 points) and Rhys Martin (11 points) rounded out a balanced Hawks attack. The team was 12 out of 22 from three point land.
A key to the game was the Hawks limiting Perth's 14 foot of centre -- Paul Rogers and Luke Schenscher to a paltry combined total of 14 points and 7 rebounds.
The Wildcats were led by Redhage (20 points/8 rebounds), Kevin Lisch (12 points), Schenscher (11 points), Martin Cattalini (10 points) and Jesse Wagstaff (10 points) were tops for the 'Cats.
The highlight of the match was a rare as hen's teeth four point play near halftime by Hawk Campbell.
Crocs/Blaze
A three point attempt by James Harvey rimmed out as time expired leaving the Gold coast on the short end of a 82-79 score in the tight match on the Gold Coast.
In his NBL return Roland Roberts had 11 points and an intimidating 13 rebounds along with 2 steals to go with his shut down the inside defensive effort for the Crocs. Corey "Homicide" Williams had an influential performance scoring 15 points, dishing out 8 assists and grabbing 6 rebounds from the point guard slot.
The game was nip and tuck until a late Crocs run of a three pointer by Peter Crawford, a smooth jumper by Kelvin Robertson and a steal/basket combo by Roberts gave the visitors an edge before Harvey's final attempt.
Other contributors for Townsville were Mark Cedar (15 points), Stephen Hoare (13 points/5rebounds) and Brad Willamson (13 points).
The Blaze were led by Harvey (24 points), new import Ayinde Ubaka (19 points/8 assists) and Anthony Petrie (12 points).
This weeks NBL action wraps up tonight with Adelaide visiting Cairns.
The Wollongong Hawks survived poor late game foul shooting to pull off a narrow 94-92 win over the Perth Wildcats Friday night on their home court.
A brilliant debut outing by Hawks import Tywain McKee nearly went for naught when the Hawks missed their last five free throw attempts. With the 'Gong up 94-89 and 28 seconds on the clock, Perth's Martin Cattalini knocked down a three pointer after an inbounds pass theft to make the score 94-92. Scott Redhage could not connect on a miracle heave from half court as time expired leaving the Hawks with a shaky win.
McKee sliced and diced his way to 22 points, 7 assists and only 1 turnover. Big man Cameron Tragardh had a solid 20 point/10 rebound game while Glen Saville (17 points), Matt Campbell (16 points) and Rhys Martin (11 points) rounded out a balanced Hawks attack. The team was 12 out of 22 from three point land.
A key to the game was the Hawks limiting Perth's 14 foot of centre -- Paul Rogers and Luke Schenscher to a paltry combined total of 14 points and 7 rebounds.
The Wildcats were led by Redhage (20 points/8 rebounds), Kevin Lisch (12 points), Schenscher (11 points), Martin Cattalini (10 points) and Jesse Wagstaff (10 points) were tops for the 'Cats.
The highlight of the match was a rare as hen's teeth four point play near halftime by Hawk Campbell.
Crocs/Blaze
A three point attempt by James Harvey rimmed out as time expired leaving the Gold coast on the short end of a 82-79 score in the tight match on the Gold Coast.
In his NBL return Roland Roberts had 11 points and an intimidating 13 rebounds along with 2 steals to go with his shut down the inside defensive effort for the Crocs. Corey "Homicide" Williams had an influential performance scoring 15 points, dishing out 8 assists and grabbing 6 rebounds from the point guard slot.
The game was nip and tuck until a late Crocs run of a three pointer by Peter Crawford, a smooth jumper by Kelvin Robertson and a steal/basket combo by Roberts gave the visitors an edge before Harvey's final attempt.
Other contributors for Townsville were Mark Cedar (15 points), Stephen Hoare (13 points/5rebounds) and Brad Willamson (13 points).
The Blaze were led by Harvey (24 points), new import Ayinde Ubaka (19 points/8 assists) and Anthony Petrie (12 points).
This weeks NBL action wraps up tonight with Adelaide visiting Cairns.
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