Glasgow Rocks 72 (13,36,56) (Green 21, Harrison 16, Cranston/Murray 13) (Riders win 173-149 on aggregate)
The Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders booked their place at the NIA, Birmingham next Saturday as they overcame a first leg deficit to defeat the Glasgow Rocks 97-70 at Loughborough University on Sunday afternoon.
The result meant that the Riders secured a 173-149 aggregate score over the two legs.
With the Rocks leading by a point heading into the second leg, both sides traded baskets through the early exchanges before a Gareth Murray three-pointer got the visitors in front 9-11. This only sought to spur the home side into action as they rattled off a 10-2 finish to the opening quarter to lead 19-13 at the end of the first.
In the second period, Yorick Williams (192-G-75) and Mychal Green (193-G-83, college: Ohio) traded three-pointers at the start of the quarter before a Bradd Wierzbicki bucket sparked a 12-1 run from the home side to take the score out to 34-17 midway through the second stanza. A pair of Cameron Rundles (185-PG-88, college: Wofford) free-throws kept the home side in front at 44-29, but the visitors bagged the final seven points of the half, including five from EJ Harrison, to trim the deficit back to just eight points on the night at 44-36 at the half.
In the second half, an Andrew Sullivan three-pointer helped the home side extend their lead out to 15 points at 56-41, but the Rocks would not go down without a fight as they helped themselves to an 8-2 run of their own in an immediate response to trim the deficit back to single figures at 58-49 midway through the third quarter. That was as close as the visitors would get for the remainder of the period as a Rundles basket from behind-the-arc helped the Riders end the quarter strongly with a 13-2 burst to take the score out to 77-56 heading into the final stanza.
In the final period, the Rocks tried valiantly to get themselves right back into the contest and a pair of DeAundre Cranston free-throws trimmed the gap back to 16 points at 86-70 with four minutes left in the game, however that was as close as the visitors would get as the Riders stormed ahead in the closing stages enjoying a 11-0 burst to give them their biggest lead of the game at 97-70 with 35 seconds left and book their place at the NIA, Birmingham next Saturday.
A 36 point performance from Rundles led all scorers for the Riders, while Green was the top scorer for the Rocks with 21 points. Courtesy of: http://www.glasgowrocks.co.uk
Scotland gets ready for exhibition series versus Luxembourg - May 16, 2013
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The Scottish National Team is getting ready for the upcoming exhibition series versus Luxembourg. Twelve players will travel to Luxembourg on Friday. The line-up the London Olympic Games participant Kieron Achara (208-PF-83, agency: Two Points, college: Duquesne). Scotland will play three friendly games against Luxembourg in Bertrage. The opening game is scheduled for Friday [read more]
The Scottish National Team is getting ready for the upcoming exhibition series versus Luxembourg. Twelve players will travel to Luxembourg on Friday. The line-up the London Olympic Games participant Kieron Achara (208-PF-83, agency: Two Points, college: Duquesne). Scotland will play three friendly games against Luxembourg in Bertrage. The opening game is scheduled for Friday. The roster for the series is as follows:
Portlethen Panthers claimed the Chairmans Men trophy with a 89-65 victory over West Lothian Wolves in Saturdays final.
After a tight opening period, Portlethen established a lead in the latter stages of the 2nd Quarter on the back of some long range shooting and West Lothian were unable to fight their way back into the game. Courtesy of: http://www.basketballscotland.co.uk [read more]
Portlethen Panthers claimed the Chairmans Men trophy with a 89-65 victory over West Lothian Wolves in Saturdays final.
After a tight opening period, Portlethen established a lead in the latter stages of the 2nd Quarter on the back of some long range shooting and West Lothian were unable to fight their way back into the game. Courtesy of: http://www.basketballscotland.co.uk
Kings secure Senior Men Play Off in final thriller - Apr 29, 2013
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City of Edinburgh Kings emulated their female club-mates by securing a Cup and Play-Off Double in a nail-biting 68-66 victory over League Champions Clark Eriksson Fury.
With the game tied entering the closing stages, Edgars Rekis (200-F-84), in what may well be his final game for the Kings, made two free throws with 18 seconds remaining to edge Edinburgh ahead. Despite Furys best efforts to send the game to overtime, Kings held out to take the trophy [read more]
City of Edinburgh Kings emulated their female club-mates by securing a Cup and Play-Off Double in a nail-biting 68-66 victory over League Champions Clark Eriksson Fury.
With the game tied entering the closing stages, Edgars Rekis (200-F-84), in what may well be his final game for the Kings, made two free throws with 18 seconds remaining to edge Edinburgh ahead. Despite Furys best efforts to send the game to overtime, Kings held out to take the trophy. Courtesy of: http://www.basketballscotland.co.uk
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