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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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