Marshall MK Lions moved into third place on their own thanks to a 97-90 victory over the Worcester Wolves in front of a sell-out crowd for the third successive occasion at Middleton Hall on Tuesday night. The Wolves start the stronger and opened up an early 4-11 lead, but the Lions responded with seven unanswered points to tie the game up at 11-11 and then they continued to stretch out their lead throughout the remainder of the first period to lead 27-14 at the end of the opening quarter. The second period opened with the Wolves closing the deficit significantly, thanks in no small part to Daniel Gilbert, as he bagged nine points in an 11-0 Wolves burst to get the score back to 27-25. The Lions kept their noses in front for the remainder of the half and with three three-pointers from Yorrick Williams helping the home side on their way they took a 50-42 lead into the locker rooms at the half-time interval. In the second half the Lions defense stepped up their intensity and restricted the Wolves to just fourteen points in the period whilst netting twenty points of their own the home side were able to take a 70-56 lead into the final stanza. In the final period the Wolves tried valiantly to get themselves back into the game but despite winning the final quarter 20-34 they could not close the gap enough to overturn the deficit as the Lions ran out eventual winners. EJ Harrison (pictured) led all scorers in the game bagging an impressive 28 points for the home side, while Rod Middleton led the scoring for the Wolves with 25 points personal.
Marshall MK Lions 97 (27,50,70) (Harrison 28, Holmes 19, Williams 14)
Worcester Wolves 90 (14,42,56) (Middleton 25, Disy/Gilbert 20)
BBL Championship Table
P W L PTS
1 Sheffield Sharks 24 20 4 40
2 Newcastle Eagles 24 19 5 38
3 Marshall MK Lions 20 14 6 28
4 Glasgow Rocks 21 13 8 26
5 Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders 24 13 11 26
6= Everton Tigers 22 12 10 24
6= Cheshire Jets 22 12 10 24
8 Worthing Thunder 23 11 12 22
9 Guildford Heat 24 10 14 20
10 Worcester Wolves 22 9 13 18
11 Airwaves Plymouth Raiders 22 6 16 12
12 Essex Pirates 24 4 20 8
13 PAWS London Capital 20 3 17 6
Source: www.bbl.org.uk
