Round 12 Review of the National Basketball League: "Goorjian Championship".
South 112 – Wollongong 78.
0-2 in the first quarter was as close as the Hawks got as Joey 'Happy Valley' Ingles (23, 6 & 6) led a low down dirty beat down in Gong Town.
Townsville 104 – New Zealand 88.
The Crocs beat the Breakers at their own game, sinking 13 from deep while limiting NZ to just five with CJ Bruton and Penney combining for 0-9 threes.
Sydney 92 – Cairns 78.
The Spirit handed the Taipans their seventh straight loss, despite starters Rampton, Rush and Williamson combining for 11 points.
Adelaide 102 – Melbourne 94.
Sixers shot 49% with a balanced attacked and won the boards 56-41 to outlast the Tigers and stay in reach of the top six.
Townsville 92 – Sydney 87.
It was the Crocs long-range bombing that again proved the difference with Rillie and Brad Williamson each providing three.
South 101 – Wollongong 83.
Mark 'The Riddler' Worthington (19, 9 & 8) almost riddled the Hawks for a triple-double and the Dragons finished the two-game Wollongong-smack-down-week up 213-161.
Gold Coast 129 - Perth 97.
Justin Bowen exploded for 20 of the Blaze's 45-17 third quarter to crush the Wildcats and secure their third win.
Champoid of the Week:
Brad Williamson had 18 and 17 in another tidy pair of wins for the surging Crocs.
Rotman of the Week:
Down by 19 at the half, the Hawks allowed 23 unanswered points to start the third in a stunning capitulation.
