NBLC Recap: February 1st
- Feb 2, 2020
- 2 min read
All four Central Division teams were in action in a two-game saturday night in the NBL Canada.
KW Titans vs London Lightning
In the rematch of the OT thriller from two nights before, the early lead swung from London to KW, the latter taking a double-digit lead toward the end of the first quarter.
The Titans then had 10 unanswered to start the second quarter, leaving London to make up the difference. Omar Strong and Mo Bolden had the best looks, helped close the gap to four at the half.
KW re-took their double-digit lead, after which Strong and Bolden combined to put London back in front. Xavier Moon's play in the field saw the Lightning's lead increase, but Akeem Scott led the Titans's higher percentage play to even the score at the end of the third.
The Lightning went back in front shortly after the start of the fourth, where the Titans threatened throughout, but finishing with a 7-0 run, London completed the win by a final score of 104 points to 91. Akeem Ellis led the Titans's scoring with 22 while Justin Moss posted a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds. The victorious London saw 25 points off the bench from Strong, 23 from Bolden and 22 from Moon.
Sudbury Five vs Windsor Express
After only two minutes played Sudbury had a 10-0 lead over the Express, who kept trying to close the gap, but the visitors proved hard to stop when in possession. Seeing twelve points off the bench from Jarryn Skeete in the second quarter, Sudbury took the largest lead of the game - 21 points - just before the half.
Chris Jones led the second half fight back for Windsor, who got to within two of their opponents, but in the business end of the game Jaylen Bland and Marlon Johnson led Sudbury's unstoppable offence, which saw them victorious by a margin of 117-104.
Jones was the game's top scorer with 29 points, with Kirk Williams Jr scoring 21 and Derrick Nix 20 for Windsor in the loss. Meanwhile, Bland had seven of Sudbury's 17 made three-pointers in the game, part of his team-high 26 points. Skeete had an impressive 24 points in 23 minutes, while Johnson totalled 22 points and 18 rebounds in the win.
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