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Rocks vs Wolves 4th Quarter
Quarter 1 33 16
Quarter 2 63 26
Quarter 3 94 43
Final Score 111 59
Glasgow Rocks - Sapp 31, Copeland 26, Crowell 17
Worcester Wolves - Stewart 18, Disy 15, Owen 12
Glasgow Rocks turned on the style with a handsome 111-59 home win over a depleted Worcester Wolves to move back into the play-off places.
Rocks new signing Michael Crowell was quickly into his stride as he sank three three-pointers and scored 12 of Glasgows first 17 points as they opened up a 21-5 lead. Gareth Murray drained another three on the buzzer to give the home team a 33-16 advantage after ten minutes.
Glasgow continued to dominate in the second quarter with the lead quickly ballooning to 31 (51-20) on Jessie Sapps layup. A 12-6 run completed a splendid half for Rocks as they took a 63-26 lead into the locker rooms.
A 17-0 start to the third quarter. Which was bookended by Rob Yanders threes, pushed the margin to beyond 50 (80-26). It took an Owen three as time expired in the period to reduce the gap slightly to 94-43 heading into the final stanza.
The lead remained around the 50 point mark in the fourth quarter with Mike Copelands final basket of the night rounding off a superb performance from Glasgow.
Rocks vs Tigers 4th Quarter
Glasgow Rocks won the mid-table battle with Everton Tigers 84-69 north of the border after an excellent fourth quarter effort saw them home.
Rocks shared their offence with Jessie Sapp, Mike Copeland and Rob Yanders all scoring 21 points Yanders hit 12 in the final stanza, which proved to be crucial.
The home team also had to do without player-coach Sterling Davis for the second half after the play caller was disqualified from the match late in the second quarter by the officials. Without an assistant coach the Rocks players took over and led themselves to victory.
Earlier in the match the Rocks had opened a 10 point lead in the first quarter (16-6) only to see Tigers whittle it back to 23-21 at the break thanks to three-pointers by Andrew Thomson, Steven Rush and Chris Haslam.
Tigers dominated the second period keeping Rocks at bay with some tough defence. A 9-2 run saw their lead peak at 31-43 before Gareth Murray trimmed the gap to 33-43 at half time.
Without Davis the Rocks dominated the opening part of the third quarter. A 15-0 beginning, with buckets by Copeland, Yanders, Steve Parillon, Sapp and Murray, put them 48-43 up.
The lead switched hands as Tigers began to find their rhythm again but once Copeland put Glasgow in front at 54-53 they never trailed again.
Taking a 58-55 advantage into the fourth quarter the Rocks steadily increased the margin as Everton struggled to get their shots to fall. A Copeland free throw made it a double-digit (74-64) lead with two minutes remaining and from there the home team kept their composure from the foul line to see the job through.
Rocks vs Pirates 1st Quarter
Filmed using a Nokia N86 8MP Mobile Phone.
06 Dec 09 - Rocks 88-54 Pirates
BBL Championship
Q1 22-22
Q2 43-29
Q3 70-42
Q4 88-54
Glasgow Rocks - Yanders 19, Copeland 18, Crowell 14
Essex Pirates - Rodrigo 17, Adu 9, Metcalfe 8
The Glasgow Rocks leapfrogged over the Everton Tigers and Worthing Thunder up into seventh position in the BBL Championship table thanks to a comfortable 88-54 victory over the Essex Pirates at Kelvin Hall on Sunday evening.
Both sides traded baskets throughout the early exchanges with neither side able to put their mark onto the game and this was shown in the scoreline as the teams could not be separated at the end of the first quarter as the score was level at 22-22.
The second quarter saw a Dean Williams basket for the Pirates open the scoring to give the Pirates a 22-24 lead, but this only sparked the Rocks into action as a Mike Copeland free-throw instigated a 15-0 run to take the score out to 37-24 midway through the second period. A further 6-0 run, including four points from Rob Yanders, for the Rocks took the score out further to 43-26 and despite a three-pointer from Pablo Rodrigo for the visitors to end the scoring in the first half the Rocks headed into the locker room 43-29 up at the half.
The second half saw the Pirates attempt to trim the deficit and a Taner Adu three-pointer saw them take the score back to 50-36, but the Rocks extended the lead once again thanks to a 18-4 burst to take the score out to 68-40. The Rocks maintained their 28-point advantage heading into the final stanza as they led 70-42 at the end of the third period.
In the final period the Rocks continued to extend their advantage with a 12-5 burst to take the score out to 85-47 midway through the quarter. Four more points from Copeland as the game drew to a close handed the home side their biggest lead of the game at 86-49 and the Rocks held on for the comfortable victory.
Yanders led all scorers in the game with 19 points for the Rocks, while Rodrigo led the scoring for the Pirates with 17 points personal.
Rocks vs Pirates 4th Quarter
Filmed using a Samsung S730 Camera.
06 Dec 09 - Rocks 88-54 Pirates
BBL Championship
Q1 22-22
Q2 43-29
Q3 70-42
Q4 88-54
Glasgow Rocks - Yanders 19, Copeland 18, Crowell 14
Essex Pirates - Rodrigo 17, Adu 9, Metcalfe 8
The Glasgow Rocks leapfrogged over the Everton Tigers and Worthing Thunder up into seventh position in the BBL Championship table thanks to a comfortable 88-54 victory over the Essex Pirates at Kelvin Hall on Sunday evening.
Both sides traded baskets throughout the early exchanges with neither side able to put their mark onto the game and this was shown in the scoreline as the teams could not be separated at the end of the first quarter as the score was level at 22-22.
The second quarter saw a Dean Williams basket for the Pirates open the scoring to give the Pirates a 22-24 lead, but this only sparked the Rocks into action as a Mike Copeland free-throw instigated a 15-0 run to take the score out to 37-24 midway through the second period. A further 6-0 run, including four points from Rob Yanders, for the Rocks took the score out further to 43-26 and despite a three-pointer from Pablo Rodrigo for the visitors to end the scoring in the first half the Rocks headed into the locker room 43-29 up at the half.
The second half saw the Pirates attempt to trim the deficit and a Taner Adu three-pointer saw them take the score back to 50-36, but the Rocks extended the lead once again thanks to a 18-4 burst to take the score out to 68-40. The Rocks maintained their 28-point advantage heading into the final stanza as they led 70-42 at the end of the third period.
In the final period the Rocks continued to extend their advantage with a 12-5 burst to take the score out to 85-47 midway through the quarter. Four more points from Copeland as the game drew to a close handed the home side their biggest lead of the game at 86-49 and the Rocks held on for the comfortable victory.
Yanders led all scorers in the game with 19 points for the Rocks, while Rodrigo led the scoring for the Pirates with 17 points personal.
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