The Braehead boys were tied with Everton Tigers at 70 points apiece after regulation, but the Rocks poured it on in overtime and came away victorious by 80-74
Maurice “Squeaky” Hampton led the way with 22 points for the Rocks while player/coach Sterling Davis chipped in 19 and co-captain Rob Yanders added 14.
The Rocks next travel to Pymouth on Saturday where they’ll face the 3rd place Kularoos Plymouth Raiders.
MATCH REPORT COURTESY OF BBL.ORG.UK
SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks moved into joint seventh place with the Marshall MK Lions after an 80-74 overtiime victory over the Everton Tigers at the Braehead Arena on Sunday evening.
The lead changed hands five times in the final quarter, and Sterling Davis put the Rocks 70-68 in front with 34 seconds remaining, but it was Anthony Robertson who levelled the game for Everton with 12 seconds remaining, and send the game into overtime.
In the extra period, the Rocks' Maurice Hampton took control netting six points in a 9-2 run to give the Rocks the victory.
Earlier on, the Rocks had stormed out to a 39-23 lead in the second quarter off the back of an 11-1 tear.
The second half saw the visitors come back into the game, and tied it up at 53-53 off the back of a 17-4 burst towards the end of the third period before all the fireworks happened in the closing stages of the final stanza.
Hampton led the Rocks' scoring with 22 points, while Robertson led all scorers with 24 points for the Tigers.
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Posted on 21 October, 2007
