| Glasgow Rocks | 86 |
| Guildford Heat | 75 |
SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks took a share of 6th spot in the BBL Championship table with a come-from-behind 79-77 victory over the Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders.
The Rocks led for most of the first half before a strong third quarter from the Riders gave them a 7 point advantage heading in to the final quarter at 67-60. The Riders looked on course for a comfortable win at 73-64 midway through the quarter before the Rocks rattled off 9 points without reply to tie the game.
After single free throws from Joel Burns and Kyle Greathouse the Riders had the initiative back at 77-75 with 68s remaining. Maurice Hampton levelled the game for the Rocks with 26s remaining and after a Greathouse turnover Hampton's single free throw left Rocks 78-77 in front with 17s remaining. Riders fouled to stop the clock and Rob Yanders scored 1/2 from the line to make 79-77 with 15s left. Riders had two chances to win the game, but three point attempts from Mindas Janiska and Rod Wellington missed in the closing stages.
Posted on 11 November, 2007
