City of Sheffield Saints crossed the Pennines to play Stockport Falcons on a cold, foggy evening, with a clear intention to win. The game was scoreless for 4 minutes with both players missing easy shots – perhaps the cold in the hall was to blame. Saints eventually found their shooting hands, with a 10 – 3 run, ending the quarter up by 8. Stockport came back briefly in the second period with, but two 3 pointers in a 12 – 3 run gave Saints a 39 – 21 lead at the half. Saints continued to dominate in the third, with a 14 – 2 run, with a minor comeback by the home side in the final 3 minutes, giving the visitors a 29 point lead going into the last 10 minutes. The referees awarded Stockport 14 free throws in the final quarter, they converted 7, and scored 4 threes, making the score slightly more respectable at 90 – 67 for a Saints win. This win leaves Saints in third place in the league having played more games than the team below them.

Kingsley Ellmer 24, Chris Hackett 19, Luke Parker 13, Rich Fooks 10, John Imison 8, Javan Hayles 6, Pete Olusoga & Chris Law 5, Garnet Gayle.

Saints are at home to Sefton on Saturday 13th at 6.30pm.

Posted on: Sunday 7th February

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