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The Launceston Tornadoes and Melbourne Tigers men scored NBL1 South wins at the buzzer on Saturday while Abbey Wehrung and Chloe Bibby starred for the Ballarat Miners as did Brody Nunn, Owen Foxwell and Liam Herbert in crucial men's victories.
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Sandringham Sabres (95) defeated Hobart Chargers (76)
The Sandringham Sabres geared up for their finals assault with the comprehensive 95-76 home victory against the Hobart Chargers.
Coming into the match up at Southern Basketball Stadium and the Sabres just needed to win and then wait to see where they would end up in the playoff calculations hosting a Chargers team dangerous even while out of contention.
The Sabres, however, had lost their previous five matches to have dropped out of the top four where they sat for most of the season and then the Chargers started the better to be leading 28-22 after one.
Hobart were then still leading 48-44 at half-time looking to finish the season on a high against a playoff bound team, but the Sabres were able to turn the tide in the third period with 26 points to 15.
Sandringham then went on with the job from there with 25 points to 13 in the fourth quarter to end up leading by as much as 25 points, and winning by 19 in the finish.
The result means that the Sabres end the season with a 14-8 record having snapped that five-match losing slide with Klara Wischer delivering 17 points, 16 rebounds, three steals and two assists.
Britt Smart also had 17 points and three steals, Isis Lopes 16 points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals, Juna Umezawa 13 points and three boards, and Hannah Wickstrom 13 points and four rebounds.
The Chargers end their season at 8-14 but will be thinking what might have been had they had the presence of match-winner Kayla Steindl for longer.
Jayda Jansen finished with 28 points, four rebounds and three assists while knocking down 4/5 from three-point range with Cierra Walker adding 15 points and two boards, and Chloe Broomhall 12 points and 11 rebounds.
SANDRINGHAM SABRES 95 (Smart 17, Wischer 17, Lopes 16)
HOBART CHARGERS 76 (Jansen 28, Walker 15, Broomhall 12)
Casey Cavaliers (109) defeated Melbourne Tigers (84)
Alice Kunek was back and Taylah Simmons delivered a triple-double to help the Casey Cavaliers end the season on a winning note beating the Melbourne Tigers 109-84.
Both teams were playing their last games of the season on Saturday night at Casey Stadium and each of the Cavaliers and Tigers came into the contest on seven-game losing streaks.
One of the two teams was going to end the season on a high and the scales tipped towards the Cavs with Kunek's return after being mighty unlucky to miss selection in the Australian Opals team for the Paris Olympic Games.
Despite that, it was the Tigers who had the better of the start to be leading 22-18 by quarter-time and out to a double-figure advantage early in the second stanza.
However, Casey hit back from there and by half-time had the deficit back to just three points.
The Cavaliers then took charge in the second half with 24 points to eight in the third period and 37 to 25 in the fourth to end the season in style with the 25-point victory.
Casey finishes up with a 5-17 record for 2024 with Alice Kunek returning and putting up 28 points, seven assists and three rebounds on 11/18 shooting from the floor.
Taylah Simmons also provided a triple-double consisting of 15 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists with Lauren Van Kleunen adding 18 points, six assists and five boards, and Alex Wittinger 12 points, 13 rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots.
Sharne Robati also had 11 points and six rebounds, Lauryn Hippolite 11 points, five boards and three assists, and Taylah Gillam 10 points.
The Tigers end the season having lost their last eight matches with a 7-15 record with Cierra Dillard scoring 21 points to go with five assists and two rebounds.
Sam Simons contributed 18 points on 4/9 three-point shooting with Tylah Hooper adding 14 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals.
CASEY CAVALIERS 109 (Kunek 28, Van Kleunen 18, Simmons 15)
MELBOURNE TIGERS 84 (Dillard 21, Simons 18, Hooper 14)
Kilsyth Cobras (67) lost to Bendigo Braves (90)
The Bendigo Braves welcomed back Amy Atwell and she helped them to the 90-67 win over the Kilsyth Cobras, but it wasn’t quite enough to break back into a top eight position.
The Braves arrived at Kilsyth Sports Centre needing to not only beat the Cobras to be a chance to play finals and defend their championship from last year, but also needed other results to go their way.
While Eltham did lose on Saturday night to the Ballarat Miners, they hold the head-to-head record over the Braves so despite the win, Bendigo's season is over.
Lifted by the presence of Atwell back in the line-up despite still missing Ally Wilson and Megan McKay, the Braves opened up a 28-20 lead by quarter-time and continued to be in control the rest of the way.
The lead for Bendigo got out to 13 points in the second quarter, 28 in the third and 33 in the fourth before they ended up scoring the 23-point victory.
While the win improves the Braves to a 12-10 record, they will finish in ninth position but will get the chance to defend their National Championship next month on the Sunshine Coast.
Amy Atwell returned and delivered 24 points and seven rebounds with Kelly Wilson providing 13 points, 14 assists and seven rebounds.
Levinia Cox also added 23 points and six rebounds for Bendigo with Kasey Burton contributing 13 points and 13 rebounds, and Caitlin Richardson 10 points and four boards.
The Cobras still have one game of their season to go on the road to the Diamond Valley Eagles on Sunday with Tyra Whitehead producing 18 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots on 9/12 shooting.
Nikita Young added 14 points, four boards and three assists, Caitlyn Shannon 10 points and seven rebounds, and Georgia Booth nine points, four boards and three assists.
KILSYTH COBRAS 67 (Whitehead 18, Young 14, Shannon 10)
BENDIGO BRAVES 90 (Atwell 24, Burton 13, K Wilson 13)
Nunawading Spectres (76) lost to Launceston Tornadoes (77)
It was a spectacular finish with a steal at halfcourt leading to the winning layup from Trinity Oliver as the Launceston Tornadoes pinched one 77-76 on the road to the Nunawading Spectres.
The two teams might have been in two of three bottom positions coming into the last round of the regular season, but that didn’t stop them providing quite the entertaining affair at Nunawading Basketball Centre.
It was the first of two games on the road this weekend for Launceston but it was the last game of the season for Nunawading who had the chance to avoid the wooden spoon with the victory.
The Spectres did appear in control for a lot of the evening leading by as much as 13 points in the second quarter and then still by as much as six in the fourth.
Nunawading were still leading by four with just over 10 seconds to go after a pair of free-throws from Batabe Zempare before Trinity Oliver kept things interesting with a three-pointer.
Coming out of a timeout and it was seemingly a formality that the Spectres just had to get the ball into play, would be fouled and then the Tornadoes would either have the chance to tie the game or win it on the last possession.
However, Nunawading couldn’t complete the first part of the job with Rachel Brewster's pass intended for Rachel Antoniadou intercepted by Oliver at halfcourt. She went up to lay the ball up to give Launceston the most spectacular of one-point wins from nowhere.
The win improves the Tornadoes to a 6-15 record and is a second straight victory ahead of Sunday's clash to complete their season also on the road to the Dandenong Rangers.
On top of the winning steal and layup, Trinity Oliver finished with 23 points, nine rebounds, four assists and four steals with 4/7 three-point shooting for Launceston.
Lore Devos added 17 points, seven boards, six assists and six steals with Sarah O'Neill contributing 11 points and Macey Crawford 10 points, four assists, two rebounds and two steals.
Nunawading is now condemned to the wooden spoon with the 4-18 record to close the season with Batabe Zempare finishing with 21 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots.
Rachel Brewster also had 15 points and three steals, Rachel Antoniadou 11 points and six assists, Kate Tanner 10 points and three rebounds, and Tayha Watkins 10 points, six boards, three assists and three steals.
NUNAWADING SPECTRES 76 (Zempare 21, Brewster 15, Antoniadou 11)
LAUNCESTON TORNADOES 77 (Oliver 23, Devos 17, O'Neill)
Diamond Valley Eagles (95) defeated Geelong United (84)
The Diamond Valley Eagles continued their strong finish to the season and ended the playoff hopes of Geelong United with the 95-84 victory.
Despite being out of finals running themselves, the Eagles were back home on Saturday night at Diamond Valley Sports and Fitness Centre having won three of their previous five matches.
Geelong came into the match up needing to win to be any hope of breaking into the top eight following three straight losses, but the Eagles weren’t in a charitable mood.
Diamond Valley came out firing with 33 points to 17 in the first quarter with that advantage out to as much as 17 points in the second period before the home team went into half-time on top 52-40.
The lead got out to as much as 19 points in the favour of Diamond Valley as well in the second half and the home team ended up winning by 11 points to end the finals aspirations of Geelong in the process.
The win improves the Eagles to an 8-13 record on the season with one game to go back home on Sunday against the Kilsyth Cobras.
Abbey Ellis continued her strong form to finish the season with another 21 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals with 7/13 shooting from the field and 7/8 at the free-throw line.
Gemma Potter also had 20 points, seven assists, four rebounds and four steals with 3/6 three-point shooting while Carly Turner contributed 16 points, seven boards and three assists, Allison Day 12 points and two rebounds, and Jennie Rintala 11 points and seven boards.
Geelong will finish the season out of the finals with an 11-11 record and having lost the last four matches.
Shaneice Swain ended up with 22 points and three steals with Eve Braslis adding 17 points and five rebounds, Jada Rice 16 points and 11 boards, Sarah Elsworthy 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and Lasha Petree 12 points and seven boards.
DIAMOND VALLEY EAGLES 95 (Ellis 21, Potter 20, Turner 16)
GEELONG UNITED 84 (Swain 22, Braslis 17, Rice 16)
Eltham Wildcats (77) lost to Ballarat Miners (94)
Chloe Bibby and Abbey Wehrung combined for 57 points as the Ballarat Miners made a pre-finals statement with the 94-77 road victory against the Eltham Wildcats.
The Wildcats were at home at Montmorency Secondary College with the chance to wrap up a finals position up against a Ballarat team arriving with an imposing eight-match winning streak.
With their finals spot potentially on the line, it was a hot start from the Wildcats as they put up 37 points in the first quarter to be leading by 14 points already by quarter-time.
Ballarat turned things around in the second term with 28 points to 11 of their own and that saw the visitors leading 51-48 at the main break.
The Miners then made sure of the victory with 26 points to eight in the last quarter to secure the eventual 17-point victory to make it nine wins on the trot to enter the playoffs at 14-8.
Chloe Bibby produced 29 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals for Ballarat with Abbey Wehrung providing 28 points and seven rebounds on hitting 7/10 from three-point territory.
Mehryn Kraker also had 16 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and three steals, and Jaz Shelley 15 points, seven steals and five rebounds.
Despite the loss, Eltham will stay in eighth spot at 12-10 due to holding the head-to-head over the Bendigo Braves.
Lily Scanlon top-scored for the Wildcats with 25 points, four assists and three rebounds on 5/8 three-point shooting.
Hailey Leidel added 13 points and nine rebounds for Eltham, Erin Riley 12 points, three boards and three assists, and Taylah Wynne 11 points with 3/7 shooting from behind the three-point arc.
ELTHAM WILDCATS 77 (Scanlon 25, Leidel 13, Riley 12)
BALLARAT MINERS 94 (Bibby 29, Wehrung 28, Kraker 16)
Knox Raiders (73) defeated Keilor Thunder (64)
Top spot went on the line to close the regular season for both Knox and Keilor and it was the Raiders who prevailed 73-64 to beat the Thunder and replace them as regular season champions.
You couldn’t have scripted it better to have the final Saturday night of the regular season and having the top two teams battling over top spot heading into the finals.
Both the Thunder and Raiders came into the match up at Knox Basketball Stadium on identical 19-2 records so the winner was always going to finish the season in first place and the loser in second with a four-game gap back to the third placed team.
The stage couldn’t have been more perfectly set and it ended up being a tight contest the entire 40 minutes with neither team ever able to open up a double-digit advantage.
It was Keilor leading by a point at quarter-time before Knox had 16 points to 11 in the second term to be leading 30-26 at the half-time interval.
The Thunder then had 22 points to 18 in the third stanza and again scores were all square at three quarter-time.
It couldn’t have been set up better for one team to make a statement and it was Knox who did just that with 25 points to 16 in that final quarter to end up winning by those nine points.
The victory sees Knox claim top spot with a 20-2 record and a 12-game winning streak with Alicia Froling continuing her standout form with another 23 points, 13 rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots.
Paige Bradley also had 16 points, five assists and four rebounds for the Raiders with Eliza Hollingsworth contributing nine points and four boards, and Kiera Rowe seven points, nine rebounds and two assists.
The Thunder will finish in second position with a 19-3 record with a starring performance from Issie Bourne who ended up with 32 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
Maddy Rocci added 11 points, six rebounds and four assists, and Penina Davidson seven points, 12 boards, two assists and two blocks.
KNOX RAIDERS 73 (Froling 23, Bradley 16, Hollingsworth 9)
KEILOR THUNDER 64 (Bourne 32, Rocci 11, Davidson 7)
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Sandringham Sabres (103) defeated Hobart Chargers (67)
The Sandringham Sabres responded to losing three of the past four games to consolidate fourth position with the 103-67 home victory against the Hobart Chargers.
Losing those three of the previous four matches left the Sabres vulnerable in fourth position coming into Saturday night's match up at Southern Basketball Stadium against a Chargers team needing to win to stay inside the top eight.
That meant the stakes were high for both teams coming into the contest but it didn’t take long for the Sabres to signal their intentions on their home floor by leading 28-16 by quarter-time.
Sandringham then pulled away further to lead by as much as 23 points in the second period and to be on top 57-37 by the half-time break.
The Sabres weren’t done with there and kept on pulling away to lead by as much as 37 points in the second half on the way to the eventual 36-point victory.
The win keeps the Sabres in a top four position finishing the regular season with a 15-7 record with Campbell Blogg coming off the bench to top-score with 18 points to go with six rebounds and four assists.
CJ Asuncion-Byrd also put up 14 points with Joel Foxwell contributing 14 points and four rebounds, Shea Ili 12 points and two assists upon his return, Tom Koppens 11 points, nine boards and three assists, Dane Pineau 11 points and nine rebounds, and Tanner Krebs seven points, six boards and five assists.
The loss for the Chargers means they finish the season on a 12-10 record alongside Nunawading, Geelong and Keilor, and they just miss out on eighth position as a result.
Jacob Richards top-scored in the loss for Hobart with 17 points on 5/8 three-point shooting with Terrell Brown adding 14 points and five rebounds, and Ole Angerstein 11 points, seven boards and two blocked shots.
SANDRINGHAM SABRES 103 (Blogg 18, Foxwell 14, Asuncion-Byrd 14)
HOBART CHARGERS 67 (Richards 17, Brown 14, Angerstein 11)
Casey Cavaliers (71) lost to Melbourne Tigers (73)
A picture perfect pass from up top by Tom Wilson to the back cutting Mason Gaze saw the Melbourne Tigers finish their season with a third straight winning beating the Casey Cavaliers 73-71.
It was the last game of the season for both teams when they arrived at Casey Stadium on Saturday team with neither in the finals hunt but they would play out a thriller that was decided at the buzzer.
The Tigers did arrive having won their past two games while the Cavaliers couldn’t get out of last place following the previous four defeats, but could still finish on a high on their home floor.
Melbourne did start well to be leading by seven points in the first quarter and then pushing out to a 12-point advantage in the second frame, but then the Cavaliers hit back by going on an 8-0 scoring run.
That limited the Tigers lead to 45-43 at half-time before again the visitors opened up a nine-point advantage to start the final term with back-to-back Mason Gaze buckets.
Casey weren't going away, though, and inside the last minute had managed to tie scores up thanks to a pair of free throws from recently signed Cairns Taipans NBL player Dillon Stith.
With the shot clock turned off, the Tigers had possession out of a timeout and ran a delightful play with Tom Wilson having the ball up top, Mason Gaze finding himself free under the bucket after back cut, and Wilson finding him with the pinpoint pass.
Gaze was able to lay it up and then the Tigers won by those two points with the shot on the buzzer from Stith not falling.
Melbourne finishes the season with three straight wins and a 10-12 record with Tom Wilson continuing to impressive in his return season with 20 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and two steals.
Jack Purchase added 15 points, three assists and two rebounds, Michael Wearne 12 points, three boards and two assists, and Austin Bradtke five points to go with 10 rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block.
Casey remains in last position with a fifth consecutive loss with a 3-19 record with Adam Thoseby putting up 19 points, three rebounds and three assists.
Preston Bungei had 17 points, four rebounds and three assists but it was a tough night for the rest of the Cavaliers including Dillon Stith who scored just five points with all coming from the foul line.
CASEY CAVALIERS 71 (Thoseby 19, Bungei 17, Burnett 6)
MELBOURNE TIGERS 73 (Wilson 20, Purchase 15, Wearne 12)
Kilsyth Cobras (86) defeated Bendigo Braves (72)
The Kilsyth Cobras have the chance to finish the season with a double win weekend after Adrian Tomada put up 31 points in the Saturday night home 86-72 win against the Bendigo Braves.
Both teams came into the match up at Kilsyth Sports Centre well out of playoff contention and just looking to finish their seasons on a positive note.
It was the first of two games this weekend for the Cobras while it was the last game of the season for the Braves with Bendigo without the scoring punch of Rowan Mackenzie.
It was a tight contest throughout the first half with Kilsyth leading by just a point at quarter-time and two points at half-time, but then Bendigo fired up in the third period.
The Braves would score 10 consecutive points to lead by that margin before Kilsyth responded with a 12-0 run of their own to work back on top.
Eventually the Cobras pulled away to win by 14 points and improve to a 6-15 record having snapped a two-game losing slide ahead of playing the Diamond Valley Eagles on Sunday.
Adrian Tomada had a big night in the win for Kilsyth with 31 points, four steals and three assists on 11/16 shooting from the floor, 4/7 from downtown and 5/6 at the foul line.
Corey Jeffs added 15 points, five rebounds and three assists with Mitch Dielemans contributing 11 points, five boards and two steals, and Ben Ursich seven points and three rebounds.
Bendigo finishes its season with a 7-15 record having lost the last four matches with Mitch Clarke finishing off his stint at the Braves with 29 points, six rebounds and four assists on 12/18 shooting from the floor and a perfect 3/3 from long-range.
Andrew Robinson added 18 points and four rebounds, Billy Smythe 15 points and eight boards, and Isaac Murphy seven points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals.
KILSYTH COBRAS 86 (Tomada 31, Jeffs 15, Dielemans 11)
BENDIGO BRAVES 72 (Clarke 29, Robinson 19, Smythe 15)
Nunawading Spectres (75) defeated North West Tasmania Thunder (71)
The Nunawading Spectres still need plenty to fall their way but the only hope they had of still playing finals was to beat the North West Tasmania Thunder and they did so 75-71.
The Spectres were back home at Nunawading Basketball Centre having won their past two matches to stay alive in the finals race as they took on a North West Tasmania team who might have been out of the hunt, but remained a dangerous opponent.
Even though the Spectres opened up a seven-point lead in the first quarter, by quarter-time that was back to just three and then the Thunder even grabbed the lead themselves in the second period.
By half-time the scores were level at 40-40 before Nunawading had 15 points to seven in the third quarter which set them up for the eventual four-point victory.
The win improves the Spectres to a 12-10 record as they wait to find out their finals fate after Christian D'Angelo top-scored with 17 points, two rebounds and two steals.
Trendon Hankerson added 15 points, six rebounds and two assists with Jack Gandolfo contributing 14 points, three assists and two boards, Jalen Johnson 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Nicolas Tata 10 points, six boards, two assists and two blocked shots.
The Thunder are now 9-12 on the season with a game to play on Sunday with Seth Swalve putting up 18 points, four rebounds and three assists with Archer Woodhill adding 18 points, nine boards, five assists, four blocks and two steals.
Jake Afoa also had 15 points, four rebounds and two steals with Isaac Atuer adding 10 points.
NUNAWADING SPECTRES 75 (D'Angelo 17, Hankerson 15, Gandolfo 14)
NORTH WEST TASMANIA THUNDER 71 (Swalve 18, Woodhill 18, Afoa 15)
Diamond Valley Eagles (72) lost to Geelong United (83)
Liam Herbert had a night out with 28 points and six three-pointers as Geelong United beat the Diamond Valley Eagles 83-72 to give them a chance still of taking part in the finals.
Geelong beat the Waverley Falcons on Friday night to keep their season alive ahead of facing the Eagles on Saturday at Diamond Valley Sports and Fitness Centre.
The Eagles might have been out of the finals mix, but they were coming off a win against the Casey Cavaliers so to get the win they needed, Geelong were going to have to earn it.
It would prove to be a terrific contest too with Diamond Valley starting well to lead by eight points in the first quarter but Geelong responded to be on top 23-21 by the end of one.
United were narrowly leading 37-36 still by half-time and then Diamond Valley managed a 7-0 scoring run early in the third quarter to be leading by four points.
Geelong needed to respond with its season on the line and that's exactly what they did to open up a lead by as much as 17 points in the final period before holding on for the 11-point victory away from home.
The win improves Geelong to a 12-10 record to keep them a chance of finals depending on how everything falls once the last game is played on Sunday.
Liam Herbert had a night to savour in the win for Geelong knocking down 6/11 of his three-point attempts on the way to 28 points, five steals, four rebounds and three assists.
George Blagojevic continued his strong form with 22 points and 14 rebounds with Latrell Jones adding 11 points and three boards, and DeMarcus Gatlin five points, 15 rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Diamond Valley finishes its season with a 6-15 record with BJ Symons top-scoring with 25 points and eight rebounds while Bryton Hobbs finished with 22 points, four boards and four assists.
Jock Perry also contributed 18 points, 16 rebounds and five steals.
DIAMOND VALLEY EAGLES 72 (Symons 25, Hobbs 22, Perry 18)
GEELONG UNITED 83 (Herbert 28, Blagojevic 22, Jones 11)
Eltham Wildcats (93) defeated Ballarat Miners (75)
Owen Foxwell scored 30 points and the Eltham Wildcats will enter the playoffs on a six-game winning streak after knocking the Ballarat Miners from second spot with the 93-75 home victory.
Ballarat arrived at Montmorency Secondary College needing a win to stay in second spot while the Wildcats were at home and in hot form with five straight wins and still a chance for a top four finish with a victory.
On their home floor, Eltham started strongly going on a 10-0 scoring run in the first quarter on the way to a 32-23 lead by quarter-time.
They continued to build on that advantage the rest of the evening too with the lead growing to 12 points in the second quarter, to 15 in the third and 18 in the fourth on the way to the eventual 18-point victory.
The win is a sixth in-a-row for the Wildcats who finish the regular season with a 14-8 record with Owen Foxwell starring with 30 points, seven assists, seven steals and five rebounds.
Zak Cunningham also put up 17 points and seven rebounds, Sam Short 15 points, six assists, four boards and three steals, Josh Sykes 11 points, five rebounds and two blocks, and Angus Glover eight points, seven boards and four assists.
Ballarat slips to third spot with the loss to end the regular season at 15-7 with Tyler Rudolph top-scoring again with 16 points and nine rebounds.
Luke Rosendale also had 14 points, five rebounds and three assists, Majok Majok 11 points and 10 boards, and Zac Dunmore nine points.
ELTHAM WILDCATS 93 (Foxwell 30, Cunningham 17, Short 15)
BALLARAT MINERS 75 (Rudolph 16, Rosendale 14, Majok 11)
Knox Raiders (104) defeated Keilor Thunder (68)
A top eight position went on the line and the defending champion Knox Raiders flexed their muscles to keep their title defence alive with the emphatic 104-68 home win against the Keilor Thunder.
Coming into the match up at Knox Basketball Stadium and both Knox and Keilor were locked on 12-9 records with the winner to advance to the finals and the loser to miss out so everything was on the line.
The Raiders came into the contest fresh off beating Geelong United while Keilor had lost its past two matches upon arriving on Saturday night, and it was all square at 23-23 by quarter-time.
Knox then took control of proceedings in the second quarter with 25 points to 16 to head into half-time leading 48-39.
The Raiders went on with the job from there in dominant fashion pushing the lead out to 25 points in the third frame and 39 in the fourth on the back off 11 straight points to end up scoring the 36-point win.
Knox will now have the chance to defend its championship guaranteed a playoff spot at 13-9 on the back of knocking down 14/31 from three-point range as a team and pulling down 54 rebounds to just 33 from Keilor.
Brody Nunn continues to shine and had another 29 points, three rebounds and three assists on 4/9 three-point shooting with Malith Machar contributing 20 points, 10 boards and two assists with 3/5 shooting from behind the arc.
KJ Feagin added 17 points and 10 assists, Kyle Bowen 15 points, seven rebounds, three steals and two assists, and Anzac Rissetto 10 points and 11 boards.
The Thunder missed out on the playoffs at 12-10 with the three straight losses to close the season with Daniel Poelsma putting up 19 points and four rebounds with Trevor Lakes adding 15 points and five boards, Deng Acouth nine points and eight rebounds, and Kyle Zunic seven points and seven assists.
KNOX RAIDERS 104 (Nunn 29, Machar 20, Feagin 17)
KEILOR THUNDER 68 (Poelsma 19, Lakes 15, Acouth 9)
