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Issie Bourne came up huge again in the NBL1 South for Keilor Thunder while Cierra Dillard led Melbourne Tigers to the overtime win, the Ballarat Miners men also prevailed in extra time and Shea Ili starred for the Sandringham Sabres.
Saturday night's women's results saw Geelong United beat the Launceston Tornadoes 88-70 while the Knox Raiders defeated the Ballarat Miners 110-62, the Hobart Chargers downed the Casey Cavaliers, the Melbourne Tigers defeated the Nunawading Spectres, and the Sandringham Sabres won 75-60 over the Frankston Blues.
The Ringwood Hawks also defeated the Dandenong Rangers 80-72 and Keilor Thunder beat Kilsyth Cobras 94-59.
In the men's matches, the Braves beat the Eagles 98-85, North West Tasmania beat Geelong United 89-81, the Miners defeated the Raiders 89-86, the Chargers downed the Cavaliers 99-98, and the Tigers beat the Spectres 84-78.
The Sabres also defeated the Blues 100-81, the Rangers downed the Hawks 96-88 and Keilor Thunder beat the Kilsyth Cobras 76-65.
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Bendigo Braves (105) defeated Diamond Valley Eagles (92)
The defending champion Bendigo Braves returned to the winner's list with Amy Atwell and Cassidy McLean combining for 10 three-pointers in the 105-92 victory over the Diamond Valley Eagles.
Bendigo was back home at Red Energy Arena in a rare position of having lost three of the past four games and still being without Megan McKay despite welcoming back Ally Wilson to host at Diamond Valley team trying to hit back from a loss to Dandenong.
The Eagles came out firing away from home too piling on 33 points in the first quarter before then pushing their lead out to 18 points in the second period to put the onus right back on Bendigo to have to respond.
The Braves did well to hit back leading into half-time, though, and they were able to cut the lead for Diamond Valley to 58-55 by the main break.
Bendigo was then able to eventually overpower the Eagles down the stretch to secure the 13-point victory and improve to a 9-4 record on the season as a result.
Amy Atwell had a big night for the Braves with 34 points and four steals while hitting 6/16 from behind the three-point line and 10/10 at the free-throw line.
Cassidy McLean also hit 4/5 from deep for 22 points and six assists with Ally Wilson contributing 21 points, 14 rebounds and six assists, Kasey Burton 13 points and eight boards, and then a triple-double from Kelly Wilson made up of 12 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds.
The Eagles have now lost the last two matches to be 3-7 with Allison Day finishing with 15 points, seven rebounds and three assists, and Gemma Potter 15 points, eight boards, three assists and two steals.
Abbey Ellis also had 14 points, four rebounds and three assists, Naomi Mbandu 14 points, seven boards, four assists and four steals, Nikki Metcalfe 10 points and five rebounds, and Eliza Bannan 10 points.
The Eagles remain on the road on Sunday to play the Ballarat Miners while the Braves will be away to the Sandringham Sabres.
BENDIGO BRAVES 105 (Atwell 34, McLean 22, A Wilson 21)
DIAMOND VALLEY EAGLES 92 (Potter 15, Day 15, Ellis 14, Mbandu 14)
Geelong United (88) defeated Launceston Tornadoes (70)
Shaneice Swain and Geelong United got back to winning in the NBL1 South with the 88-70 victory at home over the Launceston Tornadoes.
Geelong United were back home at The Arena looking to bounce back from last Sunday's loss to the Frankston Blues hosting a Launceston team having built its best form of the season with three consecutive wins.
On the back of those last three wins, the Tornadoes started strongly as well with a 25-18 lead already by quarter-time before pushing that advantage out to 16 points in the second period.
Launceston were still leading 48-32 by half-time and then got out to a game-high 18-point edge in the third quarter, but then Geelong started to work back into the contest on their home floor.
United scored 13 consecutive points to grab the lead and then to go on with the job in the final quarter with 32 points to 15.
Geelong's lead grew to as much as 18 points as well and that would be the final margin as the home team improved to a 5-7 record on the season.
Shaneice Swain was the star of the come from behind win for Geelong United with 29 points, nine assists and seven rebounds on 10/19 shooting from the field, 5/10 from three-point territory and 4/4 at the free-throw line.
Lasha Petree also delivered 21 points, six rebounds, three steals and two blocks for Geelong with Sarah Elsworthy contributing 18 points, four boards, three assists and three steals, and Eva Braslis 16 points, eight rebounds and two assists.
Launceston slips to 4-8 on the season with the defeat with Lore Devos continuing her impressive form since arrival with another 20 points, 18 rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots.
Trinity Oliver also had 16 points and four rebounds, Josie Pinkerton 14 points, two boards and two assists, and Macey Crawford 11 points, four assists and two rebounds.
The Tornadoes back up on the road again on Sunday against the Waverley Falcons while Geelong will be away to the Mount Gambier Pioneers on Friday night.
GEELONG UNITED 88 (Swain 29, Petree 21, Elsworthy 18)
LAUNCESTON TORNADOES 70 (Devos 20, Oliver 16, Pinkerton 14)
Ballarat Miners (62) lost to Knox Raiders (110)
The Knox Raiders took full advantage of a banged up Ballarat Miners on Saturday night to score the emphatic 110-62 victory.
The Miners might have been at home at Selkirk Stadium and coming off a win against the Melbourne Tigers, but they came into the match up with the third placed Raiders without Abbey Wehrung, Chloe Bibby and Micah Simpson.
If that wasn’t enough for coach Kennedy Kereama to deal with, he also lost Mehryn Kraker during the game in the first half and it proved to be a night to forget with Knox able to take full advantage.
The Raiders had responded to a loss to Mount Gambier with a 21-point win over Hobart and took control of the contest virtually from the outset to already lead by as much as 16 points in the first quarter.
From there Knox continued to dominate with the lead growing to 32 points in the second period, 42 in the third and 52 in the fourth before they secured the eventual 48-point triumph.
Knox improves to 10-2 on the season as a result of the thumping win with Alicia Froling a dominant presence with 29 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two assists.
Kiera Rowe added 20 points, four rebounds and two assists, Paige Bradley 16 points, five assists and three boards, Emma Pearce 16 points, three rebounds and three steals, Leah Santomaggio 12 points, eight assists, four rebounds and two steals.
Ballarat slips to 5-6 as a result of the loss with Alex Bunton doing what she could against the tide to finish with 25 points and eight rebounds on 11/12 shooting.
Jemma Amoore added 14 points and Milly Sharp nine points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Ballarat is also at home to the Diamond Valley Eagles on Sunday while the Raiders play host to the Kilsyth Cobras next Saturday night.
BALLARAT MINERS 62 (Bunton 25, Amoore 14, Sharp 9)
KNOX RAIDERS 110 (Froling 29, Rowe 20, Bradley 16, Pearce 16)
Casey Cavaliers (74) lost to Hobart Chargers (90)
The Hobart Chargers snapped their four-game losing streak with the 90-74 road victory on Saturday night over the Casey Cavaliers.
The Cavs were back home at Casey Stadium and were coming off a victory against the Mount Gambier Pioneers last Sunday ahead of hosting a Chargers team having lost their past four matches.
Hobart started the game strongly away from home to be leading 18-11 by the end of the first quarter but Casey responded well with 23 points to 18 in the second frame to cut the Chargers lead to just two by the main break.
However, Hobart took control in the third period with them scoring nine straight points to end up leading by as much as 16 points.
That lead got out to as much as 19 points in the final quarter as well before they won by 16 in the finish to snap the losing run and improve to a 4-8 record on the season.
Zoe Richards delivered 22 points and 10 rebounds for Hobart with Cierra Walker knocking down 5/9 from downtown for 19 points, six rebounds and three assists.
Jayda Jansen also contributed 15 points while Kayla Steindl had 14 points, 13 rebounds and four assists.
The Cavaliers are now 3-9 for the season with Lauren Van Kleunen finishing with 25 points and 10 rebounds while hitting 5/7 from behind the three-point line.
Alex Wittinger added 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists, Taylah Simmons 11 points, five boards, four steals and two assists, and Sharne Robati 10 points, two rebounds and two assists.
The Chargers complete their road double on Sunday against the Eltham Wildcats with Casey on the road to the Melbourne Tigers next up on Thursday June 6.
CASEY CAVALIERS 74 (Van Kleunen 25, Wittinger 12, Simmons 11)
HOBART CHARGERS 90 (Richards 22, Walker 19, Jansen 15)
Nunawading Spectres (87) lost to Melbourne Tigers (94)
The Melbourne Tigers got back to winning with Cierra Dillard again coming up huge in the 94-87 overtime road victory over the Nunawading Spectres.
The Spectres were back home at Nunawading Basketball Centre looking for a third win of the season upon hosting a Tigers team who arrived also having lost their past two games.
Nunawading did start encouragingly to lead by six points in the first quarter but the Tigers soon worked their way on top to end up outscoring the Spectres 29 points to 21 in the second term and to go into half-time leading 45-38.
The lead for Melbourne did get out to as much as 13 points in the third quarter as well and they had all the momentum, but Nunawading were able to fire back to force the game to overtime.
The Spectres levelled scores up with just a minute to play of regulation with a three-pointer from Rachel Brewster, and that's where scores would stay in a frantic final minute which included a shot clock violation from the home team.
Then in overtime and it was all the Tigers as they put up 13 points to six to secure the seven-point win and to improve to 6-6 on the season as a result.
Cierra Dillard starred once again for the Tigers with 29 points, six rebounds and six assists on 11/19 shooting from the floor and 7/8 at the free-throw line.
Sam Simons also had 18 points, five assists and three rebounds, Chantel Horvat 18 points, seven boards and two assists, and Steph Blicavs 12 points, nine rebounds and three assists.
Nunawading is now 2-10 following the defeat with Louise Forsyth delivering 27 points, four rebounds and two assists while Rachel Brewster contributed 23 points, four boards and two assists.
Batabe Zempare also had 16 points, 15 rebounds, four assists and two steals.
Nunawading will play host to the Waverley Falcons next Saturday with the Tigers at home on the same evening to Keilor Thunder.
NUNAWADING SPECTRES 87 (Forsyth 27, Brewster 23, Zempare 16)
MELBOURNE TIGERS 94 (Dillard 29, Simons 18, Horvat 18)
Frankston Blues (60) lost to Sandringham Sabres (75)
The Sandringham Sabres made it nine straight wins while ending the winning run of the Frankston Blues with the 75-60 road victory.
The Blues were at home at Dreamstreet Lending Arena on a four-game winning streak but they were without superstar Steph Reid while Sandringham arrived on its own eight-match winning run.
It was a tight contest throughout the first half with scores tied at 15-15 by quarter-time and then the Sabres just clinging to the narrow 33-29 advantage by half-time.
It was in the third quarter when Sandringham blew the game open completing a 13-0 scoring run to build a lead as large as 16 points, and from there securing the 15-point victory away from home.
As a result of the win, the Sabres have won nine in-a-row to be 9-2 on the season with Juna Umezawa finishing with 20 points and nine rebounds on 6/12 shooting from the field and going 8/8 at the free-throw line.
Klara Wischer added 19 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and four steals, Isis Lopes 11 points, three boards and three assists, and Eilidh Simpson 10 points, three assists and two rebounds.
Frankston is now 5-6 with the four-game winning run coming to an end compounded with the absence of Steph Reid.
Chelsea D'Angelo top-scored for the Blues with 19 points, six rebounds and six assists on 7/31 shooting with Lou Brown adding 18 points, 11 boards, three assists and three steals, and Tori Jackson 12 points and three rebounds.
Sandringham is back in action on Sunday when they host the Bendigo Braves with Frankston to host the Ringwood Hawks next Saturday.
FRANKSTON BLUES 60 (D'Angelo 19, Brown 18, Jackson 12)
SANDRINGHAM SABRES 75 (Umezawa 20, Wischer 19, Lopes 11)
Dandenong Rangers (72) lost to Ringwood Hawks (80)
The Ringwood Hawks produced a big finish to overrun the Dandenong Rangers for the 80-72 victory on the road.
The Rangers were back home at Dandenong Basketball Stadium looking to make it three straight wins up against a Hawks team attempting to snap a five-game losing run.
Dandenong managed to open up a 10-point advantage by the end of the first quarter with that lead getting out to as much as 13 in the second frame.
The Rangers were still leading 42-34 by half-time with that lead again double-figures from the home team in the third period, but then the Hawks began to whittle down the deficit.
Ringwood managed to go on an 11-0 scoring streak to grab the momentum and then to end up outscoring the Rangers 24 points to 14 in the last quarter to end up securing the eight-point win.
The victory snaps the losing run for Ringwood who is now 8-6 as a result with Ahlise Hurst finishing with 21 points, three assists, two rebounds and two steals on 5/12 three-point shooting.
Jack Animam added 16 points, nine rebounds and six assists with Digna Strautmane contributing 12 points, four assists and three boards, and Mikayla Peterson 11 points and three rebounds.
Dandenong slips to 10-4 on the season with the defeat despite another 28 points, 14 rebounds, two assists and two steals from Manuela Puoch.
Nyadiew Puoch also delivered 22 points and 10 rebounds with Dallas Loughridge contributing eight points and two assists, and Amber Smith six points, five assists and four rebounds.
Dandenong will next be in action hosting the Frankston Blues on Friday June 7 with Ringwood to play on the road also to Frankston next Saturday.
DANDENONG RANGERS 72 (M Puoch 28, N Puoch 22, Loughridge 8)
RINGWOOD HAWKS 80 (Hurst 21, Animam 16, Strautmane 12)
Keilor Thunder (94) defeated Kilsyth Cobras (59)
Issie Bourne was dynamic once again to lead Keilor Thunder to the 94-59 home victory against the Kilsyth Cobras.
The Thunder were back home at Keilor Stadium looking to maintain top spot in the NBL1 South up against the bottom placed Cobras.
Keilor was able to start well on its home floor with 30 points to 21 in the opening period and then kept on building on that lead throughout the evening.
The Thunder did open up a 19-point advantage in the second stanza on the way to leading 48-37 by the half-time interval.
It was another 24 points to 12 in the third quarter for the league-leaders and then 22 to 10 in the fourth with Keilor romping to the 35-point win to improve to 12-1 on the season with six straight victories.
Issie Bourne was once again brilliant in the win for the Thunder with 31 points, 16 rebounds and four assists while also hitting 6/9 from three-point territory.
Tera Reed added 24 points and five rebounds, Lilly Rotunno 13 points, five steals, four rebounds and four assists, and Penina Davidson 11 points, six boards and five assists.
It's a fourth straight loss for Kilsyth who are now 2-11 with Georgia Booth finishing with 17 points and four rebounds, Nikita Young 17 points and three boards, and Hannah Day 11 points, three rebounds and three assists.
Keilor will be on the road next Saturday to the Melbourne Tigers with Kilsyth way to the Knox Raiders.
KEILOR THUNDER 94 (Bourne 31, Reed 24, Rotunno 13)
KILSYTH COBRAS 59 (Booth 17, Young 17, Day 11)
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Bendigo Braves (98) defeated Diamond Valley Eagles (85)
A monstrous third quarter with 41 points has sparked the Bendigo Braves to the 98-85 home win on Saturday night over the Diamond Valley Eagles.
Bendigo were back home at Red Energy Arena now having Rowan Mackenzie, Andrew Robinson and Mitch Clarke settled into the line-up and healthy as they hosted a Diamond Valley team looking to start building some momentum this season.
Diamond Valley did start well to be leading 25-18 at the end of the first quarter but Bendigo outscored them 25 points to 19 in the second term to cut the lead for the Eagles at half-time to 44-43.
The game was on the line at the break but the Braves then put together some scorching basketball in the third quarter piling on 41 points to just 19 from the Eagles to set up the eventual 13-point victory.
The win improves Bendigo to a 6-7 record on the season with Andrew Robinson producing 26 points, five rebounds and four assists while hitting 5/8 from three-point range.
Rowan Mackenzie added 14 points, seven boards, six assists and three steals, Mitch Clarke 13 points and six assists, Koch Bar 12 points and eight rebounds, and Lachlan O'Brien nine points.
It's back-to-back losses now for the Eagles who slip to a 2-8 record on the season with Zach Tavitian delivering 20 points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots.
Erik Kafritsas added 15 points on 3/3 three-point shooting with Joel Capetola adding 13 points, six assists and four rebounds, BJ Symons 12 points and three boards, and Bryton Hobbs 10 points and 10 assists.
The Eagles remain on the road on Sunday to play the Ballarat Miners while the Braves will be away to the Sandringham Sabres.
BENDIGO BRAVES 98 (Robinson 26, Mackenzie 14, Clarke 13)
DIAMOND VALLEY EAGLES 85 (Tavitian 20, Kafritsas 15, Capetola 13)
Geelong United (81) lost to North West Tasmania Thunder (89)
The North West Tasmania Thunder hit the road and were able to keep their winning form going with the 89-81 win against Geelong United.
North West Tasmania arrived at The Arena on the back of winning two straight games with Geelong United trying to bounce back from a loss to the Frankston Blues.
Geelong did start well to open up a six-point lead early on but the Thunder had opened up a 26-22 advantage by the end of the first quarter.
The momentum swings continued with Geelong scoring 14 points in-a-row in the second period to reclaim the lead and to hold the narrow 46-45 advantage by the half-time break.
It was Geelong leading by four points again with 3:45 remaining in the game following a pair of free-throws from George Blagojevic, but North West Tasmania then dug deep determined to keep their winning form going.
Seth Swalve hit a triple to bring it back to a one-point ball game before Sekou Sylla scored on the fast break after a turnover to put the Thunder back in front, and they never looked back.
From the moment Geelong led 79-75, North West Tasmania outscored them 14 points to two the rest of the way to score the eight-point victory and to improve to a 6-6 record as a result.
Seth Swalve top-scored for the Thunder with 21 points, six assists, four steals and three rebounds with Sekou Wylla contributing 20 points and eight boards, Arche Woodhill 15 points and seven rebounds, Ben Woolley 15 points and three boards, and Tre Armstrong 11 points, six rebounds, five steals and three assists.
Geelong United are now 4-8 with back-to-back losses with George Blagojevic finishing with 25 points on 9/15 shooting from the field and 3/5 from beyond the arc.
Latrell Jones added 24 points, seven rebounds, four steals, three blocks and two assists, DeMarcus Gatlin 13 points, 10 assists, nine rebounds and three steals, and Ma'alo Hicks 10 points, five boards and two assists.
The Thunder back up on the road again on Sunday against the Waverley Falcons while Geelong will be away to the Mount Gambier Pioneers on Friday night.
GEELONG UNITED 81 (Blagojevic 25, Jones 24, Gatlin 13)
NORTH WEST TASMANIA THUNDER 89 (Swalve 21, Sylla 20, Woodhill 15, Woolley 15)
Ballarat Miners (89) defeated Knox Raiders (86)
The Ballarat Miners outlasted the Knox Raiders in a dramatic overtime contest for the eventual 89-86 victory.
The Miners played host to the defending champion Raiders at Selkirk Stadium and the biggest lead of the night was the 11 points Knox led by in the second quarter.
It was just an eight-point lead to the Raiders at half-time and the game ended up heading to quite the dramatic eventful finish, and overtime period.
Just as Ballarat appeared on track for the victory leading by seven with six minutes to play after seven straight points from Tyler Rudolph, Knox hit back beginning with a triple from KJ Feagin.
Rudolph did answer with the next four points to push the Miners lead back out to eight points with five minutes to go but the Raiders kept on coming and were back within three when Brody Nunn hit a three ball.
Kyle Bowen then made it a one-point ball game and it was a Keagin make from downtown that saw the Raiders resume the lead with two minutes on the clock.
Feagin and Tyler Rudolph would then trade three-pointers before in the finish overtime was needed after two Ned Renfree free-throws for the Miners levelled scores and a Feagin turnover at the buzzer stopped him being able to get a shot at the winner off.
Knox did start the extra period well with a three-pointer from Nunn and they were still leading by a point with just over 30 seconds to play after a free-throw to Austin Rapp.
Rudolph answered with a bucket for Ballarat for the home team to go up by a point and in the end Luke Rosendale sealed the overtime win for the Miners at the foul line.
Tyler Rudolph finished the night with 30 points and 12 rebounds for Ballarat on 13/29 shooting from the field with Ned Renfree adding 15 points, three rebounds and three assists.
Luke Rosendale also had 14 points, seven assists and five rebounds, and Nick Stoddart 14 points, four boards and three assists.
The defending champion Knox are now 6-6 with the defeat despite 28 points, four rebounds, four steals and three assists from captain KJ Feagin.
Brody Nunn also had 20 points, four assists, three steals and two rebounds, and Austin Rapp 17 points, 14 boards and five blocked shots.
Ballarat is also at home to the Diamond Valley Eagles on Sunday while the Raiders play host to the Kilsyth Cobras next Saturday night.
BALLARAT MINERS 89 (Rudolph 30, Renfree 15, Rosendale 14, Stoddart 14)
KNOX RAIDERS 86 (Feagin 28, Nunn 20, Rapp 17)
Casey Cavaliers (98) lost to Hobart Chargers (99)
Vionte Daniels came up trumps in overtime for the Hobart Chargers to lead them to the dramatic and thrilling 99-98 road victory over the Casey Cavaliers.
The Cavaliers were back home at Casey Stadium attempting to snap a six-game losing run while the Chargers arrived having lost their past two matches themselves.
It was the Cavs who had the better of the start to be leading 25-17 at quarter-time before they opened up an 18-point break in the second quarter, and were still on top 50-41 by half-time.
Casey went back out to an 11-point advantage in the third quarter but the Chargers worked back into the contest and even found themselves leading by two after a Jordan Hargrave bucket with two minutes remaining in regulation.
Dillon Stith then levelled scores up once more for the Cavaliers before two Vionte Daniels free-throws had Hobart back up two with a minute to play.
It would be Stith who again levelled scores with a jumper following a Casey offensive rebound, and the scores would remain tied at 90-90 with Daniels and Preston Bungei missing attempts at a winner for their respective sides.
Then in overtime, Daniels opened proceedings with a three-pointer before he scored another bucket to help Hobart to a five-point lead. They would go on to win by a point from there on a dramatic evening.
Ole Angerstein delivered 24 points, 11 rebounds and two assists in the win for Hobart on 10/12 shooting while Joe Chilcott added 23 points, six boards and five assists on 6/11 three-point shooting.
Jacob Richards also had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Vionte Daniels 18 points, five boards and four assists, and Jordan Straatsma 10 points, four rebounds and two assists.
Preston Bungei finished with 25 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots for Csaey with Dillon Stith contributing 25 points, 10 boards and four assists, Adam Thoseby 22 points, five assists and four rebounds, and Anthony Karabatsos nine points, six boards and four assists.
The Chargers complete their road double on Sunday against the Eltham Wildcats with Casey on the road to the Melbourne Tigers next up on Thursday June 6.
CASEY CAVALIERS 98 (Bungei 25, Stith 25, Thoseby 22)
HOBART CHARGERS 99 (Angerstein 24, Chilcott 23, Richards 19)
Nunawading Spectres (78) lost to Melbourne Tigers (84)
The Melbourne Tigers built up a double-figure lead in the second half and then held out the Nunawading Spectres for the 84-78 victory.
The Spectres were back home at Nunawading Basketball Centre attempting to back up a win against Keilor Thunder as they hosted a Tigers team having won their past two and building some momentum.
However, it was Nunawading who had the better of the start to open up a 10-point lead in the first quarter. The Spectres were still up double-figures in the second term but then the Tigers began working back into the contest.
Melbourne would end up leading 39-38 by half-time before then outscoring the Spectres 26 points to 15 in the third frame to see the Tigers open up a 14-point advantage.
That would prove a match winning lead too despite the fast finish from Nunawading with the Tigers holding them out for the six-point victory to improve to a 6-6 record on the season.
Michael Wearne came up big in the win for the Tigers in the absence of Tom Wilson by delivering 23 points, five assists and four rebounds with 4/4 three-point shooting.
Mason Gaze added 15 points and seven rebounds, Jack Whitbourn 14 points and three boards, Jack Purchase 13 points, six rebounds and four assists, and Felix von Hofe 10 points.
Nunawading is now 6-6 as well with the loss with Jalen Johnson top-scoring with 19 points, nine rebounds and three assists on 8/16 shooting from the floor.
Nicolas Tata added 14 points and six rebounds, Christian D'Angelo 12 points, and Jack Gandolfo seven points, five assists and two rebounds.
Nunawading will play host to the Waverley Falcons next Saturday with the Tigers at home on the same evening to Keilor Thunder.
NUNAWADING SPECTRES 78 (Johnson 19, Tata 14, D'Angelo 12)
MELBOURNE TIGERS 84 (Wearne 23, Gaze 15, Whitbourn 14)
Frankston Blues (81) lost to Sandringham Sabres (100)
Shea Ili produced an inspirational display to play match-winner for the Sandringham Sabres in the 100-81 victory on the road to the Frankston Blues.
Frankston were back home at Dreamstreet Lending Arena looking to build on last week's win over Geelong United with the Blues playing host to a Sabres team having won their past three matches.
Sandringham went on an 11-0 scoring run in the first quarter to open up a 12-point advantage and to still be leading 29-21 by quarter-time.
The Sabres were still leading 54-46 by half-time and then they continued to pull further away throughout the second half with a 16-point lead in the third period and then that blew out to 32 in the fourth.
Sandringham went on to win by 19 points from there to make it four wins in-a-row and to improve to a 7-4 record with Shea Ili starring with the Melbourne United guard delivering 30 points, five rebounds and five assists in 23 and-a-half minutes of court time.
Tanner Krebs added 21 points, 13 rebounds and three steals with Dave Barlow contributing 10 points, six boards and two assists, CJ Asuncion-Byrd nine points and four rebounds, and Kaylan Kitto nine points, seven boards and two assists.
Frankston is now 6-5 on the season following the defeat.
Sandringham is back in action on Sunday when they host the Bendigo Braves with Frankston to host the Ringwood Hawks next Saturday.
FRANKSTON BLUES 81
SANDRINGHAM SABRES 100 (Ili 30, Krebs 21, Barlow 10)
Dandenong Rangers (96) defeated Ringwood Hawks (88)
The Dandenong Rangers built a 19-point lead in the third quarter and then held out the Ringwood Hawks late for the 96-88 victory.
The Rangers were back home at Dandenong Basketball Stadium having won its last two games ahead of hosting a Hawks team trying to snap a three-match losing slide.
It was Dandenong leading the contest by four points at quarter-time before the Rangers then took further control with their lead growing to 16 points in the second period before going into half-time still on top 50-36.
The lead for the home team kept on growing in the third quarter with Dandenong's edge out to 19 points and they were still up 12 in the fourth frame, but Ringwood did its best to snatch it.
However, every time the Hawks were posing a threat, the Rangers had the answers and it would be Dandenong going on to win by eight points to improve to a 9-5 record with three straight victories.
Jacob Tryon produced 22 points and eight rebounds in the win for the Rangers with Mason Peatling delivering 18 points, nine boards, four assists and two blocks, and Tad Dufelmeier 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
Brandon Betson also had 17 points and four assists on 3/5 three-point shooting with Jacob Roberts contributing 13 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Ringwood is now 6-8 following the defeat with Braelen Bridges producing 24 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and two steals on 10/13 shooting from the floor.
Jonathan Lawton also had 23 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals, Ngor Nai 21 points and four boards, and Bayley Rough 12 points, three rebounds, two steals and two blocked shots.
Dandenong will next be in action hosting the Frankston Blues on Friday June 7 with Ringwood to play on the road also to Frankston next Saturday.
DANDENONG RANGERS 96 (Tryon 22, Peatling 18, Dufelmeier 17, Betson 17)
RINGWOOD HAWKS 88 (Bridges 24, Lawton 23, Nai 21)
Keilor Thunder (76) defeated Kilsyth Cobras (65)
Keilor Thunder shook off a slow start to dominate the second half on the way to the 76-65 home victory against the Kilsyth Cobras.
The Thunder were back home at Keilor Stadium attempting to bounce back from the last up loss to the Nunawading Spectres as they hosting a Kilsyth team having lost its past three matches.
It was the visiting Cobras who made the better of the start scoring 12 consecutive points in the first quarter on the way to an 11-point advantage by quarter-time.
The lead for Kilsyth would get out to as much as 17 points in the second quarter as well and the visitors still were on top 45-31 by the half-time break.
Keilor had some work to do to turn the match back in their favour and that's exactly what they did beginning with a 25 points to seven third quarter.
It was another 20 points to 13 in the final period as well for the Thunder as they went on to score the 11-point victory having earlier trailed by 17 points.
Keilor improves to an 8-5 record on the season with the victory with Kyle Zunic delivering 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists on 9/18 shooting from the field with 6/8 at the foul line.
Deng Acouth also produced 18 points and 12 rebounds with Kuany Kuany contributing 12 points, three boards and two assists, and Trevor Lakes 10 points, five rebounds and two assists.
Kilsyth has now lost four in-a-row to be 3-10 with Adrian Tomada delivering 21 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Kyle Adnam also had 15 points, four rebounds and three assists, and Corey Jeffs 11 points, seven boards and three assists.
Keilor will be on the road next Saturday to the Melbourne Tigers with Kilsyth way to the Knox Raiders.
KEILOR THUNDER 76 (Zunic 25, Acouth 18, Kuany 12)
KILSYTH COBRAS 65 (Tomada 21, Adnam 15, Jeffs 11)
