NBL1 North Round 6 Saturday night men’s recap

Catch up on the Round 6 action from the NBL1 North men’s competition on Saturday night.

Northside Wizards 98 def Southern Districts Spartans 88

A 30-point performance from NBL star Lamar Patterson was not enough to lift Southern Districts Spartans over Northside Wizards at South Pine Sports Complex on Saturday night.

The Wizards improved to a 3-3 record with the 98-88 home win over Spartans.

Northside’s attack led by Logan Kyle (33 points including 5 of 10 three-pointers made) and Jesse Ghee (21 points, 8 assists and 4 steals) shook off a slow start and used a 7-2 run to close out the half to take the lead 39-37 at the break.

Cameron Thew (16 points, 6 rebounds) and Zach Williams-Hook (11 points, 6 rebounds) were Northside’s other major contributors.

Patterson, in his debut for Spartans, was joined by Josh Derksen (17 points) and Samuel Korst (12 points) in double figures for the visitors.

The Wizards (3-3) host Rockhampton Rockets on Friday night, while the Spartans (3-4) take on the Central Queenslanders on Sunday.

Red City Roar 68 def by Brisbane Capitals 97

Brisbane Capitals have defeated Red City Roar 97-68 at The Paul Bancroft Centre on Saturday night.

Capitals forward Zachary Carter had the hot hand to score a game-high and his season-high 25 points – 19 points above his season average. The sharpshooter knocked down 8 of 12 field goals including 7 of 9 from deep.

Brisbane guard Nicholas Stoddart tallied a double double with 10 points and 11 rebounds and his backcourt partner Tamuri Wigness contributed 14 points, eight rebounds and nine assists.

Roar guard Kobe McDowell-White top scored for the home side with 21 points and Kian Dennis added 14 points.

The Roar (1-4) travel to Ipswich (2-4) on Saturday, while the Capitals (5-3) host the Rockets on Saturday.

Gold Coast Rollers 85 def by Sunshine Coast Phoenix 89

Sunshine Coast Phoenix have outlasted Gold Coast Rollers 89-85 at Carrara Stadium on Saturday night.

Sunshine Coast’s main four – Nelson Kahler (18 points), Jamaal Robateau (17 points), Darnell Robateau (17 points), and Oscar Cluff (16 points) – provided Phoenix with a potent offence.

Darnell also tallied 10 rebounds and seven assists for the visitors.

Jaze Morris top scored for the Rollers with 24 points and Callum Dalton added 17 points.

Marquee Gold Coast player Jason Cadee dished up 12 assists but the Brisbane Bullets guard failed to find his range as he went 0-14 in the game including nine missed three-pointers.

The Rollers (3-3) host the undefeated Logan Thunder on Saturday, while the Phoenix (4-3) take on Mackay (5-1) on Saturday.

Cairns Marlins 81 def by USC Rip City 82

USC Rip City have won back-to-back games on a North Queensland road trip after a close call 82-81 win over Cairns Marlins at Early Settler Stadium on Saturday night.

The wheels almost fell off as Rip City let a 14-point lead (71-57) going into the final quarter slip away as Marlins combo guard Mirko Djeric nailed back-to-back three-pointers to first tie and then take the lead (81-78) with 51 seconds on the clock.

The points dried up for Rip City, outscored 24-11 in the fourth, except for USC top scorer Isaih Tueta (24 points) with a crucial eight points in the last period. None more important than the Rip City captain’s lay-up in traffic for the go-ahead basket with three seconds left.

Tanner Krebs (22 points) and Kyle Zunic (15 points), who have gone 3-0 since joining the Sunshine Coast outfit – were USC’s other main contributors.

The Cairns trio of Majok Deng (15 points, 11 rebounds), Nathan Jawai (14 points), and Djeric (14 points), who also play for the city’s NBL franchise, were the Marlins top scorers.

Rip City (4-2) await Mackay on Sunday, while the Marlins have a bye in Round 7.

Mackay Meteors 103 def South West Metro Pirates 92d

Mackay Meteors picked up their fifth consecutive win with a 103-92 victory over South West Metro at Mackay Basketball Stadium on Saturday night.

The Meteors took a 23-point lead into the final quarter (80-57) and held on despite a late push from the Pirates.

Emmanuel Malou scored a game-high 25 points and pulled down 10 boards. He was joined by Harry Froling (19 points, 18 rebounds) with a double double.

Pirates guard and Boomers Tokyo Olympics hopeful Mitch Creek, who led South West Metro to its first win of the season on Friday, tallied 24 points and 19 rebounds, while Kai Woodfall and Ramy Kodi added 20 points each.

The Meteors (5-1) go on the road to the Sunshine Coast to face Phoenix (4-3) and Rip City (4-2) at the weekend, while the Pirates (1-6) host the Wizards (3-3).