Milton Keynes Breakers overcame second placed Reading Rockets on Sunday evening with the Breakers running out 90-89 winners in one of the games of the season.
Nate Robinson led the scoring for MK Breakers with 19 points, with the returning Jordan Spencer hitting 17 points on his return. Adrian Scarborough and KJ Johnson both scored 14 points, with the former picking up nine rebounds.
The Breakers ran out to an early lead with Chris Tawiah and Adrian Scarborough putting up the first points of the evening. As expected, the Rockets would keep the game tight, but four points from Kai Walker ensured the Breakers maintained their four point lead. Victor Olarerin netted the first three points of the afternoon to reduce the lead to just one point, but Scarborough ensured the gap returned to three points with his lay up.
Ty Nsangu and Johnson both exchanged buckets, before Jordan Spencer converted his first three points back in the Breakers colours to restore the four point gap. With the first quarter drawing to a close, Isaac Spurrier converted one of his two free throws, before Romario Spence added four points in the closing seconds to ensure the Breakers closed out the first with a 21-15 lead.
Jordan Spencer and KJ Johnson scored early layups in the opening stages of the second quarter to bring the Breakers advantage to eight points, with Romario Spence extending that gap to ten points following his successive free throws. Nsangu and Justin Hopkins reduced that lead to six points, before Tawiah’s dunk pushed the Breakers back to eight points.
The Rockets, however, rallied and pulled themselves to within one point of the lead following five points from Hopkins, with Clarke’s layup reducing the lead to a single digit. The game was tied shortly after Kai Walker’s free throw as Hopkin’s lay up brought the home fans to their feet. Their celebrations were immediately dampened as Nate Robinson converted his three point effort, but five points from Olarerin inside a minute would swing the lead back in favour of the hosts.
Olarerin and Hopkins pushed the Rockets lead to seven points, with Mitch Clarke adding two more points to extend their lead to nine. Scarborough closed out the quarter with his layup to stop the Rockets run, and more importantly, bring the Breakers to within seven points at the half.
Nate Robinson led the scoring for MK Breakers with 19 points, with the returning Jordan Spencer hitting 17 points on his return. Adrian Scarborough and KJ Johnson both scored 14 points, with the former picking up nine rebounds.
The Breakers ran out to an early lead with Chris Tawiah and Adrian Scarborough putting up the first points of the evening. As expected, the Rockets would keep the game tight, but four points from Kai Walker ensured the Breakers maintained their four point lead. Victor Olarerin netted the first three points of the afternoon to reduce the lead to just one point, but Scarborough ensured the gap returned to three points with his lay up.
Ty Nsangu and Johnson both exchanged buckets, before Jordan Spencer converted his first three points back in the Breakers colours to restore the four point gap. With the first quarter drawing to a close, Isaac Spurrier converted one of his two free throws, before Romario Spence added four points in the closing seconds to ensure the Breakers closed out the first with a 21-15 lead.
Jordan Spencer and KJ Johnson scored early layups in the opening stages of the second quarter to bring the Breakers advantage to eight points, with Romario Spence extending that gap to ten points following his successive free throws. Nsangu and Justin Hopkins reduced that lead to six points, before Tawiah’s dunk pushed the Breakers back to eight points.
The Rockets, however, rallied and pulled themselves to within one point of the lead following five points from Hopkins, with Clarke’s layup reducing the lead to a single digit. The game was tied shortly after Kai Walker’s free throw as Hopkin’s lay up brought the home fans to their feet. Their celebrations were immediately dampened as Nate Robinson converted his three point effort, but five points from Olarerin inside a minute would swing the lead back in favour of the hosts.
Olarerin and Hopkins pushed the Rockets lead to seven points, with Mitch Clarke adding two more points to extend their lead to nine. Scarborough closed out the quarter with his layup to stop the Rockets run, and more importantly, bring the Breakers to within seven points at the half.
