Highlanders Lose Close Game in Final Seconds to Reigning Champs
November 25, 2018 - National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada)
Cape Breton Highlanders News Release
Jamal Reynolds of the Cape Breton Highlanders drives against the London Lightning
(Cape Breton Highlanders)
Game Recap: Highlanders 102 vs London Lightning 104
Game Date: Sunday, November 25, 2018
Game Number: 4 of 40 of Season 3
Location: Centre 200, Sydney
Game Video: www.youtube.com/watch?vIKtxEwGhhBM (will be available late Nov 26)
Game Highlights
Q1 Highlanders 26 Lightning 25
The Highlanders took to the court Sunday afternoon against the reigning NBL Canada champions, the London Lightning. Tanner Giddings played in his first game at home with the Highlanders. Both teams were slow to put up points early but stayed in stride with each other the entire quarter, ending with the Highlanders leading by one.
Q2: Highlanders 51 Lightning 52
The Highlanders played well to start the 2nd quarter. It was a physical contest, as both teams were finding points inside the paint. The Lightning would not let the Highlanders extend their lead, eventually taking it back midway through the quarter. The lead was exchanged several times in the final minutes before halftime, resulting in a Lightning lead at the break.
Q3: Highlanders 77 Lightning 76
Neither team could take over in the third, as the lead continued to be exchanged several times throughout the quarter in a tight defensive game.
Q4: Highlanders 102 | Lightning 104
The Highlanders and the Lightning could not have played in a tighter game, with both teams making good plays on either side of the court. It was tense the entire quarter, and a Lightning 3-pointer with only 3.4 seconds remaining on the clock gave London the win in Sydney.
Stat Leaders
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Cape Breton Highlanders 102
PLAYER PTS RBD AST STL HIGHLIGHTS
Bruce Massey Jr. 27 9 9 2 Nearly a triple-double
Kenny Jones 27 9 3 0 Nearly a double-double
Jamal Reynolds 18 14 2 1 Double-double
Chris Johnson 11 5 4 1
London Lightning 104
PLAYER PTS RBD AST STL HIGHLIGHTS
Marvin Phillips 19 6 0 0
Maurice Bolden 14 7 1 1
Xavier Moon 14 1 5 1
"AJ" Gaines, Jr. 14 6 1 1
Next Game: Friday, November 30, 2018 in Moncton, 7PM
Next Home Game: Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at Centre 200, 7PM
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