WORCESTER Wolves took their fifth win on the bounce in the British Basketball League.

But they only secured a 69-68 victory in the dying seconds at Bristol Flyers.

Wolves triumphed against leaders Newcastle Eagles the previous weekend but this time travelled to the home of a team sitting towards the other end of the table.

As might have been expected, Worcester raced into a comfortable early lead and by half-time the advantage stood at 48-35.

However, a dearth of offence after the break saw Bristol claw their way back and eventually take a one-point lead with less than half-a-minute to play.

Wolves playmaker Chavis Holmes took responsibility for a last response, dribbling the ball from side to side as the clock wound down.

As a large band of travelling fans held their breath, he finally drove forwards and released a teardrop shot that fell through the hoop.

The evening began in confident fashion for the visitors with Holmes, Alex Owumi and Paul Guede all banging in three-pointers before any Flyers reply.

Another triple apiece for Holmes and Owumi helped accumulate a 23-17 first-quarter lead.

Holmes eagerly pounced on consecutive Bristol turn-overs at the start of the second period, further boosting Wolves’ cause.

French forward Remi Dibo was on target at the half-time buzzer to maximise his side’s advantage.

The tide turned after the interval and Flyers’ aggressive centre Mathias Seilund bustled his way towards a series of scores, while guard Bryquis Perine increasingly found his way to the basket.

In contrast, Worcester could muster just three scores across the entire third quarter.

With four minutes of the evening remaining, Wolves were clinging to a slender 63-61 lead.

A welcome four points from Disraeli Lufadeju seemed to have settled the nerves before a double of responses from Seilund.

Trailing by a single point during the final minute, Bristol guard Greg Streete grabbed hold of a Jamal Williams fumble to reverse the lead and bring a capacity home crowd to their feet in delight.

It was left to the calm head of Holmes to take charge and clinch the victory for Worcester.

Coach Paul James said: “It was a designed play for Chavis. We drew it up and were either going to score or not. Chavis came through for us.

“We got away from what gave us success before the break. We stopped sharing the ball and played as individuals. Thankfully, we clinched it at the end.”

Holmes and Owumi top-scored for Wolves with 22 and 17 points respectively.

Seilund led the way for Bristol with 25.

Wolves return to the University of Worcester Arena on Friday to host Sheffield Sharks.