WORCESTER Wolves blasted a century of points in overcoming Surrey Scorchers at the University of Worcester Arena to maintain third place in the British Basketball League.

A free-flowing contest saw Wolves race to a 21-point lead just after half-time before Surrey dug their heels in to slash the deficit to just five towards the end of the evening.

A pulsating 15 points in the final quarter from recent signing Orlan Jackman proved vital in helping the hosts to ease back out to the 108-92 victory.

As well as Jackman’s game-high 27 points, there were hefty scoring contributions from Pavol Losonsky with 26 and Javier Mugica whose 21 included a stunning haul of six three-pointers.

Already missing injured centre Perris BlackwelI, there was soon further disruption to the Wolves lineup when influential guard Jay Couisnard was compelled to take an early seat on the bench after picking up a trio of fouls.

Nevertheless, other players showed their ability to compensate.

Jackman rose high to block a Surrey shot, setting up Mugica’s first basket.

The Spanish forward then intercepted a bad pass to lay on a score for Losonsky before rattling home a double of three-pointers to move Wolves 18-7 ahead.

A 32-19 opening-quarter lead widened further as Mugica continued his long-range accuracy and Losonsky was able to step his way to the hoop on multiple occasions.

Ashton Khan joined the scoring frenzy with a quartet of baskets, helping to establish a healthy 55-39 interval advantage.

After the break a series of careless possessions allowed Surrey a way back into contention.

KC Miller pounced twice and when former Worcester big man Andreas Schreiber converted to close the margin to 60-51, Wolves coach Paul James was calling for a time-out.

Entering the final period,the match was still poised at 73-62.

Eight more points from Miller and increasing hesitation from Wolves led to a worrying 86-81 scoreline with four minutes to play.

However, within the following minute, calm was restored when the reintroduced Couisnard laid on a neat pass for Jackman to float home a triple.

He was then able to do likewise when Jackman returned the favour, pushing Wolves back into a game-winning double-digit advantage.

James said: "We had an excellent first half. Unfortunately, we didn’t emulate this after the interval.

"We became passive defensively and didn’t move the ball enough, which allowed Surrey a way back in.

"Overall though, I can’t be too disappointed – we got the win and we broke a hundred points for the first time this year.

“We had some great contributions – Dizzy (Lufadeju) and Jordan (Dawes) both gave us some good energy. Javier and Pavol got significant points and Orlan showed everyone that he’s a big-time player.”

Wolves host London Lions at the University of Worcester Arena on Sunday, December 27 (3pm).