WORCESTER Wolves made it three wins from as many pre-season outings as they finalised preparations for Friday’s opening of the British Basketball League season.
Wolves’ hat-trick of victories arrived with an 88-75 defeat of Bristol Flyers at the University of Worcester Arena following up weekend wins in Bristol and against Sheffield Sharks.
An efficient first quarter ended on a close-range buzzer-beater from forward Jermel Kennedy, leading to a 25-17 home advantage.
The same player showed his versatility by slotting home a three-pointer as the next period commenced.
Fellow forwards Alex Navajas and Trevor Setty also connected from afar to help widen the lead to 49-33 by half-time.
An 11-2 burst to begin the second half took matters to 60-35, giving head coach Paul James the luxury of distributing court-time across his squad.
Andrew Bachman was one player who particularly took advantage of his extra minutes to slot in a useful eight points as Wolves eased to the win.
Navajas led the scoring with 23 points followed by Kennedy with 17 and point-guard Marek Klassen on 15.
Setty completed the double-digit scorers with 12.
“It was encouraging that we again had a nice spread of contributions,” stated James.
“It might only be pre-season but we’ve now won three from three. Winning becomes a habit.”
Worcester’s new BBL campaign begins on Friday when Cheshire Phoenix visit (7.30pm).
James was pleased to see a healthy number of spectators for each friendly and is now hoping for even more support at the season-opener, saying: “We’ve had some great crowds at the arena.
"Another good turn-out on Friday will certainly help the players go for the win.”
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