Sydney Kings defeat Perth Wildcats to claim NBL top spot
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 17 Oct, 12:14 · Archive
Sydney Kings defeated Perth Wildcats 102-81 in an NBL match on Saturday, with Torrey Craig scoring 26 points and 12 rebounds.
Sydney Kings moved to the top of the NBL ladder after defeating Perth Wildcats 102-81 on Saturday night at Afterpay Arena. The Kings snapped a two-game losing streak while the Wildcats, who had won their previous three games, dropped to third place.
Torrey Craig led Sydney with 26 points and 12 rebounds, whilst fellow import Kendric Davis contributed 23 points and eight assists. Will Johnston scored a career-best 17 points off the bench. For Perth, Dylan Windler finished with 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, whilst Jimmy Whitt added 15 points off the bench. The Wildcats were without injured star import Kristian Doolittle due to a foot injury.
Sydney established control early, leading 31-21 after the first quarter. The Kings extended their advantage to 16 points in the second term before Perth mounted a comeback, with Windler piloting an 11-0 run to reduce the gap to 48-43. Perth continued to close the deficit to 55-51, but Sydney reasserted their dominance and led 76-63 at three-quarter-time. The Wildcats rallied again to 84-77, but Sydney pulled away down the stretch. Craig capped his performance with a half-court shot on the full-time siren.
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- Kings thump Wildcats, move back to top spot in NBLTorrey Craig's half-court heave on the full-time horn put an exclamation point on Sydney's 21-point NBL demolition of the Perth Wildcats.Perth Now · 17 Oct, 11:44
- Kings thump Wildcats, move back to top spot in NBLTorrey Craig's half-court heave on the full-time horn put an exclamation point on Sydney's 21-point NBL demolition of the Perth Wildcats.The West Australian · 17 Oct, 11:44
In this story: Sydney Kings · Perth Wildcats · Torrey Craig · Kendric Davis · Will Johnston · Dylan Windler · Jimmy Whitt · Kristian Doolittle
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