Basketball: Double hope for Raiders
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Your support makes all the difference.Plymouth Raiders, playing in front of a capacity 1,400 crowd at the Pavilions, stayed on course for a Cup and League double in England Basketball's two premier competitions with a 78-69 win over Teesside Mohawks in their First Division game on Saturday.
Marcus Knight, with 26 points, inspired a determined Mohawks side, who led 40-32 at half-time. However, Raiders fought back, with Roderick Wellington scoring 28 points, and sealed the win with a 6-0 run in the final two minutes.
Worthing Thunder lead the table after beating London United 113-102, having played two games more than third-placed Raiders. Manchester Magic are second after winning 109-102 at Kingston Wildcats.
In BBL, Scottish Rocks lost Terrence McGee with a suspected broken ankle in their 83-73 win over Milton Keynes Lions. Yorick Williams scored 38 points, including nine three-pointers, in Brighton Bears' 95-71 win over Leicester Riders.
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