Leopards stun Towers: Basketball
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Your support makes all the difference.The Leopards beat the defending champions, London Towers, 92-91 after overtime at Wembley last night to open a two-point lead in the Budweiser League, writes Richard Taylor.
Despite losing Burks, Tresvant and Davis, Leopards hit back from 65-46 down to lead 79-76. Free throws from Towers' Danny Lewis and Alan Cunningham forced overtime at 79-79. Towers tied the scores again with 25 seconds left, but Lewis fouled John White with five seconds to play. The American hit the second free throw to snatch victory.
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