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Wilbur Johnson
 
Brighton Bears Wilbur Johnson hit 19 points in the 88-83 BBL Semi Final play-off victory over Newcastle Eagles on Saturday
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BBL Match Report & Stats

Brighton Bears 88 Newcastle Eagles 83
Saturday 3 May 2003 (The NIA, Birmingham)
BBL Championship Play-off Semi-Final


Brighton Bears 88 (17, 38, 62)
Davis 24, Johnson 19, Alderson 14

Newcastle Eagles 83 (20, 39, 61)
Arinze 30, Smith 13, Mavis 12

Brighton Bears booked their place in the BBL Championship play-off Final after a tightly fought 88-83 victory over the Newcastle Eagles at the National Indoor Arena on Saturday evening.

After a tight opening the Eagles took the early advantage off the back of an 8-0 run to lead 14-7 and ultimately led 20-17 after the first period.

The Bears rattled off the opening six points of the second quarter to take a single-point lead at 23-22 before the Eagles scored ten of the next twelve points to lead 32-27.

The Bears slowly clawed their way back and only trailed 38-39 at the half.

The second half remained tight throughout, but Brighton took the upperhand, and took the game out to 60-50, before an 11-2 Eagles run, including a huge three-pointer from Andrew Mavis brought the game back to within a point at 62-61 going into the final stanza.

The final period was close, but it was Brighton who scored eight of the last thirteen points in the game to secure the victory.

Niki Arinze led all scorers with an impressive 30-point haul for the Eagles, while Sterling Davis led the Brighton scorers with 24.

Source: BBL

Wilbur Johnson  Sterling Davis & Wilbur Johnson
 
BBL Play-off Semi-Final Gallery (click on images to enlarge)

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