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Brighton Bears 82 (21, 50, 67)
Davis 20, Blalock 19, Duck 17

DG Essex Leopards Kool Kats 81 (14, 32, 58)
McIntosh 26, Brown 19, Williams 16

Brighton Bears maintained their lead at the top of the BBL Championship thanks to a nail-biting 82-81 success over DG Essex Leopards Kool Kats on Thursday evening.

Brighton dominated the first half, leading 50-32 at half-time.

Leopards clawed their way back and by the end of the third stanza the deficit was down to just nine points at 67-58.

Leopards took the lead in the fourth at 75-73, but it was to be their only lead.

With nine and a half seconds left, Marshall Sanders fouled Randy Duck with the scores tied at 81-81 and the Bears captain scored one of his foul shots to give Bears the advantage at 82-81.

Sly McIntosh then shot on the buzzer, but his three point attempt missed.

McIntosh finished as the game's leading scorer with 26 personal points, whilst Sterling Davis added 20 for Brighton.
Source: BBL