State Basketball League’s South West Slammers men and women’s teams claimed victory over Mandurah Magic on Friday night at Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre.
For the men it was a contest featuring two teams trying to stay in the playoff race with the Magic hosting the Slammers with both entering the clash with 3-10 records.
The Slammers delivered a strong opening quarter with 29 points to 20 and they carried on in the second to lead 54-40 at half-time.
That 14-point advantage turned into a 23-point victory for South West with a final score of 101 to 78.
It improves the Slammers to a 4-10 record on the season to stay in contention for a playoff berth while the Magic’s job got all that much harder at 3-11.
Brandon Thompson was an offensive beast for the Slammers finishing the night with 29 points on shooting 10/14 from the field, 5/7 from three-point territory and 4/5 from the charity stripe.
Michael Lay finished with 21 points, five assists, three rebounds and three steals too for South West with Brian Voelkel contributing 19 points, 16 boards, 11 assists and three steals in a tremendous triple-double including shooting 6/9 from the field and 7/7 at the free-throw line.
Clive Weeden also had 15 points and 10 rebounds with Sam Sopolinski contributing nine points and four boards.
The women’s team backed it up taking down Mandurah Magic with a final score of 84 to 81.
The Slammers went on an 8-0 run to assert themselves early, they led by a handsome 13 points halfway through the opening quarter, and things only got worse for Mandurah in the second frame.
South West Slammers will take on the Willetton Tigers this weekend in round 13.
