Champions too tough to handle for Oaklands
WBBL Championship
Oaklands Wolves 44-78 Nottingham Wildcats (21-21, 25-50, 30-62)
Nottingham Wildcats are back on track in the WBBL Championship after the reigning champions showed their true face with a powerful road win at struggling Wolves.
While the hosts enjoyed an eye-catching first period, Wildcats took control and never looked back to move to 3-5 in the standings.
Leading scorers – Milligan 11, Freeman 9, Ring 7, Harrison 7 (Wolves) Harris 31, Lovett 12, DaSilva 9
Turning point – It looked like the home side might be set to make life difficult for the visitors, but the wheels cam crashing off in a nightmare second period. Ashley Harris started to shift up a gear and combined with intense Wildats’ defence, Wolves could not cope as they were blown away 29-4.
Key stat – Wolves turned the ball over an eye-watering 37 times and that handed 35 points to Wildcats.
Game hero(es) – Harris was a tower of strength and recorded one of the best displays of the season so far with a majestic 31 points, 13 rebounds and 6 steals.