Winning league record now for Wildcats
WBBL Championship
Nottingham Wildcats 74-55 Caledonia Pride (23-13, 40-30, 60-49)
It’s now an 8-7 record in the WBBL Championship for league title holder Nottingham Wildcats as the claimed a comfortable home success against Caledonia Pride to make it a weekend win double.
The visitors were dealt a blow to their Play-Off ambitions since they also lost at Manchester Mystics on Saturday afternoon.
Leading scorers – Harris 24, Lovett 15, DaSilva 13 (Wildcats), Reynolds 21, Paxton 12, Thomson 7 (Pride)
Turning point – Any hope Pride had of coming back into the contest was extinguished at the start of the fourth quarter when they allowed Wildcats to extend their already double digit lead even further.
Key stat – Wildcats were imposing under the basket and scored 40 points compared to 26 for Pride.
Game hero(es) – Ashley Harris continued her rich vein of form with a staggering double-double of 24 points and 21 rebounds.