Southern Tigers (72) lost to West Adelaide Bearcats (94)

The West Adelaide Bearcats have firmly placed themselves in the top five with an important 22- point win against the Southern Tigers at Morphett Vale.

The Bearcats worked hard to get ahead, putting together a 9-2 scoring run late in the first quarter to make an important breakaway on the scoreboard. The Tigers managed to get themselves back within 4 points in the second quarter, however the Bearcats swiftly pulled away to a 16 point lead at the main break. Blake Truslove was impressive with 14 points and 6 rebounds at half time, while Anthony Spadavecchia knocked down 13 first half points for West also.
 
Truslove combined with Jason Dawson to assemble a destructive quarter for the Bearcats, taking their lead out to as far as 26 points at one stage. The pair put on 17 points together for the third quarter. Sam Johns was doing his best to keep Southern alive, having accumulated 11 points and 6 rebounds at three quarter time.
 
A much more spirited final quarter saw Southern play their best basketball of the game, though it was too late. After West Adelaide jumped ahead by 30 points, Michael Florance and his Tigers reduced the margin to as low as 19 points with a 13-2 run late in the last quarter. At the final buzzer West Adelaide finished up on top, 94-72.
 
Dawson and Truslove tallied similar stats at the end of the night; Truslove finished up with 22 points and 10 rebounds, alongside Dawson who had 22 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Top scorer for the Tigers was Michael Florance with 15 points.
 
West Adelaide take on Norwood at home next week to ensure they hold third position and take full momentum heading into the post-season, while the Southern Tigers will play their last game of the season when they take on Sturt at Pasadena.

Top Scorers Southern
Michael Florance 15
Samuel Johns 12
Brandon Gleaves 10
Top Scorers West Adelaide
Jason Dawson 22
Blake Truslove 22
Anthony Spadavecchia 13
 
 By Sam Tugwell