Isaac
Years ago
Funny Sixers storm home against Pigs
The Adelaide 36ERS have tonight recovered from a 13 point half-time deficit and a poor first half to snatch a strong 102-85 victory against the West Sydney Razorbacks.
After a dismal opening term that saw the Sixers manage only 13 points (Rychart 6, Forman 5, Rees 2) and Brett Maher uncharacteristically missing open shots, the home team were down 13-21. Only Dusty Rychart scoring inside and a dunk on the break from Oscar Forman gave Adelaide much hope. Maher was scoreless in the first period and even missed two of two from the charity stripe in the early minutes of the second to have the crowd concerned.
The situation for the home team, however, did pick up gradually despite the Pigs seemingly scoring at will under the basket. Willie Farley scored 6 in the second quarter and began to exert himself on the game. Nick Horvath from the visiting team continued to amass his personal tally, compiling 17 first half points en route to a game high of 27 (and 10 rebounds).
At half-time, the situation was still grim. Down 35-48 and shooting 26% from the field and 9% from outside, Adelaide needed to lift quickly. Even the rebound count was tilted heavily against them, 22-35.
After the main break, the three primary contributors for the Sixers emerged anew - Farley scoring 12, Maher 9 and Rychart 8 as Adelaide outscored West Sydney 35-17. Forman hit 2 to level the scores before Maher made a basket and the bonus shot for a 68-65 lead. From there, the home team never looked as though they could lose the game.
Maher poured in 12 final quarter points to finish with 23 points and 10 assists. Rychart scored 26 points and dragged down 13 rebounds. Farley maintained his season average with 24 points of his own. Also in double figures for Adelaide and continuing his good form was Forman who had 15 points and 11 rebounds, as well as a career (and game) high 4 blocks. Jacob Holmes managed 8 rebounds in 40 minutes, but could not find his shooting touch, making only 2 shots from 15 attempts.
For the Pigs, Dwight supported Horvath with 19 points and 13 rebounds. McGregor also managed double figures with 11 points. Sam Mackinnon had a forgetful game, fouling out in 31 minutes without a single point to his name.
Sixers: 102 (Rychart 26, Farley 24, Maher 23, Forman 15)
Razorbacks: 85 (Horvath 27, Dwight 19, McGregor 11)
Boards: 46-55
FG%: 39-44
3P%: 23-16
FT%: 75-56
Blocks: 6-3 (Forman 4)
Steals: 10-2 (Holmes 4)
Turnovers: 8-30 (only Rychart with 4 had more than 1 for the Sixers)
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