North Spotlight | Rollers put on a show with 136 points

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The Gold Coast Rollers produced another dazzling offensive display putting up 136 points with 15/27 three-point shooting and on the back of 27 first half points from Boston Mazlin for the 136-87 NBL1 North win over the Southern Districts Spartans.

The Rollers suffered their second loss of the season two weeks ago to the undefeated Cairns Marlins as they were back home on Friday night at Carrara Indoor Sports Stadium hosting the defending champion Spartans.

Gold Coast were on fire right from the start with 37 points in the first quarter and another 37 in the second to be leading 74-47 already by half-time with 11/18 three-point shooting and with Mazlin already having 27 of those points.

It was another 36 points to 15 in the third term and eventually the Rollers went on to score the 49-point win on the back of them putting 136 points on the board while shooting 66 per cent form the floor, 15/27 from downtown and 17/23 at the foul line.

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Gold Coast improve to an 8-2 record as a result with Mazlin ending the night with 35 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals on 6/12 three-point shooting.

Preston Le Gassick was brilliant running the show once more with 27 points, 14 assists and weight rebounds with 4/8 three-point shooting too while James Whitt added 20 points, seven assists, three boards and two steals on 10/12 shooting.

Jensen Bradtke also had 19 points, 10 rebounds and three assists, Brodie McGregor nine points, five boards and four assists, and Cooper Urquhart nine points and three rebounds.

Southern Districts are now 5-6 following the loss as reigning champions with Tamuri Wigness finishing with 15 points and seven assists while Griffin Biwer added 13 points and five rebounds, Andre Ugrinic 10 points and five boards, and Troy Baxter Jr 10 points and three rebounds.

Gold Coast had two weeks to stew over their last up loss to Cairns and were back home on Friday night against the reigning champs, and produced a blistering first quarter with 37 points to 28.

The Rollers then kept that momentum going with another 37 points in the second term while holding the Spartans to just 19 to go into the half-time break leading 74-47.

In the first half, Gold Coast scored those 74 points on the back of shooting 64 per cent from the field including 11/18 from behind the three-point line and with Boston Mazlin unstoppable with 27 points on his own with 6/8 three-point shooting.

Southern Districts had no answers with just the 47 points on 47 per cent shooting and going just 6/16 from downtown.

Gold Coast continued on their merry way with another 36 points in the third period on another 13/16 shooting from the floor and 2/5 from deep along with 8/9 at the foul line even with Mazlin managing just four more of those points.

The Spartans only managed another 15 points on 6/17 shooting with the Rollers already leading 110-62 by three quarter-time.

Gold Coast had another 26 points and Southern Districts 25 in the final term with the Rollers on the way to the eventual 49-point win having put up 136 points in the 40 minutes.

Gold Coast now don't play again until being on the road to the Northside Wizards next Sunday while Southern Districts will try to bounce back quickly hosting Logan Thunder on Saturday night.

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GOLD COAST ROLLERS 136 (Mazlin 35, Le Gassick 27, Whitt 20)

SOUTHERN DISTRICTS SPARTANS 87 (Wigness 15, Biwer 13, Baxter Jr 10, Ugrinic 10)