North- west Thunder celebrated their last home game of the season with a victory

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North West Tasmania Thunder (96) defeated Bendigo Braves (85)

The North West Tasmania Thunder celebrated their last home game of the season with the 96-85 victory against the Bendigo Braves.
The Braves were playing their second game of the weekend in Tasmania having lost to the Hobart Chargers on Friday while the Thunder were looking for a winning end to the season at home at Mazda BT-50 Thunder Stadium.
North West Tasmania started strongly to lead early by eight points but Bendigo responded with an 11-0 run to be up by four themselves before it was the Thunder just up by a point at quarter-time.
Both teams had their time in front in the second stanza but by half-time it was North West Tasmania narrowly on top 50-46.  North West Tasmania were then able to build on that lead throughout the second half to lead by as much as 13 points in the third frame, and 14 in the fourth on the way to the eventual 11-point victory.
As a result of the win, the Thunder improve to a 9-11 record on the season with Archer Woodhill playing a starring role with 30 points and eight rebounds on 11/15 shooting from the field and 8/10 at the foul line.
Seth Swalve also had 19 points, 15 assists and four rebounds on 6/8 three-point shooting while Ben Woolley contributed 12 points and two assists, and Jake Afoa eight points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two steals.
The Braves return home with a double loss weekend to now sit at 7-14 with Mitch Clarke shining with 25 points and five assists while knocking down 4/7 from three-point range.  Andrew Robinson also had 14 points and three rebounds, Billy Smythe 14 points and eight boards, Rowan Mackenzie 13 points, four rebounds and three assists, and Isaac Murphy 12 points, six boards, two assists and two steals.
The Thunder finish with a road double next weekend against Nunawading and Dandenong with Bendigo to play Kilsyth next Saturday.

NORTH WEST TASMANIA THUNDER 96 (Woodhill 30, Swalve 19, Woolley 12)
BENDIGO BRAVES 85 (Clarke 25, Smythe 14, Robinson 14)