Recap NBL1 South Round 8 Saturday - Geelong United (81) lost to North West Tasmania Thunder (89)

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The North West Tasmania Thunder hit the road and were able to keep their winning form going with the 89-81 win against Geelong United.

North West Tasmania arrived at The Arena on the back of winning two straight games with Geelong United trying to bounce back from a loss to the Frankston Blues.

Geelong did start well to open up a six-point lead early on but the Thunder had opened up a 26-22 advantage by the end of the first quarter.

The momentum swings continued with Geelong scoring 14 points in-a-row in the second period to reclaim the lead and to hold the narrow 46-45 advantage by the half-time break.

It was Geelong leading by four points again with 3:45 remaining in the game following a pair of free-throws from George Blagojevic, but North West Tasmania then dug deep determined to keep their winning form going.

Seth Swalve hit a triple to bring it back to a one-point ball game before Sekou Sylla scored on the fast break after a turnover to put the Thunder back in front, and they never looked back.

From the moment Geelong led 79-75, North West Tasmania outscored them 14 points to two the rest of the way to score the eight-point victory and to improve to a 6-6 record as a result.

Seth Swalve top-scored for the Thunder with 21 points, six assists, four steals and three rebounds with Sekou Wylla contributing 20 points and eight boards, Arche Woodhill 15 points and seven rebounds, Ben Woolley 15 points and three boards, and Tre Armstrong 11 points, six rebounds, five steals and three assists.

Geelong United are now 4-8 with back-to-back losses with George Blagojevic finishing with 25 points on 9/15 shooting from the field and 3/5 from beyond the arc.

Latrell Jones added 24 points, seven rebounds, four steals, three blocks and two assists, DeMarcus Gatlin 13 points, 10 assists, nine rebounds and three steals, and Ma'alo Hicks 10 points, five boards and two assists.

The Thunder back up on the road again on Sunday against the Waverley Falcons while Geelong will be away to the Mount Gambier Pioneers on Friday night.

GEELONG UNITED 81 (Blagojevic 25, Jones 24, Gatlin 13)

NORTH WEST TASMANIA THUNDER 89 (Swalve 21, Sylla 20, Woodhill 15, Woolley 15)

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