South Recap | Round 10 Saturday

Casey Cavaliers (102) defeated North West Tasmania Thunder (82)

The Casey Cavaliers maintained a top four position with the 102-82 home victory against the North West Tasmania Thunder.

The Cavaliers were back home at Casey Stadium needing to bounce back from a loss last Friday night to the Sandringham Sabres ahead of hosting a North West team trying to avoid a seventh consecutive defeat.

The Cavs started in exciting fashion with a 26-16 opening quarter on the back of shooting 11/19 from the floor opposed to the 7/19 from the Thunder.

That lead for Casey got out to 14 points in the second period and they were still leading 53-40 by half-time before that advantage blew out to 24 in the third term.

The Cavaliers went on to secure the 20-point win from there to improve to a 9-5 record on the season to maintain a top four position in their only appearance of the weekend.

Nate Roberts delivered 21 points, 15 rebounds and five assists on 9/12 field goal shooting in the win for the Cavs with Trendon Hankerson adding 20 points, four boards, four assists and two blocks with 4/8 three-point shooting.

Preston Bungei also had 19 points, seven rebounds and three assists, Hunter marks 17 points, five boards and two blocked shots, and Sydney Kings NBL guard Tyler Robertson 13 points, four assists, three rebounds and two stelas with 3/5 shooting from downtown.

It was the first game of a road double for North West Tasmania who are now 3-10 on a seven-game losing slide ahead of taking on Geelong United on Sunday.

Brisbane Bullets NBL guard Kye Savage produced 22 points and five steals for the Thunder with Tre Armstrong providing 15 points and four rebounds, Lachlan Barker 13 points and four boards, Archie Woodhill 12 points and four rebounds, and Tyler Harris 10 points and two boards.

CASEY CAVALIERS 102 (Roberts 21, Hankerson 20, Bungei 19)

NORTH WEST TASMANIA THUNDER 82 (Savage 22, Armstrong 15, Barker 13)