It came down to the wire, but the South East Devils were able to out-last the first-place City Rockets 88-81 in round nine of the senior competition.
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Devils' Jamie Mesman put on a clinic tallying 28 points barely missing any shots from any distance.
He was joined by Marshall Madden-Evans and Samuel Gibbins, who notched quality 19 and 12-point games respectively.
The Devils' win came in spite of another stellar performance from Lachie Brewer - he finished with 30 points.
A solid effort from the Japara Renegades was ultimately overcome by the Southside Rebels, who won 75-52.
The sides entered the final quarter neck-and-neck, but a Rebels attack led by Moses Van Den Berg (21 points) and Isaac Dale (10pts) was enough to secure their victory. Henry Cox led the Renegades with 15 points.
ELSEWHERE IN SPORT:
Fourth-placed Rebels Red pulled off a one-point upset over third-place Devils Patterson 39-38 in the women's competition.
Patterson had the lead with just over a minute to spare, but a late two-pointer from Rebels' Sarah Bartlett (6pts) ended up being the game-winner.
The Westside Trojans had themselves a point frenzy against the Renegades, winning 60-31.
Jessica Decani (22pts), Jessica Jeffrey (13pts), Maddison House (12pts) and Laura Bestwick (12pts) all had solid outings for the Trojans.
Second-placed Rebels Blue took care of business against Devils Smith in the final game, winning 45-20.
Harry Murtough
Born and raised in Launceston. BA of journalism from Monash University. Sports reporter covering basketball, netball and cricket.
Born and raised in Launceston. BA of journalism from Monash University. Sports reporter covering basketball, netball and cricket.
