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Record victory for Flyers in BBL
Marcus Delpeche had a career high 32 points in Bristol Flyers‘ largest ever victory since joining the BBL.
After a tight start, Flyers held a single-figure lead against Glasgow Rocks heading into the halftime break, before a spectacular third quarter.
Bristol won the third by 37-3 – the biggest single quarter differential in the BBL in at least a decade – as Delpeche poured in 18 of his points in those ten minutes, capped by an alley-oop from a Panos Mayindombe assist on the final possession of the period.
The 96-54 win against Glasgow at the SGS WISE Arena was “a strong performance throughout” from both offence and defence, said coach Andreas Kapoulas.
“It was a very dominant display,” said Kapoulas, adding that Delpeche “had a big one”.
The win against Glasgow was followed the next day, however, with an 87-62 defeat away to Sheffield Sharks.
Raphell Thomas-Edwards made a strong return to the starting lineup, collecting 14 points, with Delpeche’s 18 points bringing his total to 50 points over the course of the weekend.
It leaves the Flyers in second place in the BBL table, with two wins and two defeats.
Main photo: JMP
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