Not much fell for Perth Wildcats star Bryce Cotton at RAC Stadium on Friday night.
Yet the Wildcats still claimed the first of the three-game semi-final series against the Tasmania JackJumpers, 89-81.
While Cotton struggled to score, Keanu Pinder didn’t.
He took on the responsibility of long-range shooting from Cottom, dropping five of seven three-point attempts.
He scored 25 points and dragged in seven rebounds before fouling out with a 1.14 left on the clock.
He’d done enough.
The JackJumpers failed in their attempt to stay clean when defending the four-times NBL MVP.
They fouled him a massive 10 times.
But Cotton could manage only 15 points, including none of six attempts from three-point territory.
His three points in the final term were all free throws.
LEE GOOD TO GO
Touted as a day-to-day proposition for Tasmania in the lead up to the game, import Marcus Lee started the game.
He…
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