Hawks 84 Rams 75
The Hawks' victory last night against the Canterbury Rams again was an affirmation that they have the goods to beat any opponent.
"The quality of the win comes against the quality of the opponents. We kept them [the Rams] to 75 points so I'm really proud of the boys," the IMS Payroll-sponsored Hawke's Bay franchise coach, Liam Flynn, said after they beat Canterbury 84-75 in the Bartercard National Basketball League (NBL) match in Christchurch.
The Hawks lost by 19 points to the Rams in the first of three matches between the sides. The visitors registered only their second victory on the road for four wins from 10 matches.
Flynn said the Rams boasted NBA quality imports and court-savvy Kiwis in their roster.