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The Adelaide 36ers defeated the Illawarra Hawks at home on Saturday night, moving – temporarily at least – into the top four on the NBL ladder.
Jerome Randle was in fine form for the home side with a game-high 20 points and six assists, while Daniel Johnson put up 15 points and 16 rebounds.
Kevin Lisch was Illawarra’s top scorer with 19 points, while Kirk Penney had 15 points and six assists.
Final score
Adelaide 36ers 89
Illawarra Hawks 77
The Adelaide 36ers host the Illawarra Hawks at Adelaide Arena, in a game that may kick off a run to the top four. Join The Roar for live scores from 7:15pm (AEDT).
The 36ers are 5-6 heading into this game and need to get on a roll to secure a top-four berth.
With star guard Jerome Randle in good form and big forward Anthony Petrie providing a scoring option, the 36ers are a dangerous team, and coming off some hard-fought matches, they should be primed to give a good account of themselves at home.
The Hawks are 4-5 and well rested heading into this road trip game. The Hawks need big games from Kirk Penney, Andrew Ogilvy and Kevin Lisch if they are going to push the 36ers.
Penney is averaging 19.1 points per game, while Ogilvy has been fantastic averaging 20.3 points and 9.4 rebounds, providing a massive inside presence for the Hawks.
For the 36ers, Jermaine Randle has been averaging 22.0 points and 5 assists a game, while Daniel Johnson has been dominant with 17.6 points and 10.5 rebounds, making the Johnson vs Ogilvy battle a key match-up.
Of the past five games these two have played, the 36ers won the last four. This however is the two teams’ first match-up for this season, although in the preseason Blitz the Hawks got up 86-70.
Prediction
Predicting an upset in this one with the Hawks to get across the line away from home.
Hawks by 5 points.
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