Off-season Games Wrap: Wilson explodes for 30-point performance

Melbourne United’s stars have put together some strong performances across the globe over the past seven days.

No one scored more points than Tom Wilson, who torched the nets for the Melbourne Tigers in the NBL1 South on Thursday in a nail-biting matchup with the Nunawading Spectres.

While his efforts weren’t enough to pick up a victory, Wilson’s 30 points kept the guard on top of the league’s scoring leaderboard (28 points per game).

Elsewhere in the NBL1 South, Tanner Krebs battled assistant coach David Barlow and the Sandringham Sabres.

His 23-point, seven-assist performance helped keep the Hawks in the game, however it was the Sabres who came away with the win.

Moving across the ditch, Kyle Bowen continued his strong season for the Canterbury Rams. The bruising forward did a bit of everything for the ladder-leaders in a 53-point demolition of Auckland.

Shea Ili was also effective on Sunday for Wellington, playing his brand of stout defence and fast-paced offence in a back-and-forth battle with Hawkes Bay.

Despite another strong showing, finishing with 17 points and eight rebounds, the Saints had their winning-streak snapped by the Hawks.

On the other side of the globe, Chris Goulding split his pair of games for the Cangrejos in Puerto Rico, while Fabijan Krslovic came up short in his German ProA contest.

RESULTS 

Thursday

Melbourne 76 def by Nunawading 77 (NBL1 South)
Wilson - 30 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists

Saturday

Canterbury 131 def Auckland 78 (NZNBL)
Bowen - 6 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals

Cangrejos 78 def Vaqueros de Bayamon 71 (BSN)
Goulding - 3 points, 1 steal

Hagan 86 def by Jena 90 (German ProA)
Krslovic - 2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal

Sunday

Ringwood 97 def by Sandringham 104 (NBL1 South)
Krebs - 23 points, 7 assists, 3 rebounds

Wellington 75 def by Hawkes Bay 87 (NZNBL)
Ili - 17 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals

Monday

Cangrejeros 93 def by Gigantes 112 (BSN)
Goulding - 11 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal

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*Photo - Xavier Papadakos