RAMS NEWS: T-LEW SUPREME AGAINST OLD MATES
by Piet Van Hasselt
12 July 2003

Saints' sharpshooter Terrence Lewis came up trumps against his old team the Canterbury Rams with 28 points, including five daggers in the heart from three-point land, which helped the visitors complete a sweep of their Southern double-header, 108-95.  Lewis has had a quiet season by his own standards, but stepped up his game in the arena he dominated so much last season.  Lewis was well supported with four other players scoring at least 15 points.  In the first quarter, the Rams looked like they were the team that had played the night before, with numerous turnovers and a lacklustre effort on defence allowing Saints to jump out to a 30-16 lead after 10 minutes.  Tall Black Brendon Polyblank was particularly elusive with 14 points in the period and Troy McLean kept the momentum going with six points off the bench.  The second quarter was very much the same for the home side, but they did get some energy off the bench with Glen Bremner posting six points in the first half, but were still down big at the break, 52-37.  After a poor start to the third from the Rams, giving up eight straight points, they finally ignited with some intensity shown on defence and 10 points from Tim Edmonds in the quarter gave the home side something to cheer about.  Canterbury hung in with the Saints throughout the fourth, but the game never really looked in doubt, with the ace always up the sleeve for the men from the capital in the form of Lewis.  John "Pope" Whorton was once again the work-horse for the Rams on offence, racking up an impressive 33 points, with many coming off offensive rebounds from stray team-mates shots.  This helped him haul in a total of 22 rebounds, 14 offensive, and was on the court for the entire 40 minutes.  Playmaker Travis Dixon ran the offence effectively in the second half for the Rams, breaking the Saints full-court press and cutting down on the turnovers by the team.  Saints' Australian big-man Ben Knight notched up 22 points with some good inside moves and grabbed a game high five steals.  The Saints now look in a good position to claim a playoff berth with nine wins and six losses.

Wellington Saints 108 (Terrence Lewis 28, Ben Knight 22, Troy McLean 20, Brendon Polyblank 16, Michael Tompson 15)
Canterbury Rams 95 (John Whorton 33, Tim Edmonds 21, Dave Langrell 14)
Halftime 52-37
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