RAMS NEWS: TITANIC BACKLASH
by Piet Van Hasselt
29 June 2003

The Waikato Titans guard-line of Nat Connell, Glen Joe and Prem Krishna wrecked havoc on the Canterbury Rams, combining for 56 points, including six three-pointers, and collected seven steals to led their team to victory in Christchurch, 102-80.  The Titans appeared to be smarting from their upset loss to the Otago Nuggets on Saturday and they never really looked like they were going to lose after a 16-2 run in the first quarter.  Foul trouble on Waikato helped keep Canterbury within 10 points at some stages, but the offensive juggernaut came alive in the fourth quarter and pulled away to the final 22 point margin.  Canterbury was dogged by turnovers the entire night, and Waikato capitalised, securing 36 points off of them.  John Whorton led the home side with 22 points and 15 rebounds, but saw little ball.  Dave Langrell worked hard for his 11 points, seven rebounds and five assists, but suffered with 10 turnovers.  Andrew Gardiner was highly effective in his 15 minutes of court-time with 11 points and four rebounds, but suffered a blow to the head that left him on the bench for most of the second half.  Titans' coach Jeff Green was forced to use most of his squad with early foul trouble, but there was little drop-off in their effectiveness, with all but two players scoring at least five points.

Waikato Titans 102 (Prem Krishna 20, Glen Joe 19, Nat Connell 17, Ben Hill 12)
Canterbury Rams 80 (John Whorton 22, Tim Edmonds 12, Myles Sutherland 11, Dave Langrell 11, Andrew Gardiner 11)
Halftime 41-48
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