WORCESTER Wolves laid down a marker ahead of their BBL Cup final against Cheshire Phoenix at the end of January with an impressive 97-90 victory in Cheshire.
Their latest success propels them into the semi-finals of the BBL Trophy and leaves them as the sole team in the British Basketball League still in contention for all of the season’s four competitions.
Wolves travelled to Cheshire in buoyant mood after an impressive 91-76 victory over Bristol Flyers at the University of Worcester on Friday evening.
Alex Navajas and Michael Ojo led the way with impreesive displays despite Wolves’ initial game plan being disrupted when Elvisi Dusha was forced to the bench after being whistled for two quick fouls.
Robert Gilchrist found the net four times in the second quarter while Ojo got off the mark with a double of three-pointers but the home side held a 41-40 lead at the break.
After the break, a re-energised Navajas and Bachynski held sway to swing the lead 67-63 in Wolves favour at the end of the third period.
Worcester stayed in front for the remainder of the evening though having to continue to battle hard before being finally able to see off their belligerent hosts.
Navajas top-scored for Worcester with 20 points as well as pulling down an impressive 10 rebounds.
Ojo followed closely behind with 19 points while Bachynski and Gilchrist tallied 16 and 15 respectively.
Getty justified his BBL player-of-the-month award for December by dominating the Phoenix statistics with 31 points and 15 rebounds.
“We did a better job of allowing only one shot per possession and got crucial stops when we needed to for a good performance in an ugly game,” said head coach Paul James.
Wolves’ last match before their big day out in Birmingham will be at the University of Worcester Arena on Friday when they host Manchester Giants (tip off 7.30pm).