Rising Boomers guard William McDowell-White overcame illness and showcased his all-round expertise because the New Zealand Breakers maintained their early-season momentum with a thumping 88-62 NBL away win over Illawarra.
The Breakers (3-1) racked up a 3rd consecutive win for the primary time since February 2020 to maneuver above into third whereas the Hawks (1-4) crashed to a 3rd consecutive loss and dropped to ninth.
The scoring load was unfold and shared among the many Breakers with six gamers in double digits and one other including 9.
McDowell-White, who impressed in his first Boomers appearances in World Cup qualifiers mid-year, tallied recreation highs with 17 factors, 10 rebounds and 6 assists and added three steals and a block.
The guests had been with out import Barry Brown as a consequence of a hamstring subject and his absence meant Jamaal Brantley made his debut for the Breakers, becoming a member of brother Jarrell within the aspect.
That made them the primary import siblings to play for a similar group in NBL historical past, with Jamaal scoring his first factors within the final 15 seconds.
“We have got guys sick, guys injured and also you’d need to say the outdated cliche, ‘subsequent man up’ and that is what we delight ourselves on,” McDowell-White informed ESPN.
“I definitely did not have a lot within the tank. I have been sick all week.”
Veteran Cam Gliddon added scoring punch off the bench, contributing 12 factors from 4 second-half three-pointers
Frenchman and Subsequent Star Rayan Rupert tallied 11, Tom Vodanovich, Robert Loe and Jarrell Brantley all scored 10 with Dererk Pardon notching 9.
Tyler Harvey top-scored for Illawarra with 12, however his poor taking pictures type continued, making simply 5 of 15 from the sphere.
No different Hawk scored in double figures with the house group taking pictures a mere 37 per cent from the sphere and 28 per cent from three-point vary.
The Hawks led 11-7 however the extra environment friendly Breakers bossed the remainder of the competition, scoring the primary 9 factors of the second quarter to go 30-16 up.
Illawarra slashed a 24-point second-quarter deficit to 11 by the top of the third.
The Breakers scored the primary seven factors of the ultimate quarter to smash any hope of a Hawks comeback and led by as a lot as 32.