The Battle of the South went to the most southern team in the 2020 Sal’s NBL Showdown, with the Nuggets downing the Canterbury Rams 87-77 at Trusts Arena tonight, ending a two-game losing streak but confining the Rams to back-to-back losses. If the Nuggets thought they were going to win easily, the Rams brought them quickly out of that headspace with a stirring final quarter run that had them level at 72 with 4:44 left to play. Young Tom Webley was a key man in that charge, the big got busy in the paint and with Britt back on the floor the win was on for the Rams. Final ScoreOtago Nuggets 87 (J Ngatai 19 pts, 5 rbds, 4 assists; K Keil 16; R Rodger 10) Canterbury Rams 77 (T Britt 21 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists; T Webley 14 pts, 9 rbds; S Smith 12; A Talma 11). SkyCity MVP Votes: - Jordan Ngatai (Nuggets-10), Taylor Britt (Rams-7), Kane Keil (Nuggets-7), Joshua Aitcheson (Nuggets-2), Tom Webley (Rams-2), Alex Talma (Rams-1), Richie Rodger (Nuggets-1).

Source: Stuff July 04, 2020 18:45 UTC