Goaltending violation decides Honey Badgers' win over Bandits
Hamilton comes back in Elam Ending, leapfrogs Fraser Valley for 2nd
A goaltending violation decided the Hamilton Honey Badgers' 96-93 win over the Fraser Valley Bandits in CEBL action Friday.
Hamilton's Lindell Wigginton and Fraser Valley's Alex Campbell both scored 21 points to lead their teams. Jean-Victor Mukama added 16 for the winning side, the same number of points Kenny Manigault scored for Fraser Valley.
It was Fraser Valley who set the Elam Ending target of 96, but Hamilton came back from an initial 87-85 to find themselves leading 95-91.
Jamal Reynolds converted two free throws to keep the Bandits alive, but MVP contender Wigginton suffered a foul in the following possession that would go on to solve the contest. He missed the first shot, but a goaltending violation in his second attempt awarded the point to Hamilton and brought the game to an end.
The <a href="https://twitter.com/HM_HoneyBadgers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HM_HoneyBadgers</a> win a nail biter as Lindell Wigginton gets awarded the Elam Ending bucket on account of a goal tend 😯👀<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OurGame?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OurGame</a> <a href="https://t.co/m5Eo3BjJHk">pic.twitter.com/m5Eo3BjJHk</a>
—@CEBLeagueHamilton improved to 8-3 and leapfrogged Fraser Valley, who dropped to 5-3, for second in the league standings.
Fraser Valley will host the first of four match-ups with league leaders Edmonton Stingers on Sunday at the Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, B.C.
