20 Jan 2014

Breakers routed by Wildcats on the road in Perth

11:35 am on 20 January 2014

The Breakers have slumped to another heavy road defeat in the Australian National Basketball League, going down 97-72 to the league-leading Perth Wildcats.

The Perth forward Shawn Redhage led all scorers with 24 as the Wildcats shot 49 percent from the floor, limiting the Breakers to just 40.

The Breakers import Gary Wilkinson had another strong game in the absence of injured centre Alex Pledger, scoring a team-high 21 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

The loss leaves the Breakers at 6-11 for the season, third from bottom in the standings.