SOLENT STARS 88 (16, 34, 56)- LONDON UNITED 110 (23, 53, 77)

THE opening exchanges were even and Solent were only trailing because of a couple of basic errors which twice involved Paul Silcox, who was in the starting five for the first time this season.

Silcox atoned for his earlier errors by driving through for a lay-up under a lot of pressure.

Chris Bevin stole the ball and dribbled the length of the court to score two further points for the visitors.

London then turned to the experienced Pete Deppish to launch two three pointers that opened the gap from one point to seven by the end of the first quarter.

Silcox scored another shot under pressure, but Solent were not gaining any rebounds as London completely controlled the boards at both ends in the second quarter.

In the third quarter, once again Silcox was both hero and villain, scoring several baskets but also giving the ball away on too many occasions.

The final quarter was a high scoring affair, 32-33 in London's favour, as both teams began to take advantage of tiring defences.

A nasty foul by Jackson led to a flashpoint near the end of the game, but the players calmed down quickly.

Once again, Marlin Capers top-scored for Solent with an impressive display.

Solent scorers: Marlin Capers 27 Mark Jackson 26 Nick OHarabe 11 Paul Silcox 10 Chris St Omer 4 Ollie Marsh 4 Phil LOng 4 Chris Bevin 2.