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The Southside Flyers home victory in a stunning 4th quarter comeback

Announcement posted by Basketball Australia 22 Nov 2023

WNBL Round 4

Summary

Home at last and the victors of the opening match of round 4. The Southside Flyers stunned the undefeated Perth Lynx in their first home game of the season.

Perth had their chances, being up by 20 points at half time and would continue to dominate the score board until the 3rd quarter. But it was Southside with the comeback in the 4th, scoring 30 points to Perth's 21 points.

Lauren Jackson was the player of the game for Southside with 15 pts, 9 reb and 3 ast. Emily Potter had an outstanding performance for Perth with 22 pts and 13 reb.

 

Score 

  • Southside Flyers 94 defeated Perth Lynx 92

Venue

  • State Basketball Centre - Melbourne

Best photo

Lauren Jackson of the Flyers (R) embraces teammates Mercedes Russell and Dallas Loughridge following victory in the WNBL match between Southside Flyers and Perth Lynx at State Basketball Centre on November 22, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images)

 

Top Performers

  • Lauren Jackson (Southside Flyers) 15 pts, 9 reb, 3 ast
  • Mercedes Russell (Southside Flyers) 19 pts, 9reb, 1ast
  • Emily Potter (Perth Lynx) 22 pts, 13 reb, 0 ast
  • Aari McDonald (Perth Lynx) 15 pts, 2 reb, 8 ast

Game stats

  • https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2291235/bs.html

Video highlights

Game images

Next games

  • Next Southside Flyers game: SAT 2 DEC, SOUTHSIDE FLYERS v US CAPITALS 5:00pm (AEDT) State Basketball Centre - watch on 9Now.
  • Next Perth Lynx game: SAT 25 NOV, PERTH LYNX v TOWNSVILLE FIRE 9:30pm (AEDT) Bendat Basketball Centre - watch on 9Now.

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