Lions Use Dominant Middle Quarters to Pull Away From Riders, Sweep Season Series

LONDON (Interstat) — The London Lions used a strong second and third quarter to defeat the Leicester Riders 82-70 in a Super League Basketball matchup on Sunday. After a close first quarter, the Lions outscored the Riders 44-23 across the middle two periods at Copper Box Arena to build an insurmountable lead. Donald Carey led all scorers with 17 points for Leicester, which saw a two-game winning streak snapped. Morayo Soluade and Deane Williams each added 12 points for London in the victory. The Lions improved to 9-3 across all competitions, while the Riders fell to 2-5.