London Lions stay unbeaten with rout of Liverpool

LONDON (Interstat) — London Lions beat Liverpool 78-49 on Sunday at Copper Box Arena in Super League Basketball action, improving to 4-0 while Liverpool fell to 0-2. London led 22-13 after one quarter, 42-22 at halftime and 63-36 through three. The Lions shot 27 of 66, including 7 of 24 from beyond the arc, and made 17 of 29 free throws. Liverpool shot 17 of 53, 2 of 19 from three and 13 of 17 at the line. London recorded 18 assists to Liverpool’s four and committed five turnovers to Liverpool’s 24. Keenan Evans had 11 points, four rebounds and four assists for London. Thomas Kennedy added 15 points and five rebounds, while Joel Scott posted six points, five rebounds and four assists. Ethan Price scored 10 points with three rebounds and two assists. Brandon Tchouya led Liverpool with eight points, seven rebounds and two assists. Emilis Zibuda added 10 points and four rebounds. Tevin Smith contributed nine points and nine rebounds. Maxwell Lewis scored 10 points with two assists and two blocks.