Wasps Swarm Lions In Front Of Record Crowd

After their win last week over the Tee Valley Sonics, Hull Wasps continued their step in the right direction with a victory over the Middlesborough Lions. It was a tense affair which saw the hosts triumph 69-63 to keep their desire of a top four finish in the division going.

The game was played in a huge crowd of just over 850 fans in attendence, which was a great reward for the Wasps who in the weeks leading up to the game had been giving away a thousand free tickets to the game in order to build up their fanbase. The fact the gate was 850 fans is brilliant and should more than make up for the gate lost for the club that they would have gained from the Merseyside Spartans game on what was the final game of the season.

For those wondering what the Wasps previous record crowd was, it was 308 which came in the final game of last season. The Gemtec Arena can hold 1500 people so for everyone involved at Hull to get just over 850 people turning up is a great credit indeed. The team will be looking to build on this and reaffirm to current fans that the club is hungry to move forward and make the city proud. With victory in the game, Hull took a huge step towards a top-four finish in National Basketball League division four north, which would be a great achievement for the management.

Deep into the last quarter, with less than two minutes left with nothing splitting the sides at 62-62, the Wasps stepped up. Their defence kept firm to seal a win that keeps them in fifth spot. Polish guard Kamil Pilarski netted a three-pointer with 10 seconds to go to ensure victory. He finished with 18 points to lead all scorers.Forward Jamie Goodwin added 13 points and guard Adrian Blatherwick hit 12. More from the Wasps next week