Galloway returns as Force fire past Spartans

Adelaide 36ers power forward Kyrin Galloway made a successful return to the court on Saturday night in the NBL1 North competition.

After missing the past six weeks due to right thumb surgery, Galloway was straight back into the Force starting line-up in Ipswich’s 99-83 win against Southern Districts Spartans away from home.

Galloway had a double-double of 16 points and a game-high 13 rebounds as the Force stormed home 29-11 in the final 10 minutes.

Ipswich have moved to 8-3 and are now third on the NBL1 North standings.

Jason Cadee continued to dish the assists for Gold Coast, the 186cm point guard had a game-high 13 dimes as the Rollers took care of business 90-77 on the road against Northside Wizards on Friday night.

Playing all 40 minutes, Cadee also had 11 points and seven rebounds as the Rollers broke the game open with a dominant 23-13 third quarter to set-up the 13-point success.

Just over 24 hours later, Cadee dished another 14 assists as the Rollers made it a perfect two-from-two for the weekend with a 120-97 win against USC Rip City on the road.

Cadee added 24 points and five rebounds while again playing all 40 minutes as Gold Coast improved the NBL1 North record to 11-2 to sit in second position.

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Alex Starling was everywhere for South Adelaide on Saturday night in NBL1 Central, but it wasn’t enough for the Panthers to get past the league-leading West Adelaide Bearcats.

Starling scored a game-high 31 points to go with a game-high 11 rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals, but the Panthers were playing catch-up all game in the 95-82 loss.

The Bearcats opened up a 33-17 lead after the first 10 minutes, but the panthers stormed back into the contest to only trail by one-point at the main break.

South Adelaide took the lead 61-60 midway through the third quarter, but West Adelaide had all the answers down the stretch.

The defeat sends the Panthers to fourth in the NBL1 Central standings with an 8-4 record and will have this weekend off before making the trip to Wayville to battle Forestville Eagles.

Keanu Rasmussen also had a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds as the Sturt Sabres made a statement with a 118-82 win against North Adelaide Rockets on their Springbank home court.

The Sabres are now at 9-3, along with the Bearcats and Eagles as the NBL1 Central standings tighten at the top of the table. Sturt will play West Adelaide in the next round on June 17.

In NBL1 South, Nick Marshall remains sidelined with an ankle injury, but his Mount Gambier Pioneers snapped a five-game losing streak.

The Pioneers had every quarter in their 102-80 success against Kilsyth Cobras on the ir home court at Wulanda Recreation and Convention Centre last Friday night.

Mount Gambier remain in seventh position on the standings with a 7-5 win-loss record ahead of Friday night’s crucial home clash against Diamond Valley Eagles.