Bandits hold off 2nd-half comeback effort from Nighthawks to earn 3rd straight win

Shane Gibson scored 23 points, along with the game-sealing free throws as the Fraser Valley Bandits snapped the Guelph Nighthawks' five-game winning streak with a 90-85 victory on Tuesday in Guelph, Ont.

The Bandits (6-2), now extending their own win streak to three games, were not able to do it without a scare though.

Opening the game with an impressive first half, maintaining an 11-point first-quarter advantage through to halftime, Fraser Valley saw its lead evaporate in the third frame.

Guelph (6-4) went on a 16-3 run to open the quarter and take the lead at the 6:18 mark, punctuated by a Cat Barber pull-up jumper.

Going basket-for-basket much of the way, with the Bandits having a brief five-point lead, Guelph was only down 64-62 heading into the final quarter, in large part due to a 14-point effort from AJ Hess.

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