Bendigo Spirit survived a strong performance from a plucky Sydney Uni Flames outfit to chalk up their seventh straight WNBL win to start the season.
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The Spirit were one point down at the first break but were able to claw their way back to win by 10 points.
Kelsey Griffin dominated again with 24 points and 11 rebounds.
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Spirit’s depth is being widely praised by WNBL pundits, with many considering them the front runner for the premiership.
In the same match, Sydney Uni Flames head coach and former Boomer Shane Heal was kick out of Red Energy Arena last night after receiving two technical fouls.
The incident comes less than a week after Heal said New Zealand breakers coach Barry Brown should have received a heavier penalty for calling the referee a cheat.
