It wasn’t easy, but Melbourne (Australia) United got the job done in Wollongong, New South Wales, on Saturday evening against the Illawarra Hawks as Chris Goulding and Stanton Kidd led the team.
Illawarra exploded out of the blocks early to take a 22-11 lead thanks to Tim Coenraad draining three-pointers, but with Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. making a living at the charity stripe, Melbourne fought back late in the quarter to take a 28-26 lead into the first break.
After draining triples on the first two possessions of the game, Goulding got going again in the second quarter, and when he ...