01-28-2004
Chappell Leads The Breakers To Victory
CHRISTCHURCH, Jan 28 NZPA - Mike Chappell inspired the New Zealand Breakers to an upset 104-97 victory against the seventh-placed Perth Wildcats in the National Basketball League clash here tonight.
Chappell carried the Breakers home with a scintillating final quarter in which he landed 20 of his 44-point tally. It was the Breakers' biggest individual score this season, bettering 38 by Phill Jones.
"Mike Chappell was just on fire," Perth coach Mike Ellis said.
"With someone shooting as well as he was, we needed someone to shut him down but we couldn't."
