Wiggins has guided Derby to the top of the EBL table

Derby Trailblazers coach Clarence Wiggins has described his title-chasing side's 103-95 away victory over Manchester as "outstanding".

Saturday's eight-point win means Derby are level on points with Leeds at the top of Division One of the EBL but have a game in hand on their title rivals.

"It was terrific," Wiggins said. "Offensively, we were outstanding.

"And while we could have done better defensively, we won the ball game and that's all that matters."

Manchester were up by five points at the end of the first quarter, but Derby pegged them back to two points by half-time.

The technical foul was a huge turning point... The confidence we got from that was enough to drive us on to win the ball game Clarence Wiggins

And with the scores tied at 75-75 at the end of the third period, Trailblazers made their crucial surge in the last three minutes of the game.

The run was sparked by a technical foul on Magic's Dave Watts, which presented Derby with two shots and possession.

Wiggins added: "The technical foul was a huge turning point. He's a great player, but I guess he let his frustrations get the better of him just then.

"We were down by three, so to get two shots and then get an 'and-one' off the possession for a five-point swing was crucial. The confidence we got from that was enough to drive us on to win the ball game."

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