Wolves coach Paul James urged extra effort from his players

Worcester Wolves kept their hopes of a BBL play-off place alive as they beat Everton Tigers by 107-94 on Sunday.

Wolves had lost 93-84 away at Plymouth Raiders 24 hours earlier in a match they expected to win after two recent victories over the Devon side.

The win over Tigers leaves Paul James's men six points off the top eight with a game in hand on Worthing Thunder.

Rod Middleton scored 27 points for the Wolves, while Kastytis Normantas had 19 and Danny Gilbert contributed 18.

The home side led 19-4 six minutes into the game as Middleton and Gilbert each hit two three-pointers.

Tigers hit back with the next eight points recovered to trail 23-17.

Wolves were comfortable in the second half as the lead reached 74-41 in the third period following a 16-2 surge.

Tigers massed 43 points in the fourth quarter with Trey Moore adding 14 but the closest they got to the home side was at 105-94.

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