At a glance

all had double-doubles, combining for 41 points and 30 rebounds.

The Saints led from start to finish with their lead growing to 16 points in the second quarter. Canterbury

never went away though. They were right in the contest with five minutes to go when a Kaia Isaac triple levelled the score at 82-82.

The Saints responded with a 9-0

NBL round eight:

At TSB Stadium, New Plymouth: Rams 103 (Troy Baxter Jr 26, Kaia Isaac 19, Tevin Brown 18, Max Darling 16, Quinn Clinton 15) Airs 74 (Anzac Rissetto 17, David Azore 15, Anthony Hilliard 13, Quintin Bailey 13) 1Q: 24-25, HT: 53-37, 3Q: 85-60.

At Edgar Centre, Dunedin: Hawks 95 (Ira Lee 24, Derone Raukawa 16, Jordan Hunt 15, Hyrum Harris 14, Ethan Rusbatch 12, Jordan Ngatai 11) Nuggets 94 (Michael Harris 31, Todd Withers 25, Sam Timmins 13) 1Q: 19-21, HT: 41-45, 3Q: 63-62.

At TSB Arena, Wellington: Saints 91 (Isaiah Mucius 24, Kyle Adnam 21, Tom Vodanovich 16, Marlon Taylor 15, Tohi Smith-Milner 10) Rams 84 (Tevin Brown 24, Walter Brown 20, BaxterJr 11, Darling 10) 1Q: 29-22, HT: 50-44,

3Q: 74-64.

At Stadium Southland, Invercargill: Hawks 106 (Ngatai 27, Harris 20, Hunt 19, Lee 13, Rusbatch 12, Raukawa 10) Sharks

(Brayden Inger 30, Jeremy Kendle 16, Ben Hall 13, Grant Anticevich 10) 1Q: 40-27, HT: 60-45, 3Q: 85-67.

Standings: Nuggets 7-2, Rams 7-3, Tuatara 6-3, Bulls 5-3, Hawks 5-6, Saints 4-5, Sharks 4-6, Jets 3-5, Giants 3-6, Airs 2-7.

run with a Taylor three proving a key moment. Canterbury still split their away doubleheader after