Final
for this game
- Vixens win by one goal 54-53 after a dominant Q3 and Q4. Fever had control for the first half of the game, but the Vixens stormed home in the second half to come away with the win. What a great game, a hard contest from both teams.
May 21 4:40 AM - MELBOURNE: 54
WEST COAST: 53
End of Regulation
May 21 4:39 AM - Vixens with so much patience in attack and Teague-Neeld scores her 19th goal.
Vixens 54, Fever 52 4th - 14:26May 21 4:39 AM - Fever have 3 minutes to claw back a 4 goal lead by the Vixens, They will need a turnover soon to make that happen though
Vixens 53, Fever 50 4th - 12:56May 21 4:37 AM - Fever have 3 minutes to claw back a 4 goal lead by the Vixens
Vixens 53, Fever 49 4th - 12:23May 21 4:36 AM - Watson with a great pass into Bailey all alone at the post. Fever with a fumble gives possession to the Vixens and they take a 3 goal lead as Bailey scores her 33rd goal for the game
Vixens 52, Fever 48 4th - 11:18May 21 4:35 AM - Robinson combining with Bailey well in attack now and the Vixens are scoring more quickly
Vixens 49, Fever 47 4th - 8:46May 21 4:33 AM - Vixens take a 1 goal lead and the centre pass to follow. Fever defence throwing everything at it, but Teague-Neeld scores under the post
Vixens 47, Fever 45 4th - 7:04May 21 4:31 AM - Fever very patient in attack and eventually find Bassett who racks up her 30th goal for the game
Vixens 43, Fever 44 4th - 4:33May 21 4:29 AM - Brandley with a deflection, Fever defence giving it everything they have to keep it out of the Vixens shooting circle
Vixens 42, Fever 43 4th - 3:44May 21 4:28 AM - Huge call against Bailey for contact but Teague-Neeld gets it back with an intercept for the Vixens and she scores the goal
Vixens 41, Fever 42 4th - 2:22May 21 4:26 AM - Score is 40 all at the end of Q3, Vixens won Q3 16-12. Fever shooting at 89 percent, Vixens at 82 percent. Penalties 48 to Fever, 51 to Vixens. Turnovers 19 to Fever, 16 to Vixens. Fever centre to start Q4.
Vixens 40, Fever 41 4th - 0:25May 21 4:25 AM - MELBOURNE: 40
WEST COAST: 40
End of 3rd
May 21 4:20 AM - Mentor out hunting for the ball leaves Bassett all alone under the post, Medhurst sights her and it's an easy goal for the Fever
Vixens 39, Fever 40 3rd - 14:38May 21 4:19 AM - Medurst steadies and sees Bassett under the post and she scores to keep the lead at 1
Vixens 38, Fever 38 3rd - 13:39May 21 4:18 AM - Bassett loses the ball through her legs and Mentor snaps it up. Bailey misses and Fever are back in posses, but they throw it away in attack. Now Bailey called for the offensive contact, this is back and forth!
Vixens 37, Fever 38 3rd - 13:05May 21 4:18 AM - Medhurst with a miss from out long, Weston with the pick up and Vixens make the most of it with Robinson passing a great ball into Bailey who scores. Vixens centre, Bailey misses, but they keep possession, Bailey scores, it's all level!!
Vixens 35, Fever 36 3rd - 9:30May 21 4:14 AM - Teague-Neeld with a crucial miss for the Vixens and Fever come up with the ball. Bassett scores and the lead is 4 with a Fever centre to follow. But Bassett called for the contact on Mentor, the Vixens score through Bailey and it's their centre
Vixens 33, Fever 35 3rd - 7:55May 21 4:13 AM - Going goal for goal early in Q3, but neither team is making it easy as both are contesting everything
Vixens 30, Fever 33 3rd - 5:04May 21 4:10 AM - Q3 has started how Q2 ended, with deflections and contested ball all through the court, turnover by both team but Vixens come up with it and Bailey scores. Lead is 4 to the Fever
Vixens 27, Fever 32 3rd - 3:24May 21 4:08 AM - Fever lead 28-24 after Q2. Fever shooting 90 percent, Vixens at 83 percent. Penalties 27 to Fever, 37 to Vixens. Turnovers 12 to Fever, 13 to Vixens. It's a hotly contested game. Fever centre to get Q3 started
Vixens 25, Fever 30 3rd - 1:12May 21 4:06 AM - Simmons with another deflection off a Fever centre, Bassett called for the offensive contact on Mentor, possession back to the Vixens. Bailey scores and the lead is at 4 to the Fever
Vixens 16, Fever 20 HalfMay 21 3:56 AM - MELBOURNE: 16
WEST COAST: 19
Halftime
May 21 3:56 AM - Fever defence force a turnover and Bassett makes it count. Robinson responds for the Vixens with an intercept off the Fever centre pass, and Bailey scores
Vixens 14, Fever 16 2nd - 1:53May 21 3:39 AM - Fever lead 15-12 after Q1. Fever shooting at 88 precent, Vixens at 80 percent. Penalties 12 to Fever, 18 to Vixens. Turnovers are even with 5 to Fever and 6 to Vixens. Vixens with the centre pass to get Q2 underway.
Vixens 12, Fever 16 2nd - 0:41May 21 3:37 AM - MELBOURNE: 12
WEST COAST: 15
End of 1st
May 21 3:33 AM - Simmons with a great feed into Medhurst to give the Fever a 4 goal lead, the biggest in the match so far
Vixens 11, Fever 14 1st - 13:09May 21 3:31 AM - Vixens giving away more than twice as many penalties than the Fever so far, 16-7. They will want to clean that up as the game goes on
Vixens 10, Fever 13 1st - 12:06May 21 3:30 AM - Fever with a chance to take a 2 goal lead, lovely feed into Bassett and she scores under the post
Vixens 9, Fever 11 1st - 10:47May 21 3:28 AM - Neither team are giving an inch in the first quarter, so much pressure all over the court causing turnovers and held balls
Vixens 8, Fever 9 1st - 9:35May 21 3:27 AM - Medhurst has her radar on this evening as she drops another long shot
Vixens 7, Fever 7 1st - 8:12May 21 3:26 AM - Vixens take the lead for the first time in the game and force an error on the Fever centre pass, but they can't hold on to it in attack and Medhurst drops the long shot to even it up
Vixens 6, Fever 5 1st - 6:59May 21 3:25 AM - Both Fever and Vixens defence are working overtime to turn over ball for their team and both teams are coming up with some great deflections and intercepts
Vixens 4, Fever 4 1st - 5:10May 21 3:23 AM - Bassett with the first two goals of the game, Teague-Neeld scores first for the Vixens
Vixens 2, Fever 2 1st - 2:52May 21 3:20 AM - Brandley with an early deflection to give the Fever possession off the Vixens centre pass. Bassett called for a held ball under the post. Brandley with another great deflection, this game is off to a furious start!
Vixens 0, Fever 2 1st - 1:21May 21 3:19 AM - Round 8 is underway at the Perth Arena with the Fever taking on the Vixens, both teams see a win today as critical to their season, with huge match ups all down the court. Vixens with the first centre pass to get Q1 started
Vixens 0, Fever 1 1st - 1:06May 21 3:19 AM - MELBOURNE: 0
WEST COAST: 0
1st Quarter - 0:01
May 21 3:18 AM
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