The Bittermen beat the San Quentin Kings, 68-64 sparked by 12 straight points scored by Ted Saltviet. Tim Hall and Steve S. of the Bittermen added 16 apiece.
The Bittermen showed more of a desire to win. Hall played hard and ended up on the concrete several times.
“He scrappy, we call him ‘Timmy Ball Game’,” said Saltviet. “The Kings always beat us, I want this one,” he added.
Saltviet came off the bench, missing his first four shots, but came alive in the second half, hitting three three-pointers and making an and-one play. Spent, he sat out the rest of the game, leaving the close-out to his teammates. “I don’t normally score a lot; my team can take it from here,” said Saltviet.
The Kings had a chance to take the lead back down 65-60 in the fourth with 13 seconds left when forward Oris “Pep” Williams was fouled at the three point line. From the free-throw line, he made two, but missed the third. However, it was rebounded by teammate Timothy Thompson who made the put back, making the score 65-64 Bittermen.
Then Hall made a pass to teammate Steve S. for an inside lay-up that resulted in a game sealing and-one.
Williams led all scorers with 20 points.