Katie Robson

A double overtime thriller saw the London Leopards snatch a 107-108 victory over the Derby Storm at the Thunderdome.

The southerners dominated the first half with an impressive Michael Martin making up for the absence of injured Mo Robinson, leaving Derby trailing 36-47 at the half.

In the third quarter Joel Burns led a Derby fight-back to cut the Leopards lead from 23 points to 15. This continued in the fourth quarter with a Barry Bowman three tieing the game 85-85 at the end of regulation.

Confusion at the end of a tied overtime concluded with David Attewell missing two free throws to send the game into a second overtime at 94-94.

With the Leopards down to four players and over two minutes to play, Derby looked to have control. But two free throws from Rashod Johnson saw Bob Donewald’s team snatch the win with just thirteen seconds remaining. The final score was 107-108, with  top-scorer Johnson bagging a magnificient 41 points.

Joel Burns with 29 and Antonio Garcia on 21 led the Storm's offensive effort.