Pertemps Bullets Birmingham picked up a 95-103 victory over Edinburgh Rocks on Sunday night but required a last gasp surge to overcome the BBL Championship's worst team. A brilliant 37 points haul from All-Star Brant Bailey stood out, but Lance Randall's side - who stay fourth in the Southern Conference standings - required the final 12 points of the contest to shake off their unusually inspired hosts.

Although Bullets held a one point cushion after the first quarter, they were all at sea for much of the match as Edinburgh, sparked by Jo-Jo Chambers, ripped their guests apart to lead 59-46 at the interval. 
 
However Bailey shouldered the load and carried his team back into contention, sparkling at both ends of the court as Birmingham embarked on a 13-0 run to close the third period, the American All-Star personally contributing eight points in a row. 

Hindered by the loss of Chris Webber, who sat out the final 17 minute after picking up hos fourth foul, Edinburgh slowly saw their advantage evaporate.
 
And although the Scots held a 94-89 lead with three minutes left, Bullets' resilience was unquestioned as they soared to a morale-boosting result.
 
"I have to be proud of the way we came back after an awful first half performance," said Randall, who admits his team are tired after an exhausting schedule during the past fortnight. "We really stepped up our defence as a whole and Brant was just outstanding."

"We just didn’t have enough depth to finish it off," said Rocks coach Iain Maclean who scored 18, behind his team's top scorer Chambers who had 27.
 

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