After the Rose Bowl on Wednesday was this the Wooden Spoon Cup?

Brighton Bears broke their BBL Championship duck at the fifth time of asking on Friday night at Meadowbank, taking Edinburgh Rocks to two periods of overtime before winning out 91-93 in a dramatic conclusion. 

However neither side could take much credit from their performances, repeated errors and poor shooting the principal feature of the contest between two teams surely destined for mediocrity this term.

"We didn't play well but I feel good about the win but hopefully it will give us extra confidence and momentum," said a delighted Bears coach Mark Dunning. "We know we have a decent team although we haven't got delusions of grandeur. We work hard in practice and our aim is still to make the play-offs."

The hosts should have seized control of the game as they dominated the first half, their lead midway through the second quarter peaking at 38-24. But Brighton’s relentless pressure slowly trimmed the deficit, a 8-0 burst from the visitors leaving the Scots only 40-35 ahead at half-time.

Continued sloppiness from Greg Lockridge’s men allowed the Southern Conference outfit to re-take the initiative in the third period but as the lead changed hands several times, it required a single free throw from Kevin Wallace to send the match into overtime at 71-71.

The Rocks should have capitalised when they hit eight unanswered points when play re-started. 

But after the initial extra period ended at 81 apiece, too many misses from the foul strip let Brighton nudge in front, their final score a single free throw from Michael Brown which took his game-high tally to 29 which forced a desperation long-range effort at the buzzer from Ted Berry which fell far short.

"We had the game in our hands many times and we threw it away," conceded Lockridge. "We have to take a long hard look at everything from top to bottom. It was a matter of who wanted it most tonight and I'm not sure that was us."