Scarborough Shooting Stars beat Brampton Honey Badgers 91:77 in the Canadian Elite Basketball League on Monday. The home side extended their unbeaten run to eight with this result, moving them further clear at the top of the standings. They had already taken the earlier meeting between these sides 117:104 on August first.
By then the pattern was set. Scarborough controlled the tempo while Brampton relied on volume shooting. The visitors attempted 46 three-pointers compared to the hosts' 35, but efficiency mattered more than attempts. Brampton hit 12 from distance against Scarborough's 11, yet the gap in field goal percentage told the real story.
The statistics show where the game was decided. Scarborough shot 32 from 72 in the field while Brampton managed 31 from 92. Free throws separated the sides further — the hosts converted 16 of 23 attempts, Brampton only 3 of 8. The visitors grabbed 49 rebounds to 43 but couldn't translate possession into points.
Scarborough sit first with 15 wins from 19 games. Four defeats have kept them honest, but this run suggests they're running out of games for anyone to catch them. Brampton have lost four straight now, including both meetings with the leaders this season.
A sell-out crowd saw the hosts pull away after the opening quarter. One mistake ends it in these games, and Brampton found themselves making too many of them. The table goes out of the window in these games, but Scarborough made sure it stayed in their favour.