A last second basket from Bendigo captain Kristi Harrower lifted the Spirit to a 71-70 WNBL win over Canberra at the AIS Arena on Sunday.
Down by eight points with less than two minutes remaining, the visitors scored nine unanswered points to edge the Capitals.
Gabe Richards top-scored for Bendigo with 16 points, while Tess Madgen and Deanna Smith both added 14.
Harrower contributed nine points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals.
Bendigo's win broke a three-game winning run for the hosts and moved the Spirit into equal third with Sydney on the WNBL ladder.
The victory also capped a great weekend for Bendigo who defeated Dandenong 84-77 on Friday night.
With just five rounds to play Bendigo look set for a finals berth while Canberra (7-10) face a tough task in the run home.
West Coast was beaten again on Sunday, going down 75-56 to Dandenong.
AIS was given a 91-53 lesson from six-placed Logan (8-6) with the heavy loss coming a couple of days after the Canberra-based team were beaten 82-60 by Townsville.
AAP
Tags: wnbl, basketball, sport, canberra-2600, act, australia, bendigo-3550, vic First posted January 15, 2012 20:44:35
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