The heavily favored Antelopes took a 21-15 lead after the first quarter, but allowed the Eagles to hang around in a sloppy second quarter that saw the Eagles ring up 26 points as the Antelopes scored 22 to trail by two at the half.
Even though the Antelopes would revert to their potent inside attack featuring big men Delvin "DT" Thomas and Wu Dai-hao to extend their lead by four by the end of the third quarter at 63-57, they could never shake off the resilient Eagles, who actually took a brief 77-75 lead at the 2:34 mark in the fourth quarter before faltering at the end in the eventual loss.
The win by the Antelopes, coupled with a Tigers loss, cut the Tigers' lead over the Antelopes for the final playoff spot to only a half-game.
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