1999 – Capers red hot in Cup win
Solent Stars 88 (34)
Irish 34, Cunningham 20, Rainger 18
adidas London Leopards 110 (49)
Capers 42, Brantley 22, Deppisch 17
Sainsbury’s Classic Cola National Cup, 1st round @ Fleming Park Leisure Centre
Kenya Capers hit a season-high 42 points on the way to a 110-88 win for the adidas London Leopards over the NBL Division One side, Solent Stars.
Leopards trailed for the opening few minutes of the game, before Capers, in particular asserted himself. Leopards hit ten unanswered points and led 49-34 at the half. In the second half, the closest Solent got was at 61-72, despite some good shooting from Colin Irish (34) and player/coach Alan Cunningham (20).
Leopards proceed to the quarter-finals of the Sainsbury’s Classic Cola National Cup.