The Border club is rapidly turning the Lauren Jackson Sports Centre into a fortress with the Ballarat Miners the latest victims in a wire-to-wire 99-89 triumph.

Albury-Wodonga is yet to be defeated in the friendly confines of home and remains the only SEABL team with an unblemished record on its own court.

A dominant 17-point half-time lead was reduced to just seven points with less than a minute to play but the Bandits steadied the ship from the free throw line to ensure a second straight win.

The victory improved the Bandits’ overall record to 5-3 and pushed them to second spot in the East conference, with coach Brad Chalmers reasonably pleased with the performance.

“Yeah, a good win, we started really well,” Chalmers said.

“It wasn’t what you’d call a spectacle, the game opened up a bit after half-time, turned into a back-and-forth contest, which you’d expect.

“I thought we fell away defensively a little, gave up a few too many offensive rebounds.

“But it was good to weather the storm again and come away with a win.”

The Bandits backcourt of Deba George and Daniel Sepokas once again proved too much to handle. the former pouring in a team-high 26 points while his cohort added a sublime 22 points that included four triples.

US import Cory Dixon yet again proved his worth with 23 points and 16 boards, while at the defensive end holding dangerous Miners pivot Kodi Augustus to just 10 points.

Donte Nicholas made his return from an Achilles complaint, tallying 11 points and five boards before fouling out in just 19 minutes of court time.

“He’s (Donte) still not quite 100 per cent,” Chalmers said.

“Probably more a mental thing, he didn’t want to over-stretch it.

“He’s easing himself back but he still did some good things, showed some great leadership.”

After a two-week stretch that saw the Bandits lose three straight games, Chalmers admitted he was relieved to see his squad break out of its slump in convincing fashion.

“All in all, they’ve done a good job of turning it around,” Chalmers said.

“Looking at the big picture though, we just need to keep getting better and better.

“The past two weeks have been really pleasing but there’s still such a long way to go.”