It was a step in the right direction for the Albury-Wodonga Bandits on Saturday night getting a key win under their belt.
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The Bandits defeated Eltham 110-71 at the Lauren Jackson Sports Centre, keeping their finals aspirations alive for another week and jumping to 12th in the NBL1 men's competition.
Bandits' big three Ken-Jah Bosley, Torren Jones and Deba George were dominant on the scoreboard, posting 76-points collectively.
Bailey Lloyd, Jacob Cincurak and Josh McKay all contributed quality minutes for the side, while it's hoped injured Manny Malou will be back out on court soon after sitting out the weekend's game.
Bandits' coach Brad Chalmers was pleased with his side's consistency in the clash.
"We got good contributions from everyone, which was pleasing," Chalmers said.
"I was pretty proud of them for focusing on what we wanted to do.
"Although it wasn't a pretty game, we certainly controlled what we needed to control."
The win now has the Bandits sitting just four spots out of the top eight with three games remaining.
Chalmers admitted the close nature of the NBL1 competition gives hope that there's still time to slide into the top tiers before finals.
"Mathematically we're still in with a shot," Chalmers said.
"We'll see how it all plays out and we'll just look to take it one step at a time.
"It's a good sign for all of the teams that you can feel like you have an opportunity every week to go out and win basketball games.
"You just never know until the last round.
"I've seen some crazy things in my time doing this.
"Our destiny is in our hands."
The Albury-Wodonga Bandits will now prepare for their last double header of the season.
The home team will travel to Bendigo for a Friday night game this week before backing it up on Saturday against Dandenong.
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