Pepper red hot as lights-out Wildcats shoot down Snakes
The Perth Wildcats have produced a phenomenal, lights-out shooting display to crush the Cairns Taipans 106-69.
Kristian Doolittle congratulates Elijah Pepper on a career-high 25 points against the Taipans.Credit: Getty Images
In a performance for the ages, the fifth-placed Wildcats shot a blistering 40-of-67 from the floor, including 15-of-27 from three-point range, at RAC Arena on Thursday night.
Now 16-10 for the season, the Cats sprinted away from the ninth-ranked Taipans (7-19) on the back of a 38-13 third-quarter evisceration.
Elijah Pepper, with a career-high 25 points and 6-of-7 three-pointers, Kristian Doolittle (19, 3-of-3) and Dylan Windler (15, 3-of-6) led their long-range assault.
“Guys were able to find me and I got a couple to go,” Pepper said.
“It just kept going in.
“It feels like we’re hitting more consistent basketball, and that’s always great, especially at this time of the season when we’re fighting for a finals spot and a good seeding.”
Jack McVeigh (34 points, 8-of-15 threes) was the only Taipan to notch double-digits.
