Red-hot Townsville Fire have blasted their way to outright first on the WNBL ladder after taking down fellow title contenders Melbourne Boomers and Bendigo Spirit in an impressive double.
The Fire kicked off the second leg of the Indigenous split round with an epic 101-96 double-overtime triumph over the Boomers at the Townsville Entertainment Centre on Wednesday in what was arguably the game of the season.
Import Karlee Samuelson (31 points, 7-of-10 three-pointers) was magnificent for Townsville, while rival American Kristy Wallace (26 points) and Tiffany Mitchell (21) valiantly led Melbourne's charge,
