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Chris Pike

Sixers climb off bottom, hand Hawks third straight loss

Trey Kell top-scored with 26 points for the Adelaide 36ers in their NBL victory over the Hawks. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

The rejuvenation of the Adelaide 36ers under Scott Ninnis has continued, with consecutive road wins getting them off the bottom of the NBL ladder after a 96-89 victory against the Illawarra Hawks in Wollongong.

Coming into the round, the 36ers had improved since Ninnis replaced CJ Bruton as coach, but they had yet to win on the road.

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