Melbourne United have dug their way out of a 16-point fourth-quarter hole to steamroll Illawarra 115-106 in overtime in game one of their best-of-three play-off series.
Struggling to capture their best form after an 18-day break, the hosts finally clicked down the stretch at John Cain Arena on Thursday night to outscore the Hawks 23-7 in the last seven minutes of regulation and 15-6 in the extension.
