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Chris Pike

Wildcats pounce on Cotton's absence to down 36ers

Elijah Pepper racked up 22 points for the Wildcats in their NBL win over the Sixers. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

The Adelaide 36ers managed to keep things interesting even without Bryce Cotton in their ranks -- but the Perth Wildcats ended up doing what they needed to close the NBL regular season with the 86-74 home win.

It was the very last game of the regular season in front of a crowd of 13,574 at Perth's RAC Arena and with the Sixers' second position already set in stone, five-time MVP Cotton didn't suit up on his former home floor on Friday.

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