Julian Boyd sunk 32 points and picked up 13 rebounds as the London Lightning beat the Niagara River Lions 110-90 Saturday at Budweiser Gardens.
The Lightning maintained their lead in the NBL Central Division standings with an 8-3 record.
In addition to Boyd's double double, Marvin Phillips added 19 points for the Lightning and Royce White sunk 14. 64 of London's points were scored in the paint.
The Lightning had an easy first half, maintaining the game's tempo and completing the first half with a 61-39 lead over Niagara. The River Lions did open up their offensive play in the second half but they were unable to make much progress cutting into London's sizeable lead.
Kirk Williams, Jr. led the River Lions with 13 points. Sammy Zeglinski and Logan Stutz each had 12 points for Niagara, while Tyshawn Patterson led defensively with ten rebounds and added ten points.
The two teams now head to St. Catherines to complete the home-and-away series. That is set for Sunday afternoon at the Meridian Centre.
