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The Brisbane Bullets ruined the Sydney Kings season-opener and capped a perfect start to their own NBL campaign with a tense 77-73 win on Saturday night at Qudos Bank Arena.Brisbane led at every change, surviving Sydneys fourth-quarter fightback to secure their second victory of the weekend.Daniel Kickert led the Bullets with 17 points and Shaun Bruce and Tom Jervis added 12 apiece, while American forward Torrey Craig was a standout with nine points and 17 rebounds.Guard Kevin Lisch topped the Kings scoring with 20 points and forward Jeromie Hill had 14.The Bullets beat titleholders Perth on Thursday night and are back with a bang in the NBL after an eight-year absence.The Kings started strongly on Saturday and built an early lead, but that soon changed as they endured long periods of poor offensive execution throughout the first half.Kickert poured in nine of his teams first 11 points and the visitors were up 17-14 at quarter-time.The Bullets stretched the margin to eight before the Kings responded to be down 28-24, five minutes from half-time.Sydney got to within a point but Brisbane hit back to take a 38-34 half-time lead and were up by as many as 11 in the third period.Despite grabbing 21 rebounds to Brisbanes 36, the Kings found a way to stay in the contest and were down by six with a quarter to play.Lisch rose to the occasion, splashing a pair of three-point bombs to bring his side level.But the Bullets held their nerve down the stretch to claim a deserved win.The Kings have two games scheduled in round two, meeting the Illawarra Hawks in Wollongong on Thursday night before hosting the Cairns Taipans on Saturday.Brisbanes next game is at home against the Adelaide 36ers next Sunday. Custom Pittsburgh Pirates Jerseys . After slipping from the summit during the week, the Gunners overcame struggling Crystal Palace 2-0 on Sunday thanks to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlains second-half brace. Pirates Jerseys 2020 .R. Smith realized how easily basketball can be taken from him, and he wasnt going to take his place in the NBA for granted anymore. https://www.cheappiratesjerseys.us/ . -- The Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake played to a 0-0 tie Saturday night that left the top of the Western Conference standings unchanged. Pittsburgh Pirates Shirts . -- Linebacker Myles Jack ran for four touchdowns, defensive end Cassius Marsh caught a scoring pass, and No. Pirates Jerseys China . Scott Kazmir allowed four hits in seven shutout innings, Michael Brantley hit a two-run homer in a three-run first inning and the Indians maintained their hold on an AL wild-card spot with a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. MADISON, Wis. -- Nigel Hayes scored a season-high 17 points to lead No. 16 Wisconsin to a 95-50 win over Prairie View A&M on Sunday.Hayes, who was 5 of 5 from the field and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line, was one of six Badgers (5-2) to score in double figures, including Ethan Happ, who had 12 points and 13 rebounds.Wisconsin continued to struggle at times with its outside shot, hitting just 9 of 27. But the Badgers dominated inside against the smaller Panthers, outscoring Prairie View A&M (2-5) 42-18 in the paint and outreboundding it 44-26.ddddddddddddWhile Wisconsin couldnt find its shooting touch from outside, it more than made up for that with an efficient offensive performance elsewhere. The Badgers hit 24 of their 32 2-point attempts and were 20 of 27 from the free-throw line.Zachary Hamilton led Prairie View A&M with 15 points.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '