Pepper, Henshall impress in Boomers' Japan series

Earning a spot in the starting five after a brilliant game-one performance, Pepper didn’t disappoint on the way to 13 points, five rebounds and a team-high seven assists.

It was another remarkable finish, with the two teams tied on 95-apiece as Australia won to two-game Nissay Cup series in Japan 1-0.

Fellow Wildcats guard Ben Henshall also did his bit, finishing with eight points, two rebounds, two assists and one steal.

It comes after both Pepper and Henshall were among the Boomers’ best in the one-point series-opening win on Saturday.

Our guys, doing Australia proud. 💛💚

In his first start for the Boomers yesterday, Ben Henshall finished with nine pts, eight reb and four ast.

While, in his Boomers debut, Elijah Pepper finished with 12 pts, including nine in the fourth, two reb and two stl in the win. pic.twitter.com/5URFiwwvpk

— Perth Wildcats (@PerthWildcats) June 23, 2024

Pepper was instrumental in the come-from-behind victory, scoring nine of his 12 points in the final term to go with two steals, one rebounds and one assist.

Henshall fell one point and one rebound shy of a double-double, while also amassing four assists.