'West is best': Westbeld blitz buries Jewels by 32

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Madeline Westbeld was unstoppable inside the arc as the Adelaide Lightning hammered the Tasmania Jewels 100-68 at the SA State Basketball Centre on Saturday, November 7, the biggest winning margin of WNBL27 so far.

Westbeld finished with 29 points and 10 rebounds on 11-from-16 shooting, a perfect 6-from-6 from the charity stripe and two blocks in 31 minutes. It was her basket that put Adelaide in front for good at 16-14 with 2:34 left in the first quarter, after the game had been tied six times.

Zitina Aokuso was just as efficient alongside her, with 20 points and 12 rebounds on 7-from-9, and the pair gave the Lightning a frontcourt Tasmania simply could not handle. Adelaide went 28-from-41 inside the arc to Tasmania's 17-from-43, a 22-point edge on twos alone, and got to the line 24 times to the Jewels' eight.

The Jewels hung around for a half. Stephanie Reid scored 25 with four triples, Brooke Basham hit four of her five threes on the way to 18, and Tasmania won the second quarter 24-23 to trail only 50-42 at the break.

It fell apart from there, with Adelaide winning the third quarter 22-14 and the fourth 28-12, and a closing 12-0 run pushed the lead to 36 with 1:40 to play.

Jessica McDowell-White ran the show off the bench with a game-high seven assists and finished plus-36, the best mark on the floor, as the Lightning piled up 29 assists to Tasmania's 19.

It is a second straight win and the first at home this season for Adelaide, who started 0-3 and are now 2-3, while Tasmania drop to 2-2.

There was at least a milestone for the Jewels in defeat, with Mikaela Ruef playing her 150th WNBL game.

What you need to know

• The Adelaide Lightning beat the Tasmania Jewels 100-68 at the SA State Basketball Centre in Adelaide on Saturday, November 7 in Round 4 of WNBL27, the biggest winning margin of the season so far and a second straight win that lifts Adelaide to 2-3 and leaves Tasmania 2-2.
• Tasmania led 6-2 early and the game was tied six times in the first quarter before Madeline Westbeld put Adelaide ahead for good at 16-14 with 2:34 left. Adelaide won three of the four quarters, 27-18, 23-24, 22-14 and 28-12, led 50-42 at half-time and finished on a 12-0 run to lead by 36 at 100-64 with 1:40 left.
• Westbeld top-scored with 29 points and 10 rebounds on 11-from-16, and Zitina Aokuso had 20 points and 12 rebounds on 7-from-9, while Stephanie Reid led Tasmania with 25 on 9-from-15, including 4-from-6 from three.
• The game was won inside the arc. Adelaide made 28-from-41 twos to Tasmania's 17-from-43, a 22-point edge, which more than covered Tasmania's 10 threes to eight.
• Adelaide went to the line 24 times and made 20, to Tasmania's 4-from-8, and had 29 assists to 19, while Tasmania had eight steals to two.

Milestones

• Mikaela Ruef played her 150th WNBL game.
• Darcee Garbin played her 246th WNBL game and moved to 2,184 career WNBL points.
• Stephanie Reid moved to 980 career WNBL points and 372 career assists in her 89th WNBL game.
• Stephanie Talbot played her 231st WNBL game and moved to 2,738 career WNBL points.
• Zitina Aokuso played her 131st WNBL game and moved to 1,247 career WNBL points and 731 career rebounds.

Adelaide Lightning

• Madeline Westbeld top-scored with 29 points and 10 rebounds on 11-from-16, including 1-from-3 from three and 6-from-6 at the line, with two blocks in 31 minutes.
• Zitina Aokuso had 20 points, 12 rebounds (four offensive) and four assists on 7-from-9, including 6-from-8 at the line.
• Shay Ciezki scored 14 with five assists on 6-from-8 in 20 minutes, with four turnovers.
• Tayla Brazel had 10 points and three assists on 3-from-6, including 2-from-3 from three and 2-from-2 at the line, without a turnover.
• Jessica McDowell-White had eight points, five rebounds and a game-high seven assists off the bench on 3-from-7, including 2-from-5 from three, and finished plus-36, the best mark in the game.
• Elissa Brett had eight points, four rebounds and three assists off the bench, going 5-from-5 at the line.
• Kiara Waite scored seven in 10 minutes off the bench on 3-from-7, including 1-from-4 from three, with a block.
• Adelaide shot 36-from-64 from the field, 8-from-23 from three and 20-from-24 at the line, with 44 rebounds, 29 assists and 13 turnovers.

Tasmania Jewels

• Stephanie Reid top-scored with 25 points on 9-from-15, including 4-from-6 from three and 3-from-5 at the line, with four assists and three steals.
• Brooke Basham scored 18 on 7-from-12, including 4-from-5 from three, with two steals.
• Ella Tofaeono had nine points and three rebounds on 4-from-5 in 19 minutes, with four fouls.
• Darcee Garbin had seven points, seven rebounds and five assists on 3-from-14, including 1-from-7 from three.
• Mia Jacobs had four points and a team-high 10 rebounds (four offensive) off the bench on 2-from-8.
• Katie Deeble had three points and three assists off the bench on 1-from-7, her only basket a three.
• Gianna Kneepkens had two points and three assists on 1-from-7 in 24 minutes.
• Tasmania shot 27-from-72 from the field, 10-from-29 from three and 4-from-8 at the line, with 31 rebounds, 19 assists and 14 turnovers.