A.J. Gaines Jr. of the London Lightning. Photo courtesy London Lightning/Twitter.A.J. Gaines Jr. of the London Lightning. Photo courtesy London Lightning/Twitter.
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Lightning take down Titans 115-107 in Game 3

The London Lightning have staved off elimination by beating the KW Titans 115-107 in Game 3 on Thursday.

The Lightning held a four-point advantage at the end of the first quarter and extended their lead to 69-52 by halftime.  The Titans continued to trailer 89-74 by the end of the third and weren't able to catch up in fourth to fall with an eight-point deficit.

Anthony "AJ" Gaines Jr. scored a game-high 27 points for London and had 14 rebounds.  Garrett Williamson and Maurice Bolden put up 19 points each and each had four assists. Garrett Williamson and Maurice Bolden put up 19 points each and both had four assists.

The Titans lead the best-of-five series 2-1.

Game 4 is set for Saturday in Kitchener. Tip-off is at 7 p.m.

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