SWINDON Shock’s play-off journey continued following a nail-biting 76-75 win over Wolverhampton University last Saturday.

David Colclough’s side, who had already disposed of Barking Abbey Crusaders, jumped into action in the first quarter and totted up a nine-point advantage.

Antonio Wilburn and Spencer Wells were on form once again as their sharp shooting meant the first instalment finished 27-18 to the hosts.

The second period was more of a slugfest as Wolverhampton guard Dailian Mason continued to cause Shock trouble with impressive shooting, which saw him hit four out of four from the arc.

This prompted the Shock chief to make a tactical adjustment in order to blunt the visitors’ attacking threat, as youngster Ollie Swan was brought on to man mark Mason out of the game.

The change had the desired effect as Mason was pulled for the majority of the quarter by the Wolverhampton coach as Swindon padded out their advantage.

Going into the final quarter, Shock were ahead but weren’t comfortable. However, strong performances from Alistair Tilney, Matt Ford and Matt North meant Colclough’s troops sealed the win.

“The first quarter was amazing. We came out clicking, we were on fire and didn’t miss many shots,” said Colclough “They had a player who was really good and he was four from four at the three-point line, which put some pressure on us.

“But we were consistently scoring and playing really well. Then it turned into this even game in the second and third quarter.

“Then in the fourth they had one pace and I think we got a little bit tired so we had to hold on to the ball, to try to win the game.”

This is the furthest the club have ever been in the play-offs much to the delight of coach Colclough, who highlighted the performance of Swan as a positive from the game.

“One of Ollie’s attributes is that he’s a really good defender,” added Colclough.

“He has a high level of energy and somebody sent me highlights of their shooting guard.

“They said he can and will shoot from anywhere. He showed that in the first quarter, so when we went in at half-time, I told Ollie to take his legs out.

“I wanted him to be chasing and pushing him around and to Ollie’s credit, that’s what he did.

“He didn’t let him have any breathing room for about four minutes in the third quarter.

“What was more impressive is that Ollie scored a couple of baskets as well. He ran him for a good couple of minutes and the coach had to take him off, so when he came back, he was on tired legs.”

After two home ties, Shock will now hit the road for their National League Division Four play-off semi-final as they face Manchester Giants II on Sunday.