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The London Lightning had the Kitchener-Waterloo Titans staggering late in the fourth quarter, but this time they were sure to delivery a knockout blow in a 104-91 win Saturday night at Budweiser Gardens.

The Bolts couldn’t put the Titans away Thursday night and Akeem Ellis nailed a three-pointer in the final seconds for a 113-110 overtime win in Kitchener.

Like in Thursday’s game, the Bolts got off to another slow start and played catch up for three quarters.

The Lightning trailed 29-20 after the first quarter and the Titans went on a 10-0 run to lead 39-20 four minutes into the second, but the Lightning clawed back to trail 48-44 going into half time and they went into the fourth tied at 73.

The Bolts outscored the Titans 31-18 in the fourth but didn’t take charge until the final minutes of the game.

Coach Doug Plumb said the difference was stamina — the Lightning had it and Titans didn’t.

“(The Titans) played the same game as we did Thursday,” Plumb said. “Your training pays off when you get to the end of the game and you’ve got legs to make shots, you can run the floor, you can execute what you want to execute and you’re not getting frustrated with the refs because you are just focused and more conditioned.”