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Glasgow Rocks recovered from recent their bout of swine flu to deny the Everton Tigers a fourth consecutive win in the BBL.

The Rocks had opened a 10 point lead in the first quarter (16-6) only to see Tigers whittle it back to 23-21 at the break thanks to three-pointers by Andrew Thomson, Steven Rush and Chris Haslam.

The Tigers dominated the second period keeping Rocks at bay with some tough defence before the Rocks trimmed the gap to 33-43 at half time.

The home team also had to do without player-coach Sterling Davis for the second half after he was disqualified from the match late in the second quarter by the officials.

The lead switched hands throughout the third quarter as the Tigers began to find their rhythm again but once James Copeland put Glasgow in front at 54-53 they never trailed again.

Taking a 58-55 advantage into the fourth quarter the Rocks steadily increased the margin as Everton struggled to penetrate the home side's rearguard.

Jerome Gumbs once again top scored for the Tigers with a 19 point haul and was ably assisted by Andrew Thomson (15) and Kevin Bell (13).

The Tigers know they will need to improve their form away from home in time for the crucial BBL Cup quarter final against the much improved Sheffield Sharks on Friday.