This afternoon there were 5,072 watching the Adelaide 36ers triumph over the Townsville Crocodiles in a thriller winning 79-74.

Coming off a close win, Head Coach Marty Clarke said that the team played to their strengths this afternoon.

"The team did a fantastic job of keeping the Crocs big men to eight points each,"

"The win has been a long time coming, but I will also say that it has been coming for a long time and we just haven't been able to take that next step, once you have taken it, it will become that little easier,"

"Tonight was really about making sure when critical moments of the games come up and making good plays at those times."

Daniel Johnson said that the team talked a lot this week about keeping positive.

"We have continued to work hard even with the losses and this was the reward for our good work,"

"It is good for the guys to have this win as it is a motivation for the rest of the season."

Darren Ng had a scorcher scoring 19 points and making 3 steals and shooting 5 from 8 3-pointers, Diamon Simpson brought in 19 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists and Daniel Johnson scored 20 points and 7 rebounds.

The Adelaide 36ers next home game is on Friday 24 February and is the iiNet NBL Community round, where the clubs celebrate the community through different initiatives.

Tickets are available for Friday night's clash through www.proticket.com.au and start from $20 for adults.