Steve Parillon aims to keep seeing double as he relishes a fresh role with the new look Genesis Brighton Bears.

Parillon stands to be the biggest loser statistically from the signing of Jerry Williams, whose attacking genius made sure of this hard-fought BBL Trophy win at the Brighton Centre.

Williams again stole the show and dominated the scoring as Bears clinched second spot in their qualification group and kept their chances of a semi-final place alive.

But just as pleasing was the sight of Parillon, top scorer and headline-maker until Williams arrived, digging in for the team and collecting double figures in points and rebounds.

Figures like Saturday night's ten-and-15 could become commonplace as he chases twin goals of team success and a contract in mainland Europe next season.

Parillon was averaging 20 points a game before Williams signed and just nine per game since then but said: "That doesn't worry me. I've been leading scorer on teams for years.

"My goal now is to get a double-double every game and get wins.

"I've scored 31 in a game, I've scored 27 and didn't get the wins and it doesn't feel better than getting ten and winning.

"This could be my last year in England so I'm trying to get some silverware.

"I'm trying to fit in. We were playing as a half team before, now we're playing as a full team."

Bears needed all the team work they could get as foul trouble threatened to derail them against an improving Plymouth team for whom big Carlton Aaron had a suitably heavyweight double-double while Gavin Love sank five threepointers from eight attempts.

The hosts led 44-34 at the half and 67-59 at three quarters but limped over the finishing line after Terrance McGee, Andrew Alleyne and Martin Yabsley fouled out.

McGee hardly played at all in the last 14 minutes but Williams and Parillon combined for a 9-2 run which gave Bears the insurance of an 82-71 advantage for the final stages.

Raiders got back to within five before Williams scored on a drive to the basket as he was fouled and added the extra point 30 seconds from time.

The new man's array of attacking skills is as good as you will see in the BBL.

He gets to the rim at will, which should quickly upgrade Bears' woeful shooting percentages and give them the relatively easy baskets they previously struggled to collect.

Just as encouraging, though, was the sight of him still diving for a loose ball near his own basket in the last 20 seconds.

Demaija Stewart's increased responsibility helped him to 12 points, including a couple of nice and-ones after boldly taking on Plymouth's big men.

Martin Yabsley had some success offensively against Gaylon Moore but the feeling remains that Bears need support for Alleyne in the front court.

The talk of their supporters has been a recent posting on the club website by former MVP Wilbur Johnson in which he states his hope to return to Brighton later in his career.

Actually, his return right now, to fill the vacant spots Bears have for both a dual national and an experienced centre, would be very timely but well beyond their means.

In the meantime, the current staff will keep battling, as they did to overturn an early 13-4 deficit, and hoping results in the other two Trophy groups see them to the last four.

Phil Waghorn, standing in as head coach for Nick Nurse, said: "I've challenged all the players to bring something.

"This was a perfect example because we had foul trouble and other players stepped in.

"I thought it was a poorly refereed game and a tough one to get any flow in but we stuck with it.

"As for Steve, I'm trying to get him to realise his style is to pick up bits, hustle and not have us run plays for him.

"Steve is good at getting his own shots, when he does that, he's awesome."

Brighton Bears 88, Plymouth Raiders 83