BBL Championship
Sheffield Sharks 78-71 London Lions (12-11, 35-29, 51-51, 64-64, 78-71)
(Sharks: J.Ratinho – 15, M.Delpeche – 13, J.Mvuezolo – 12; Lions: I.Reese – 22, B.Kabooza – 12, J.Williams – 11)
BBL Championship
Newcastle Eagles 77-90 Bristol Flyers (19-28, 39-45, 59-63, 77-90)
(Eagles: W.Particular person Jr – 28, B.Peel – 16, C.Johnson – 16; Flyers: M.Evans – 20, M.Delpeche – 16, T.Jacob – 15)
The race for the Play-Offs took one other twist at present, as Sheffield Sharks and Bristol Flyers each secured spectacular victories to inflict extra distress and issues on London Lions and Newcastle Eagles respectively.
With the Sky Sports activities cameras targeted on Sheffield, Atiba Lyons’ facet earned a beneficial victory which moved them clear in second place, beating an out-of-form Lions workforce by seven factors in extra time.
Rodney Glasgow Jr was one rebound and two assists away from a sensational triple-double, whereas Marcus Delpeche’s double-double proved influential in serving to the Sharks to a different win – which additionally noticed arguably the most effective solo performs of the season from Joe Mvuezolo, who made a superb block at one finish earlier than dunking the ball house so arduous, the rim jammed misplaced!
London have been led by key man Isaiah Reese, who dropped a game-high of twenty-two, adopted up by thrilling younger star Bradley Kabooza, who is continuous to settle into life within the BBL and looking out snug on the similar time.
In the meantime on Tyneside, the Eagles’ woes continued as they misplaced as soon as once more at house to Bristol Flyers, leaving them six factors away from eighth place with simply two video games in hand.
A game-high of 28 factors in addition to a double-double from Brandon Peel and 16 factors from Corey Johnson wasn’t sufficient for the hosts, who had only one participant play greater than a minute and a half from off the bench.
The Flyers, nonetheless, continued their latest kind which has led them into fifth place and a wholesome standing forward of the play-offs, with Malcolm Delpeche becoming a member of his brother in getting an enormous double-double tonight, and one other 4 of his teammates reaching double-figures for factors.
