BBL Championship
Newcastle Eagles 89-110 Manchester Giants (34-29, 49-47, 68-79, 89-110)
(Eagles: J.Gordon – 23, W.Particular person Jr – 19, D.Defoe – 14; Giants: G.Artison – 24, T.Armstrong – 23, D.Ulph – 14)
BBL Championship
Bristol Flyers 75-72 Sheffield Sharks (18-12, 37-24, 45-39, 63-63, 75-72)
(Flyers: T.Jacob – 17, M.Evans – 13, R.Thomas-Edwards – 12; Sharks: D.Wallace – 25, R.Glasgow Jr – 9, A.Johnson – 8)
BBL Championship
Surrey Scorchers 95-86 Glasgow Rocks (24-21, 46-42, 70-63, 95-86)
(Scorchers: D.Ringer – 20, L.Hamrick – 17, T.Ogedengbe – 12; Rocks: J.Harris – 21, G.Murray – 20, J.Johnson – 14)
BBL Championship
Leicester Riders 80-59 Cheshire Phoenix (14-11, 39-26, 64-41, 80-59)
(Riders: G.Crandall – 13, P.Whelan – 13, Ok.Mackenzie – 10; Phoenix: L.Austin Jr – 18, M.Ochereobia – 12, T.Okereafor – 10)
Manchester Giants have been very spectacular in entrance of the Sky Sports activities cameras tonight, beating Newcastle Eagles on the highway, whereas Bristol Flyers, Surrey Scorchers and Leicester Riders all gained in entrance of their house crowds.
Up on Tyneside, it was the Eagles who acquired off to the higher begin, main at half-time by two factors, however they surrendered after a Giants comeback led by Geno Artison – who scored 24 and went 6-7 from behind the arc, and Tyrik Armstrong – who dropped 23 and went 90% from the sphere with 11 assists too.
Regardless of dropping by over 20 factors, all 5 Eagles starters reached double-digits for factors, with Rahmon Fletcher contributing a ten-point 14-assist double-double, Justin Gordon main the staff on factors with 23, and Darius Defoe going 6-7 from the sphere.
In the meantime in Bristol, the Flyers required time beyond regulation to defeat Sheffield Sharks, who got here from behind to degree issues up within the ultimate quarter, however Devante Wallace’s spectacular game-high of 25 factors wasn’t sufficient ultimately.
5 Flyers’ gamers reached double figures for factors, in comparison with Sharks’ one, with Trejon Jacob main the house staff in factors with 17, in addition to main the sport in rebounds with 11 to spherical off a terrific double-double on the way in which to victory.
Elsewhere in Surrey, the Scorchers held on for his or her first victory because the first day of the yr, as Stanley Davis Jr got here two rebounds away from a triple-double, after scoring 11 and making 12 assists – whereas Desmond Ringer led the staff with 20 factors, going 81% from the sphere.
Rocks guard Jordan Harris scored a game-high of 21, with coach Gareth Murray additionally contributing a major quantity to the offence with 20 factors himself, but it surely wasn’t sufficient to catch Surrey.
Within the ultimate recreation of the day which tipped off half-hour later than the others, the Riders dominated BBL Trophy Finalists Cheshire Phoenix, with Geno Crandall main the scoring for the house staff with 13, alongside Patrick Whelan who matched his complete.
The guests struggled with level contributions from the bench, scoring 20 factors lower than Leicester, however one massive optimistic that may be taken out of the sport was Larry Austin Jr’s good 18 factors, ten rebounds, six assists and eight steals show – not too far-off from an unbelievable quadruple double regardless of ending up on the dropping staff.
