Says Knights coach Paul Douglas: “Eagles are always tough to beat at home. They have such loyal fans and the players really feed off their energy but I trust my players and I trust their commitment to stick to our game plan after the Riders game as it showed what can happen if we don’t.”
Worcester Wolves lead the BBL Championship after dodging a bullet at the Copper Box Arena against London Lions to preserve their unbeaten record and pick up a third win in as many games.
The Wolves needed overtime to scrape home 63-62, and spoil the homecoming for Lions new boy Matthew Bryan-Amaning, who grabbed five spectacular blocks but couldn’t secure a fairytale return to the capital or prevent his team slumping to successive league losses.
CH 7:30pm London Lions v Worcester Wolves // Wolves Win in OT 63-62
Friday night in the BBL Championship saw Worcester Wolves remain unbeaten at the top of the league, with Esh Group Eagles Newcastle taking a share of second place. Both victors raced away with their respective games, clocking up nearly 50 points between them just five minutes in to the first quarter, but the two games diverged from there.
The Wolves had to prevail through overtime for the second night in succession as they beat Cheshire Phoenix 94-90 with a late salvo from Will Creekmore and Zaire Taylor. Creekmore had an astonishing game, with 28 points and 22 rebounds, including crucial late scores, and Taylor had 27 points, nine rebounds and six assists.
CH 7:30pm Newcastle Eagles v Birmingham Knights // Eagles win 129-70
CH 7:30pm Worcester Wolves v Cheshire Phoenix // Wolves win in OT 94 90
CH 7:30pm Birmingham Knights v Sheffield Sharks // Sharks Win 95-102
Birmingham Knights put on quite a show to welcome BBL basketball back to the city but were eventually beaten by Sheffield Sharks 95-102 thanks to the visitors remaining cool on the free throw line.
Brent Benson scored 45 points for the hosts but even his brilliance wasn’t enough as the Sharks closed with a 15-7 run over the last one minute 55 seconds to move level on points with Worcester Wolves at the top of the table.
CH 3:00pm Surrey United v Durham Wildcats // Wildcats Win 79-100
CH 5:00pm Glasgow Rocks v plymouth Raiders // Raiders Win 73-89
CH 5:30pm Cheshire Phoenix v Leicester Riders // Riders Win 43-78
CH 5:30pm Manchester Giants v Newcastle Eagles // Eagles Win 98-112
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle reached the century mark for the third time in the 2013-14 British Basketball League (BBL) campaign, celebrating another victory, alongside Leicester Riders, Plymouth University Raiders and Durham Wildcats, who also defeated their opponents on Sunday evening.
It was already the fourth win of the season for Newcastle, as they defeated Manchester Giants 112-98, led by 34 points from Malik Cooke. Eagles improved to a 4-1 record, which puts them second in the league standings.
Elsewhere, Leicester Riders took a big 78-43 road victory against Cheshire Phoenix behind a great performance from Andrew Sullivan, who scored 19 points.
After an impressive third quarter, Plymouth University Raiders defeated Glasgow Rocks 89-73 in Emirates Arena, while Durham Wildcats had no problems against Surrey United, winning 100-79.
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