Week 4 results. Riders crush poor Surrey United. Wolves now 5 and 0

Read the Mike Shaft report on the Knights game here.

WOLVES’ UNBEATEN RUN CONTINUES. EAGLES TAKE ROCKS DOWN

Having won all four games in the British Basketball League (BBL), Worcester Wolves extended their winning streak to five on Friday. Wolves put together yet another great display to open the BBL Cup competition with an impressive 88-66 victory against Manchester Giants at home in University of Worcester Arena.

The duo of Will Creekmore and Alex Owumi combined for 47 points for Wolves, with the latter treating the spectators to a firework show from long-range, making 7-of-10 three-point attempts.

David Aliu was the top-scorer for Giants with 15 points, but the entire team shot only 31% from the field, preventing the Manchester club from putting up more of a fight.

Meanwhile, Esh Group Eagles Newcastle and Glasgow Rocks squared off in the battle of the north in the BBL Championship, with Eagles triumphing 98-70 after a great fourth quarter to improve to 5-1 in the standings.

Charles Smith had a game-high 24 points for the winners, while Darius Defoe contributed with a great all-around performance of 20 points, nine rebounds and five assists.

An impressive double-double by Daniel Northern, who finished the game with 17 points and 17 boards, could not save the Rocks, who slumped to their second defeat in three games.

WASHINGTON LEADS ALL SCORERS AS RIDERS CRUSH UNITED

Two clubs made it through to the BBL Cup quarter-finals and another moved closer to the top of the Championship after a busy night in the BBL.

Champions Leicester Riders eased past Surrey United 107-38 at home to go level with One Health Sharks Sheffield in third place in the Championship.

Connor Washington top-scored for Riders.

In the BBL Cup Durham Wildcats produced an exciting second half comeback to beat Cheshire Phoenix in the north-east.

Wildcats trailed 48-37 at half time but eventually came through 78-75.

And in the West Midlands the visiting Plymouth University Raiders set up a last eight meeting with Surrey United with a 103-72 victory at Birmingham Knights.

The Raiders shot out to a 37-18 first quarter lead and the Knights struggled to make an inroads after that.

WORCESTER WOLVES MOVE TO 5 AND 0

Worcester Wolves got off to the best ever start to a season by registering the fifth win in a row in their 2013-14 British Basketball League (BBL) campaign on Sunday evening.

The league leaders had no difficulties in Birmingham, where they took an easy 100-59 victory against Knights, who have now lost all four games.

Andreas Schreiber led Wolves with a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds, while Martyn Gayle was the top scorer for the losing side with 16 points.

Meanwhile, Plymouth University Raiders got their third consecutive win after brushing aside Surrey United to take a 97-63 win.

It was the fifth loss in as many games for United, while Raiders improved their mark to 3-2.

Trevor Setty finished with 22 points for the winners, while Matt Pressey was one assist shy of a double-double, scoring 19 points and dishing out nine assists.

United’s recent Lithuanian addition Ceslovas Kucinskas was the top scorer for the Surrey side with 17 points and six rebounds.

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