Leicester Riders push for a play-off place was given a boost with a 98-84 success at home to Midlands' rivals, Pertemps Bullets Birmingham. 

The Riders led began well, with the first six points of the game and they led from then on for the rest of the game. The third quarter proved to be their best spell - they hit a 9-2 run early on in the quarter to lead 58-46 and finished off the quarter with a 10-4 tear that saw them leading 76-62. 

Bullets were unable to make any serious inroads into the Riders lead and a 9-3 burst by the home side in the fourth quarter sealed the game, condemning the visitors to their second loss of the weekend. 

"I couldn't believe how flat we were," remarked Bullets coach Lance Randall. "We put ourselves in a hole from the start and didn't have the firepower to shoot our way out of it."

Billy Singleton was in inspired form for Leicester, with a game-high 28 points; England international Yorick Williams added 18 for Birmingham.
 

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