Leicester Riders are going to the play-offs. 

A hard-fought 104-92 defeat of Derby Storm ensured that Billy Mims' side advance and that the reign of Manchester Giants is over.

Mims racked up his 150th BBL win as a coach but it was the fourth placed finish in the Northern Conference which provided the principal reason for celebration at Loughborough.

Victory came courtesy of a 12-2 fourth quarter tear, which put the Riders 82-77 ahead - a lead that the hometown Riders never relinquished again. Earlier, the game had been as close and tense as you would expect of a local derby with the teams tied 47-47 at half-time. 

Ralph Blalock was the game's top marksman with 30 points for Leicester, while Joel Burns added 28 for Derby.
 
 

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