London Leopards notched up their second victory of the BBL Championship season, and their first in front of their home fans, with a hard-fought 89-85 success over Newcastle Eagles on Saturday. 

The hosts took the lead towards the end of the first quarter and kept their noses in front for the remainder of the game. 

However, Tony Garboletto's guests kept in touch, thanks to some missed free throws down by the Leopards the stretch, and drew within two points with two minutes remaining to make it a tense finish, Bob Donewald's men just holding on. 

Leopards' Jason Kimbrough led all scorers with 20 points, while Eagles' new pair, Donnie Johnson and Brian Ehlers, added 18 points each for the visitors.