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Teesside Mohawks returned from a two day road trip shell shocked after defeats at the hands of InterBasket London and Solent Stars. Two close games saw a 112 – 109 and 106 – 103 scoreline respectively and leave the Mohawks adrift of the top spot and the chance of a second consecutive ‘Treble’ even further away.
Sutton Pumas got back to winning ways with a 75 – 63 home victory against Coventry Crusaders and Plymouth Raiders continue to dominate the NBL Conference following an 88 – 76 win at the Velodrome, Manchester.
Oxford Devils remain unbeaten at the top of Men’s Division One. A double header weekend against Westminster Warriors (104 – 79) and Reading Rockets (84 – 75) saw them bag four more points taking them to 14 – 0 run in regular season competition. Reading Rockets also had a double header weekend and despite losing to the Devils, they came out on top in their clash against Birmingham Aces, 97 – 63. Kingston Wildcats put injury worries behind them to record a 104 – 92 win over Liverpool.
Rhondda Rebels demolished St Alban’s Saints 110 – 39 to take a firm hold on the top spot in Women’s Division One. Thames Valley Lady Tigers notched up two wins against Ipswich Bobcats, winning 62 – 61 at home and 81 – 78 away. Sheffield Hatters had similar fortune beating Doncaster Panthers 64 –45 away and 75 – 33 at home. The Panthers are fighting Northampton Cobras, who lost to NW London Amazons 56 – 50, for the final play off spot.
Once again Derbyshire Arrows recorded a convincing victory, beating Taunton Tigers 91 – 58 to stretch the gap at the top of Men’s Division Two. NW London Wolverines upset Mansfield Express 86 – 66 by taking advantage of some great shooting opportunities. Ware Rebels failed to upset Hull Icebergs falling by 12 points 92 – 80 and Brixton Topcats took Doncaster Panthers into over time after finishing 64 – 64 in regulation. The Panthers went on to take the game 80 – 73. Swindon Sonics made a staggering 112 points to Northampton Neptunes 63 in a tense game that saw Northampton Coach Dick Barrett ejected after two technical fouls.
A close game between Tyne and Wear and Derby Ladies saw Tyne and Wear cling onto third place in Women’s Division Two as they extended their 2 point half time lead to 6 with the game closing 78 – 72. Elsewhere in the Division Brighton Magic beat London Towers 62 – 50 and Taunton Tigers had a successful away trip to Chelmsford, 97 – 73.
Worcester Wolves will need to win their two games in hand to keep the pressure on Bristol Bombers. The Bombers travelled to Birmingham Uni and left with a 90 – 74 win and Worcester hosted Barking and Dagenham who worked hard in the second half to chip away at a 15 point half time deficit and despite reducing it to just six points it was the Wolves who closed out the match 69 – 63.
NBL CONFERENCE
InterBasket London 112 (61) Smart 23, Lettieri 22, Alexander 22
Teesside Mohawks 109 (53) Bucci 45, Swaine 22, Jackson 15Manchester Magic 76 (30) St Kitts 30, Goodwon.Weedall 14
Plymouth Raiders 88 (40) Durham/Cetnar 21, Knechtel 14Sutton Pumas 75 (33) Powlesland 20, Cooke 13, Law 12
Coventry Crusaders 63 (38) Pope 18, Harrison 16, Rhooms/Scott 8Solent Stars 106 (54) Cunningham 26, Tripalin 25, Scott 22
Teesside Mohawks 103 (41) Bucci 27, Jackson 24, Ley 14NBL DIVISION ONE MEN
Kingston Wildcats 104 (55) Whitaker 28, Routledge 26, Jeremiah 19
Liverpool 92 (45) Walker 22, O’Brien 15, Murphy/Parry 13Oxford Devils 104 (53) Angemi 27, McNeil 23, Choutka/Kelly 12
Westminster Warriors 79 (41) Dancy 28, Addy 12, Worku 11Oxford Devils 84 (45) McNeil 23, Riley 17, Angemi 15
Reading Rockets 75 (45) Smith/Cooper 20, Hodds 19Reading Rockets 97 (48) Cooper 16, Hodd 14, Eames/Goode 12
Birmingham Aces 63 (35) Robinson 18, Simms 16, Anderson 11NBL DIVISION ONE WOMEN
Doncaster Panthers 45 (32) Robinson 14, Bettesworth 12, Naylor 8
Sheffield Hatters 64 (38) Jamison 24, Ellis 13, Crowley 10Sheffield Hatters 75 (39) Jamison 19, Ellis 18, Hutchinson 13
Doncaster Panthers 33 (11) Evans 12, Bettesworth/Kendall 6Rhondda Rebels 110 (50) Boston 43, Lender 30, Hogg 13
St Albans Saints 39 (21) Smith 11, Horton 6Spelthorne Acers 54 (27) Morgan 14, Ayres 10, Parslow 9
Nottingham Wildcats 68 (38) Lavin 16, Marshall/Inchley/Burton 10Thames Valley Tigers 62 (51) Brattnas 31, Andrwe 16, Malberg 12
Ipswich Bobcats 61 (48) Gray 22, Schemming 11, Barnett 10Northampton Cobras 50 (34) Burns/Reynolds 11, Williams 10
NW London Amazons 56 (29) acCuish 25, Bacion 19, Wiltshire 4Wandsworth Sting 102 (62) Bucknall 23, Henry 17, Brown 11
Coventry Quality Cats 49 (20) Michell 18, Smith 10, Stone 9Ipswich Bobcats 78 (34) Mallett 22, Schemming 19. Gray 14
Thames Valley Tigers 81 (53) Andrew 21, Malberg 17, Butt 14NBL DIVISION TWO MEN
Mansfield Express 66 (41) Seamarks 21, Bogg 12, Hickey 9
NW London W’rines 86 (42) Attaha 19, Madike 16Derbyshire Arrows 91 (52) Davidson 20, Ellmer 17, Gayle 14
Taunton Tigers 58 (26) Jones 15, Yabsley/Davies 10Hull Icebergs 92 (53) Miller 23, Waite 16, Algar 15
Ware Rebels 80 (41) Sableski 25, Edwards 19, Scott 16Swindon Sonics 112 (58) Deacon 26, Claringbould 24, Wilson 18
Northampton N’tunes 63 (27) Carlton 18, Hadjoudj 16, Morris 15Doncaster Panthers 80 (28) Filson 44, Barrett 15, McKinney 12
Brixton Topcats 73 (38) Knight 36, Popoola 14, Larkai 6 (64 – 64 after regulation)NBL DIVISION TWO WOMEN
Tyne and Wear 78 (40) Brown 24, Vickers 20, McNally 10
Derby Ladies 72 (38) Guerrina 20, Wilson/Brooks 11Brighton Magic 62 (21) Powell 13, Westcott 11, McGinlay 9
London Towers 50 (28) Mace 24, McCKoy 8, Ogundare 6Chelmsford Swifts 73 (36) Hopkins 31, Wilhelmy 18, Barker 8
Taunton Tigers 97 (40) Derrick 36, Fitzpatrick 23, Tigh 12NBL DIVISION THREE MEN
Birmingham Uni 74 (32) Devenyi 21, Onions 19, Powell 13
Bristol Bombers 90 (45) Ahmed/Till 20, Roper 17Tamar Valley Cannons 78 (41) Peake 30, Peard 13, Hatchell/Marriott 11
Northumbria 71 (42) Nicholson 29, Heron 21, Graham/Pape 10Derby Storm 52 (25) Spencer 26, Gorse 9, Steele 6
Brighton Cougars 79 (36) Malik 15, Morgans 15, Mills 14Thames Valley Tigers 104 (52) Butterworth 26, Williams 19, Shafiq/Tomlin 14
Dudley Bears 60 (30) Richards 21, Gaynor 16, Hall 11Worcester Wolves 69 (38) Solvason 24, Vissoneau 15, Ford 9
Barking & Dag 63 (23) Niaz 19, Robinson 18, Churches 17Nottingham SNC 81 (48) Brook 19, Warren/Passmore 12
Thames Valley Tigers 83 (46) Williams 31, Evans 15, Tomlin 11
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