Newcastle Eagles confirmed their place in the BBL Championship play-offs with a 90-72 victory over the Edinburgh Rocks on Tuesday night but needed a come from behind burst in the second half to see off their cross-border rivals. 

With Jo-Jo Chambers pulling Edinburgh's strings from the point guard berth, the Scots fired up 11 unanswered points around the first quarter break to stun a lacklustre Eagles.

The game was still close at half-time with the visitors up 32-34 but it was a different Newcastle line-up which re-appeared.

Brian Ehlers nailed 12 of his game-best 25 points consecutively early in the third quarter to put the home side on the road to victory, their lead peaking at 18 as the Rocks wilted.

Ted Berry led Edinburgh with 22, Chambers ending on 18 as their side missed an opportunity to move off the bottom of the standings for the first time this year.

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