Natural
Flow Newcastle Eagles came from behind to defeat the Manchester Giants
80-78 in
the BBL Championship
on Friday night. And it was thanks to TJ Walker, who finished the game
with 21 points and bagged the final points of the game - a three-pointer
- to win the game for the hosts.
Earlier, the Giants
had led 54-39 in the third quarter, before Eagles hit back with a 16-4
tear in the third to bring the score back to within three points at 55-58.
Then, Eagles' Donnie
Johnson spearheaded a 9-2 final period run to take the lead at 75-73 and
they just hung on for the win.
The game's top marksman
was Giants' Justin Phoenix who netted 27 points.