Westfield Sharks Sheffield defeated Natural Flow Newcastle Eagles 93-88 at Ponds Forge on
Sunday evening to stay top of the BBL Championship Northern Conference.

It was Chris Finch's 100th league win as coach but the evenign truly belonged to Peter Scantlebury, who broke the all-time scoring record with a 15-foot jump shot nearly 3 minutes into the game, breaking Russ Saunders' record.. 

He was presented with a momento to commemorate his achievement immediately after the basket and went on to net 16 points in the game.  However, Nate Reinking led Sharks scoring with 24 points, including four fouls shots in the final 12 seconds to ensure a Sharks' win. 

Earlier, the hosts - who have qualified for the play-offs - had led 69-66 at the beginning of the fourth quarter, which they later extended to 68-75. Eagles kept it close, but could not get past the Sharks, despite a game-high 26 points from Tony Windless. 

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