BBL Championship
Newcastle Eagles                       111     (31,65,94)       (Myers 29, Walker 26, Hyatt 22)
Derby Storm                                 76     (10,33,57)       (Peterson 17, Dolby 16, Griffin 10)
 
Newcastle Eagles ended their run of four consecutive defeats to register an emphatic 111-76 victory over Derby Storm. Newcastle were in command of the game from the start with the first 17 points as they held Derby scoreless for the opening six minutes of the contest. Newcastle netted five straight threes in the third period - three of them to Jeremy Hyatt - as they kept Derby at arms length throughout. Shawn Myers led all scorers with 29 points.
 
Thames Valley Tigers                    97     (22,54,76)       (Burks 34, Bowman 22, Jamison 18)
Brighton Bears                             84     (18,31,60)       (Duck/Davis 27, Brown 10)
 
Thames Valley Tigers re-established their four-point gap at the top of the Southern Conference with a 97-84 victory over Brighton Bears. The Tigers had bursts of 11-0, 6-0 and 9-0 all in the second quarter to open up a commanding 54-31 lead. With Randy Duck and Sterling Davis in fine form, the Bears closed back to 82-77 four minutes from the end, before top scorer Eric Burks made the game safe from the foul line and Barry Bowman iced the win with a three-pointer on the buzzer.
 
 

BBL Trophy 
Group A
Manchester Giants                       83     (33,54,67)       (Mickens 20, Ellis 19, Smith 18)
Nurishment Leicester Riders          88     (29,49,69)       (Singleton 25, Gaines 23, J Brown 18)
 
Leicester Riders bounced back from defeat on Saturday night to claim their first win of the BBL Trophy campaign with an 88-83 victory over Manchester Giants. Manchester led until Leicester scored the last basket of the third quarter to take a 69-67 advantage into the final quarter. Riders then kept in front until Rick Mickens had the chance to tie the game at the line with two minutes left. He missed both, however, and three triple-plays by Billy Singleton sealed the win for the Riders. Singleton led all scorers with 25 points whilst Mickens had 20 for the Giants.
 

Group B
Westfield Sharks Sheffield             96     (25,53,79)       (Scantlebury 23, Phoenix 20, McKinney 19)
Kinder London Towers                   74     (25,39,53)       (Myers 18, Eppehimer 15, White/Robbins 10)
 
Westfield Sharks Sheffield made it two wins from two in the BBL Trophy following their 96-74 success over Kinder London Towers. A 14-2 start to the second quarter by the home side put them in the driving seat leading 39-27. A 17-3 tear in the third quarter by the Sharks made the game safe and was completed by three consecutive three-pointers from Iain McKinney, who was perfect in five attempts behind the arc. Peter Scantlebury led all scorers with 23 points, while Terrell Myers had 18 on his first return to Sheffield since switching to the capital over the summer.
 

Edinburgh Rocks                          69     (18,29,49)       (Berry 29, Gardner 11, Washington 10
Milton Keynes Lions                     75     (10,33,57)       (Siemon 25, Kirk/Payne/Alleyne 12)
 
Milton Keynes Lions kicked their trophy campaign off with a win at Edinburgh Rocks. The home side started well with ten unanswered points putting them 18-8 ahead, before the Lions bagged the last eight of the first half to take a lead they would never lose. Milton Keynes' lead peaked at 71-54 and though Ted Berry (29 points) hit the last 13 Rocks points of the game it was not enough. Jason Siemon seemed back to his best after his shoulder injury with 25 points for the Lions.
 

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