BBL Championship
Derby Storm 74 (12,25,47) (Griffin 17, Robinson 14, Miller 13)
Westfield Sharks Sheffield 94 (26,46,73) (Phoenix 19, McKinney 14, Monaco 12)

Westfield Sharks Sheffield got back to winning ways with a comprehensive 94-74 victory over Derby Storm.  Sheffield led by as many as 29 points at 65-36 midway through the third quarter off the back of a 10-0 run.  Derby finished the game strongly outscoring Sheffield 26-21 in the final period, but could not claw back the deficit.  

Justin Phoenix led all scorers with a game-high 19 points, while Kevin Griffin led the Storm scorers with 17.
 

Brighton Bears 87 (12,31,53) (White 25, Davis 21, Duck 13
Leopards  89 (24,39,64) (Alderson 25, Kimbrough 19, Robinson 12)

Brighton Bears missed the chance to go top of the Southern Conference with a 89-87 defeat against Leopards.  The guests were in control for the majority of the game enjoying an 8-0 and a 10-2 burst to lead 49-33 in the third.  Brighton came back in the final quarter with an 8-0 tear to trim the score back to 77-80.  A Mike Brown three-pointer with 8 seconds
remaining took the score to 88-87 to the Leopards, and Maurice Robinson hit 1 from 2 at the line with three seconds left, and a Sterling Davis missed the shot on the buzzer. 

Albert White led the Bears scoring with 25 points, while Rico Alderson enjoyed a double-double 25 point, 16 rebound haul for the Leopards.

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