Edinburgh
Rocks 93 (21,45,69) (Berry 25, Gaines 19, Huntley 17)
Westfield Sharks
Sheffield 92 (24,51,75) (Phoenix 17, Monaco 15, McKinney/Reinking 14)
Edinburgh Rocks booked
their place in the BBL Championship play offs with a surprise 93-92 success
over the Westfield Sharks Sheffield. The defeat for the Sharks also means
that the Chester Jets have secured the BBL Championship Nothern Conference.
The Rocks - without
suspended Roy Gardner - mounted a late comeback to deny the Sharks, Ryan
Huntley bagging a free throws with just 0.8s remaining to seal the victory
and cap a late 8-4 burst. Earlier the Sharks had led by double figures
at 49-38 however the passionate Scots had other ideas led by Ted Berry's
25 points.
Milton Keynes
Lions 77 (19,46,66) (Lloyd 16, Siemon 15, Alleyne 14)
Brighton Bears
82 (21,39,60) (White 27, Davis 18, Johnson 12)
Brighton Bears kept
alive their hopes of winning the BBL Championship Southern Conference after
a late comeback gave them a 82-77 success over the Milton Keynes Lions.
The Bears trailed
66-60 after three quarter but levelled the game at 71-71 with 5m 13s on
their way to a 18-7 start to the final stanza which gave them a 78-73 lead
with 1m 48s remaining. The Lions, despite 16 points from Nigel Lloyd, could
get no closer and now need victory from their final game against the Leopards
or a Birmingham defeat to secure the final play off berth.
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