ntl:home National Cup, first round  

Edinburgh Rocks                          86     (14,29,48,69)  (Johnson 21, Huntley 17, Berry 16)   
Kinder London Towers                   84     (24,42,56,69)  (Myers 25, White 15, Cheung 13)

Edinburgh Rocks provided the biggest upset of the 1st round of the ntl:home national cup defeating the bookies joint favourites Kinder London Towers 86-84 after overtime.

The Rocks trailed 57-37 midway through the third quarter but held the Towers scoreless for a
six minute period to get within touching distance before scoring the final seven points to force
the extra period. Once in overtime it was all Rocks as they scored the opening 9 points,
including 7 by Damon Johnson to seal the victory.

"We needed to find the points from somewhere and Damon gave us them," said Rocks coach Kevin Wall. "Defensively we didn't start as well as we should have but the shots started to drop and I felt that we had a chance to come back."

      

Teesside Mohawks   101     (31,51,77)       (Harrison 23, Swaine 21, Jackson 19)                 
Newcastle Eagles    113     (22,55,84)       (Hyatt 26, Myers 23, Walker 18)

Newcastle Eagles moved through to the quarter finals of the ntl:home national cup defeating
NBL Conference side Teesside Mohawks 113-101 on Sunday night.

Early on the Mohawks threatened a scare leading throughout the first quarter to take a 31-22
advantage. The Eagles however started the second quarter with a 16-7 tear to tie the game and nearly always enjoyed a double figure advantage from then on. Eagles Jeremy Hyatt led all scorers in the game with 26 points with EJ Harrison firing 23 for Teesside.
 

Chester Jets                                 90     (17,37,67)       (McCord 22, Thomas 18, Davis 17)  
Brighton Bears                             74     (17,36,59)       (White/Davis 17, Duck 14)

Chester Jets carried their impressive BBL Championship form into the ntl:home National Cup
with a 90-74 victory over the Brighton Bears on Sunday night.

After a close first half the Jets started to find their range from behind the three point arc starting
the third quarter with a 11-4 burst to take control at 48-40 and then beginning the final quarter
with a 18-8 run to put the game beyond the Bears at 85-67. Jets John McCord led all scorers
in the game with 22 points but it was Pero Cameron who sparked the Jets into action in the
3rd quarter with a trio of three pointers.
 
 

Manchester Giants                       75     (22,33,55)       (Mickens 25, Ellis 22, McGee 9)     
Thames Valley Tigers                    87     (24,48,62)       (Burks/Meldrum 23, Bowman 19)

Thames Valley Tigers booked their place in the ntl:home national cup with a 87-75 road victory
over the struggling Manchester Giants on Sunday night.

The Tigers broke the game open with a strong second quarter during which they outscored
their hosts 24-11. Rick Mickens led the Giants revival with 25 points but the Tigers managed to
keep them at arms length throughout.

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