Sheffield tipped off the pool stages of this season's BBL Trophy with a 75-93 victory at last year's beaten finalists Newcastle Eagles on Friday. 

The visitors led for much of the match - ahead 41-47 at half-time -  but it wasn't until the third quarter that they broke the Newcastle resistance. Sharks scored twice as many points as their hosts to lead 67-51 going into the final period. Eagles were without the injured Fab Flournoy (knee). 

Nate Reinking led the Sharks with 20, bettered only by Malcolm Leak's 26.

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