THE BASKETBALL LEAGUE
1998 - 99 RESULTS
SEPTEMBER
Saturday 12
Derby 103-93 Chester
Leicester 63-78 Thames Valley
London 95-94 Edinburgh
Manchester 86-81 Birmingham
Newcastle 73-77 Greater London
Worthing 83-11 Sheffield
Sunday 13
Chester 67-76 Milton Keynes
Thames Valley 82-87 Derby
Saturday 19
Derby 92-85 London
Leicester 74-91
Sheffield
Manchester 69-82
Thames Valley
Worthing 103-91
Edinburgh
Sunday 20
Chester 80-71 Newcastle
Milton Keynes 54-58
Birmingham
Sheffield 108-83
Greater London
Wednesday 23
Greater London 82-90 Derby
Friday 25
Newcastle 71-77 Birmingham
Sheffield 104-76 Chester
Saturday 26
Derby 105-109 Newcastle OT
London 90-91 Sheffield OT
Manchester 86-64 Milton Keynes
Worthing 106-101 Leicester OT
Sunday 27
Birmingham 77-59 Greater London
Chester 71-98 Manchester
Wednesday 30
Thames Valley 100-66 Leicester
OCTOBER
Friday 2
Newcastle 104-92 Worthing
Saturday 3
Leicester 84-97 Birmingham
Manchester 102-87 Derby
Thames Valley 117-94 Newcastle
Worthing 105-101 Chester
Sunday 4
Birmingham 78-87 Sheffield
Chester 78-96 Leicester
Edinburgh 70-83 Derby
Milton Keynes 84-92 Manchester
Friday 9
Milton Keynes 57-86. Thames Valley
Newcastle 69-63 Edinburgh
Saturday 10
Birmingham 84-83 Newcastle
Leicester 87-113 Manchester
London Towers 78-73 Chester
Sheffield 101-79 Derby
Worthing 75-94 Milton Keynes
Sunday 11
Chester 84-98 Birmingham
Edinburgh 77-87 Greater London
Wednesday 14
Manchester 90-81 Leicester
Saturday 17
Derby 92-105 Manchester
Leicester 90-72 Worthing
Thames Valley 83-72 Birmingham
Sunday 18
Chester 93-103 Derby
Edinburgh 75-100 Sheffield
Greater London 70-83 Newcastle
Milton Keynes 59-66 London
Wednesday 21
Thames Valley 83-85 Manchester OT
Friday 23
Sheffield 106-81 Milton Keynes
Saturday 24
Derby 92-88 Thames Valley
London Towers 94-78 Edinburgh
Leicester 84-91 Newcastle
Worthing 115-130 Leopards
Sunday 25
Manchester 129-92 Worthing
Milton Keynes 74-94 Chester
Sheffield 87-80 Birmingham
Wednesday 28
London 91-74 Leicester
Friday 30
Sainsbury’s Classic Cola National Cup
Newcastle 77-69 Milton Keynes
Stevenage 63-106 Birmingham
Saturday 31
Sheffield 79-73 Newcastle
Sainsbury’s Classic Cola National Cup
Derby 103-82 Worthing
Leicester 89-92 Chester
Manchester 90-70 Edinburgh
Thames Valley 93-85 London
NOVEMBER
Sunday 1
Birmingham 70-69 Thames Valley
Edinburgh 69-72 Milton Keynes
Sainsbury’s Classic Cola National Cup
Teesside 83-91 Sheffield
Friday 6
Newcastle 81-88 Derby
Sheffield 112-73 Worthing
Saturday 7 November
Birmingham 79-66 Edinburgh
Leicester 82-75 Milton Keynes
London T 101-81 Leopards
Manchester 110-82 Chester
Worthing 80-120 Thames Valley
Sunday 8
Birmingham 73-65 Newcastle (Trophy)
Chester 78-76 London
Derby 87-85 Sheffield
Edinburgh 77-89 Manchester
Greater London 77-72 Leicester
Friday 13
Newcastle 77-84 Manchester
Saturday 14
Birmingham 77-85 Derby
Leopards 91-95 Chester
Leicester 82-72 London T
Thames Valley 77-70 Milton Keynes
Worthing 94-97 Edinburgh
Sunday
Milton Keynes 75-79 Newcastle
Sheffield 115-81 Leopards
Tuesday 17
Sainsbury’s National Cup Quarter Finals
Chester 72-93 Newcastle
Wednesday 18
Sainsbury’s Classic Cola National Cup Quarter
Finals
Leopards 90-88 Birmingham
Sheffield 87-76 Derby
Manchester 87-100 Thames Valley
Friday 20
uni-ball trophy
Newcastle 66-62 Edinburgh
Saturday
Birmingham 80-90 Thames Valley
uni-ball trophy
Derby 86-68 Milton Keynes
Leicester 72-86 Chester
London T 86-82 Newcastle OT
Worthing 123-136 Manchester 2OT
Sunday 22
Chester 89-99 Leopards
uni-ball trophy
Edinburgh 76-84 London T
Milton Keynes 71-93 Sheffield
DECEMBER
Friday 4
uni-ball trophy
Sheffield 70-71 Leicester
Worthing 85-113 Derby
Saturday
London T 106-79 Worthing
uni-ball trophy
Leicester 82-103 Manchester
Milton Keynes 77-82 Chester
Newcastle 86-80 Greater London
Thames Valley 83-102 Sheffield
Sunday
uni-ball trophy
Chester 96-78 Thames Valley
Edinburgh 62-74 Birmingham
Tuesday 8
uni-ball trophy
Chester 99-81 Worthing
Wednesday
Leopards 71-79 Newcastle
Saturday 12
Edinburgh 73-72 Chester
Leicester 86-88 London T
Thames Valley 93-83 Greater London
uni-ball trophy
Derby 100-79 Manchester
Worthing 84-120 Sheffield
Sunday 13
uni-ball trophy
London T 80-70 Birmingham
Milton Keynes 84-69 Worthing
Tuesday 15
uni-ball trophy
Chester 90-98 Sheffield
Wednesday 16 December
Leopards 91-98 Manchester
uni-ball trophy
Thames Valley 101-77 Worthing
Friday 18 December
Newcastle 81-70 Birmingham
uni-ball trophy
Milton Keynes 68-85 Thames Valley
Sheffield 101-95 Derby
Saturday 19
London 86-91 Manchester
uni-ball trophy
Leicester 83-76 Milton Keynes
Sunday 20
Birmingham 89-76 Worthing
Edinburgh 61-77 Leicester
National Cup Semi Finals
Leopards 98-95 Newcastle
Sheffield 78-66 Thames Valley
Wednesday 23
Uniball Trophy
Derby 91-81 Chester
Saturday 26
uni-ball trophy
Manchester 121-118
Thames Valley 2OT
Sunday 27 December
Birmingham 75-62
Leicester
Derby 81-77 Milton
Keynes
Edinburgh 94-84
Thames Valley
Newcastle 96-89
Worthing OT
uni-ball trophy
Sheffield 85-83
Manchester
Tuesday 29
Greater London 94-86
Worthing
Wednesday 30
Uniball Trophy
Leicester 93-90
Derby OT
1999
JANUARY
Saturday 2 January
1999
London T 81-76 Derby
Newcastle 71-84
Sheffield
Thames Valley 120-102
Chester
uni-ball trophy
group A
Manchester 79-61
Milton Keynes
Worthing 77-79 Leicester
uni-ball trophy
group B
Birmingham 77-66
Leopards
Sunday 3 January
Sheffield 108-92
Thames Valley
uni-ball trophy
group B
Leopards 89-81 Edinburgh
Wednesday 6 January
London T 69-92 Thames
Valley
Friday 8 January
Birmingham 85-92
Sheffield 2OT
Milton Keynes 73-72
Derby OT
Saturday 9 January
Leicester 89-82
Worthing
uni-ball trophy
pool A
Derby 110-91 Thames
Valley
Manchester 90-76
Chester
Sunday 10 January
Chester 78-88 Leicester
Edinburgh 95-87
Manchester OT
Sainsbury's Classic
Cola Cup Final (Sheffield Arena)
Leopards 65-67 Sheffield
Wednesday 13 January
Newcastle 66-62
Milton Keynes
uni-ball trophy
pool A
Thames Valley 95-91
Leicester
Thursday 14 January
Leopards 82-81 Derby
Saturday 16 January
Birmingham 84-61
Chester
Leicester 77-98
Derby
London T 98-68 Worthing
Manchester 83-87
Sheffield
Thames Valley 73-86
Leopards
Sunday 17 January
Chester 67-82 Thames
Valley
Edinburgh 64-84
Newcastle
Milton Keynes 63-82
Birmingham
Sheffield 92-58
London T
Wednesday 20 January
Manchester 129-88
Worthing
Thames Valley 69-81
London T
Friday 22 January
Milton Keynes 67-82
Manchester
Sheffield 93-86
Edinburgh
Saturday 23 January
Derby 107-94 Birmingham
Leicester 76-94
Newcastle
London T 79-83 Greater
London
Worthing 107-133
Sheffield
Sunday 24 January
Birmingham 78-86
London Towers
Chester 58-88 Milton
Keynes
Edinburgh 71-69
Thames Valley
Wednesday 27 January
Greater London 76-73
Edinburgh
uni-ball trophy
quarter-finals
Birmingham 72-96
Manchester
Derby 109-102 Newcastle
London T 61-62 Leicester
Sheffield 82-75
Chester
Friday 29 January
Newcastle 79-61
London T
Saturday 30 January
Derby 91-102 Manchester
Greater London 71-72
Birmingham
Leicester 58-60
Milton Keynes
Sheffield 90-95
Thames Valley
Worthing 88-107
Chester
Sunday 31 January
Birmingham 84-82
Milton Keynes
Chester - Derby
- Match abandoned
Edinburgh 69-108
Sheffield
Manchester 91-83
Newcastle
Thames Valley 120
-100 Worthing
FEBRUARY
Tuesday 2
Leopards 89-85 Milton
Keynes
Wednesday 3
Manchester 89-65
Edinburgh
Thames Valley 94-79
Derby
Worthing 81-94 London
Friday 5 February
Leicester 65-78
Birmingham
Sheffield 84-79
Chester
Saturday 6 February
Derby 101-86 Worthing
London T 68-64 Milton
Keynes
Manchester 80-78
Greater London
Newcastle 78-95
Thames Valley
Sunday 7 February
Chester 84-98 Manchester
Edinburgh 85-51
Worthing
Milton Keynes 77-81
Newcastle
Sheffield 80-71
Leicester
Wednesday 10
uni-ball trophy
semi-finals (first leg)
Derby 88-75 Leicester
Friday 12
Newcastle 104-82
Derby
Sheffield 83-71
Milton Keynes
Saturday 13 February
Derby 90-79 Edinburgh
Leicester 74-88
Greater London
London T 79-74 Birmingham
Thames Valley 89-98
Sheffield
Worthing 85-94 Manchester
Sunday 14 February
Chester 109-87 Worthing
Edinburgh 61-67
Milton Keynes
Manchester 92-68
Leicester
Wednesday 17 February
Greater London 86-85
Chester
Milton Keynes 73-63
Edinburgh
Newcastle 89-97
Thames Valley
uni-ball trophy
semi-final (second leg)
Manchester 93-88
Sheffield (174-165)
Saturday 20 February
Derby 91-88 Sheffield
Leicester 78-90
Edinburgh
London Towers 72-83
Newcastle
Manchester 86-78
Birmingham
Worthing 84-77 Milton
Keynes
Sunday 21 February
Birmingham 102-80
Worthing
Edinburgh 73-78
Chester
Milton Keynes 73-79
Greater London
Sheffield 89-64
London T
Saturday
27
Dairylea Dunkers
All-Star Game (Newcastle Arena)
North 156-158 South
European Championships
Israel 79-76 England
Sunday 28
Chester 76-82 Newcastle
MARCH
Wednesday 3
Derby 83-81 Leicester
Friday 5
Milton Keynes 79-54
Worthing
Newcastle 79-83
Edinburgh
Saturday 6
Greater London 84-77
Sheffield
Leicester 96-107
Chester
London T 77-66 Derby
Manchester 94-92
Newcastle
Thames Valley 96-69
Milton Keynes
Worthing 72-98 Birmingham
Sunday 7
Birmingham 65-76
London T
Edinburgh 99-80
Greater London
Wednesday
Derby 78-102 Edinburgh
Thursday 11
Greater London 101-108
Manchester
Friday 12
Newcastle 103-82
Leicester
Saturday 13
uni-ball trophy
final (NEC)
Derby 69-90 Manchester
Sunday 14
Chester 106-109
Birmingham 2OT
Edinburgh 60-84
London T
Greater London 82-91
Thames Valley
Milton Keynes 60-63
Sheffield
Wednesday 17
Birmingham 91-82
Edinburgh
Worthing 88-100
Derby
Friday 19
Sheffield v. Manchester
Milton Keynes v. Leicester
Saturday 20
Derby 76-82 Birmingham
Leicester 70-82 Sheffield
Manchester 64-66 London
Newcastle 92-83 Chester
Thames Valley 99-62 Edinburgh
Worthing 94-116 Greater London
Sunday 21
Chester 86-97 Edinburgh
Greater London 71-70 Milton Keynes
London 94-90 Thames Valley OT
Wednesday
Derby 106-99 Worthing
Newcastle 81-75
London T
Thames Valley 73-82
Manchester
Saturday 27
Birmingham 86-98
Manchester
Sheffield 81-65
Newcastle
Derby 122-115 Greater
London
Leicester 86-77
Edinburgh OT
London 96-75 Chester
Worthing 94-127
Thames Valley
Sunday 28
Chester 84-81 Sheffield
Greater London 79-77
Leicester
Milton Keynes 68-70
London OT
Tuesday 30
Chester 101-95 Derby
Wednesday
30
Thames Valley 96-80
Leicester
APRIL
Friday 2
Manchester 85-87
Sheffield
Milton Keynes 78-87
Derby
Saturday
Birmingham 82-74
Greater London
Derby 85-87 Leicester
Thames Valley 112-100
Chester
Worthing 88-100
Newcastle
Sunday 4
Greater London 98-88
London T
BUDWEISER CHAMPIONSHIPS
Friday 9
Quarter Final
1st Leg
Newcastle 78-76
London T
Saturday
Quarter Final
1st Leg
Derby 87-91 Thames
Valley
Sunday
Quarter Final
1st Leg
Birmingham 82-74
Manchester
Leopards 83-76 Sheffield
Wednesday 14
Quarter Final
2nd Leg
Sheffield 100-82
Leopards
(Series level
1-1)
Thames Valley 114-93
Derby
(Thames Valley
win 2-0)
Thursday
Quarter Final
2nd Leg
London T 91-76 Newcastle
(Series level
1-1)
Manchester 78-71
Birmingham
(Series level
1-1)
Friday
Quarter Final
3rd Leg
Sheffield 75-68
Leopards
(Sheffield win
2-1)
Saturday
Quarter Final
3rd Legs
London T 87-68 Newcastle
(London win 2-1)
Manchester 90-77
Birmingham
(Manchester win
2-1)
MAY
Saturday 1
Semi Finals
Sheffield 78-85
London T
Manchester 76-79
Thames Valley
Sunday 2
3rd Place Playoff
Manchester 88-98
Sheffield
Budweiser Championship
Final
Thames Valley 71-82
London T
