(Cheshire Phoenix hold aloft the BBL Cup for the first time in their history after defeating Worcester Wolves in Sunday's final, thanks to Cheshire Phoenix for the photo)
BBL Championship
Sheffield Sharks 77-72 Manchester Giants
Glasgow Rocks 106-86 Plymouth Raiders
Saturday 27th January
BBL Championship
Bristol Flyers 81-64 London Lions
Leicester Riders 104-82 Surrey Scorchers
Sunday 28th January
BBL Cup Final (at Arena Birmingham)
Worcester Wolves 88-99 Cheshire Phoenix
BBL Championship Standings
1. Leicester Riders Played 16 Won 14 Pct .875 Pts 28
2. Newcastle Eagles Played 16 Won 13 Pct .813 Pts 26
3. Glasgow Rocks Played 19 Won 12 Pct .632 Pts 22
4. London Lions Played 16 Won 10 Pct .625 Pts 20
5. Surrey Scorchers Played 20 Won 10 Pct .500 Pts 20
6. Sheffield Sharks Played 14 Won 9 Pct .643 Pts 18
7. Worcester Wolves Played 15 Won 9 Pct .600 Pts 18
8. Cheshire Phoenix Played 13 Won 7 Pct .538 Pts 14
9. Bristol Flyers Played 15 Won 7 Pct .467 Pts 14
10. Plymouth Raiders Played 18 Won 4 Pct .222 Pts 8
11. Manchester Giants Played 16 Won 2 Pct .125 Pts 4
12. Leeds Force Played 18 Won 1 Pct .055 Pts 2
Friday night saw two BBL Championship encounters, and Manchester Giants almost pulled off a surprise at Sheffield Sharks, however the hosts managed to limp home by five points to take that one. In the other Friday evening matchup, Glasgow Rocks moved to four points behind second placed Newcastle Eagles after a twenty point win over struggling Plymouth Raiders who remain third bottom. Their was a surprise scoreline in the Championship on Saturday evening when the London Lions fell to a seventeen point loss at Bristol Flyers whilst in the other Championship game that evening the leaders Leicester Riders saw off fifth placed Surrey Scorchers by 22 points at home to take a two point lead over Newcastle. And then to Sunday afternoon and the first Cup Final of the season, and it pitted Worcester Wolves against the Cheshire Phoenix at a packed out Arena Birmingham. Wolves lead 25-21 at the end of the first quarter but at the half Phoenix had battled back to lead 41-40 at the half in what was a terrific final. Phoenix then started to take control in the third quarter and held a 73-62 lead after three quarters, and they never looked back, eventually running out 99-88 winners and therefore held aloft the first trophy of the campaign. It was their first ever BBL Cup success and also their first trophy in over a decade so well done to them!!!
Here are next weekends fixtures
Friday 2nd February
BBL Championship
Newcastle Eagles vs London Lions
Sheffield Sharks vs Cheshire Phoenix
Worcester Wolves vs Leicester Riders
Glasgow Rocks vs Bristol Flyers
Saturday 3rd February
BBL Championship
Leicester Riders vs Manchester Giants
Sunday 4th February
BBL Championship
Leeds Force vs Worcester Wolves
Plymouth Raiders vs Sheffield Sharks
Manchester Giants vs Newcastle Eagles
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