(action from Bristol Flyers stunning win over Glasgow Rocks on Saturday evening, thanks to BBL Official for the photo)
Wednesday 7th February
BBL Trophy Semi Final First Leg
Worcester Wolves 86-86 Sheffield Sharks
Friday 9th February
BBL Championship
London Lions 85-97 Worcester Wolves
Newcastle Eagles 83-100 Cheshire Phoenix
Sheffield Sharks 92-98 Leicester Riders
Manchester Giants 94-62 Leeds Force
Saturday 10th February
BBL Championship
Bristol Flyers 80-76 Glasgow Rocks
Sunday 11th February
BBL Championship
Plymouth Raiders 63-86 Glasgow Rocks
Cheshire Phoenix 73-86 Leicester Riders
BBL Trophy Semi Final Second Leg
Sheffield Sharks 75-66 Worcester Wolves (Sharks won 161-152 on aggregate)
BBL Championship Standings
1. Leicester Riders Played 21 Won 19 Pct .905 Pts 38
2. Newcastle Eagles Played 19 Won 14 Pct .737 Pts 28
3. Glasgow Rocks Played 22 Won 14 Pct .636 Pts 28
4. Worcester Wolves Played 18 Won 11 Pct .611 Pts 22
5. London Lions Played 19 Won 11 Pct .579 Pts 22
6. Sheffield Sharks Played 17 Won 10 Pct .588 Pts 20
7. Surrey Scorchers Played 21 Won 10 Pct .476 Pts 20
8. Bristol Flyers Played 18 Won 9 Pct .500 Pts 18
9. Cheshire Phoenix Played 16 Won 8 Pct .500 Pts 16
10. Plymouth Raiders Played 20 Won 5 Pct .250 Pts 10
11. Manchester Giants Played 19 Won 3 Pct .158 Pts 6
12. Leeds Force Played 20 Won 1 Pct .050 Pts 2
Leicester Riders have now built up a ten point cushion to second placed Newcastle Eagles in the Championship after the Midlands outfit took two wins this weekend. They had to come from behind in a Friday night thriller at Sheffield Sharks, eventually winning that one by six, and then they had to come from behind again to defeat Cheshire Phoenix by an eventual 13 points to record another two points on the road. This was after Phoenix had netted 100 points on the road against the Eagles on Friday night to stun them with a 17 point win. Worcester Wives had a mixed few days, losing to The Sharks over two legs in the BBL Trophy Semi Finals, but they did sandwich a magnificent 12 point win over London Lions at the Copperbox in London, lifting themselves into fourth spot in the Championship. Glasgow Rocks are now level on points with second placed Eagles after they recorded a comfortable 23 point win at Plymouth Raiders, this after they had lost at Bristol Flyers the night before so it was a good bounce back from that. And finally the bottom two went head to head in the North West on Friday Night and Manchester Giants thrashed Leeds Force by a massive 32 points, it was the Giants third win of the season and Force's 19th loss in twenty games. It was a woeful result for the Yorkshire side it has to be said.
Here are next weekends fixtures
Wednesday 14th February
BBL Trophy Semi Final First Leg
London Lions vs Leicester Riders
Friday 16th February
BBL Championship
Leeds Force vs Sheffield Sharks
Surrey Scorchers vs Manchester Giants
Worcester Wolves vs Glasgow Rocks
BBL Trophy Semi Final Second Leg
Leicester Riders vs London Lions
Saturday 17th February
BBL Championship
Bristol Flyers vs Worcester Wolves
Sunday 18th February
BBL Championship
Cheshire Phoenix vs Sheffield Sharks
This week this the second two legged semi final take place in the BBL Trophy as London Lions and Leicester Riders go head to head to try and set up a final against Sheffield Sharks in Glasgow on Sunday March 4th. Also two mouthwatering championship fixtures sees fourth against third on Friday evening in Worcester as Wolves hosts Sharks, and also on Sunday its BBL Cup winners Phoenix at home to Sharks. Looks like another superb weekend of basketball coming up once again!
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