(Leicester Riders celebrate their third successive BBL Trophy win after edging Sheffield Sharks in Sunday's Final in Glasgow, thanks to BBL Official for the photo)
BBL Championship
Bristol Flyers 96-93 Cheshire Phoenix
Sunday 4th March
BBL Trophy Final (at Glasgow Emirates Arena)
Leicester Riders 90-85 Sheffield Sharks
Latest BBL Championship Standings
1. Leicester Riders Played 22 Won 20 Pts 40
2. Newcastle Eagles Played 20 Won 15 Pts 30
3. Glasgow Rocks Played 23 Won 15 Pts 30
4. Surrey Scorchers Played 24 Won 13 Pts 26
5. Sheffield Sharks Played 20 Won 12 Pts 24
6. Worcester Wolves Played 21 Won 12 Pts 24
7. Bristol Flyers Played 22 Won 12 Pts 24
8. London Lions Played 19 Won 11 Pts 22
9. Cheshire Phoenix Played 20 Won 9 Pts 18
10. Plymouth Raiders Played 22 Won 5 Pts 10
11. Manchester Giants Played 21 Won 3 Pts 6
12. Leeds Force Played 22 Won 1 Pts 2
Just the two games across the whole weekend after Friday evenings games were postponed due to the snowy conditions across the UK, one in the BBL Championship on Saturday evening, and the BBL Trophy final on Sunday. Both were very well contested games though and on Saturday evening Bristol Flyers edged out Cheshire Phoenix by three points in the South West to climb a place to seventh. Phoenix had a four point lead after the first quarter however the hosts managed to turn it around to lead by three going into the half. A huge third quarter from the hosts, including 12 points from Brandon Boggs, had them well in control of the contest, and although the visitors fought back gamely in the final quarter, Flyers held on to record the win and strengthen their position in the play off places.
And so to Sunday's BBL Trophy Final in Glasgow. Once the crowd had been warmed up by an exhibition match between Glasgow Rocks and the Scotland national team, which the latter won 88-68, it was time for the main event as Leicester Riders took on Sheffield Sharks. Helped by eight points from Tyler Bernardini, Riders blasted out to a 29-15 lead at the end of quarter one, and the lead was eleven for the favourites at the half as Bernardini with 11 points saw them lead 52-41 at the half, with Sharks Dirk Williams also netting 11 points. Sharks then managed to pull back the deficit to five points at one point in the third quarter, however the Riders held a 73-64 lead as the Third Quarter expired. Incredibly the Sharks fought back and held an 85-84 lead with 0:34 remaining, that was until Eric Robertson drained a magnificant three for the Riders, and it was Leicester who ran out 90-85 in the end and settle one hell of a game in Glasgow. It's Riders third straight BBL Trophy success too, and the tenth title for head coach Rob Paternostro, awesome stuff.
Anyway after all that excitement here comes next weekend's fixtures:-
Friday 9th March
BBL Championship
Newcastle Eagles vs Plymouth Raiders
Worcester Wolves vs Leeds Force
Sheffield Sharks vs Cheshire Phoenix
Sunday 11th March
BBL Championship
Glasgow Rocks vs Cheshire Phoenix
Tuesday 13th March
BBL Championship
London Lions vs Bristol Flyers
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