BBL Week 3 - Highlights Round-up - Hoopsfix.com

BBL Week 3 – Highlights Round-up

The latest weekend of BBL action saw Leeds Force claim their first win in the top-flight and their win over Manchester is one of four games featured in the Week 3 highlights round-up.

James McCann top scored with 21 points as Leeds defeated Manchester 80-69 in the first round of the BBL Cup to claim an historic win. Darrell Bethune (pictured) added a valuable 20 points and there was a big double-double for Branimir Mikulic. Highlights below:

The Giants followed their Cup defeat with a first home loss of the season as the visiting Bristol Flyers came away with the two points after winning 82-73. Doug Herring top scored for the visitors with 23 points while Mathias Seilund added 18.

Bristol started their double-winning weekend with a thrilling double-overtime Cup win against rivals Plymouth. Herring had again led the way with 26 points as the Flyers registered their second win over the Raiders this season.

Newcastle Eagles continued their recent home success over Sheffield with a 95-84 victory at Sport Central to move to a 2-1 mark. Darius Defoe produced another dominant display with 30 points and 12 rebounds while Charles Smith added 20 points in the win.

Check out the full Week 3 round-up here, in case you missed any of the BBL action this past week.

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