SHARKS TAME WOLVES TO LEAD WITH RIDERS
Three became two at the top of the BBL Championship as Sheffield recorded an impressive win over Worcester while Leicester kept pace to join the Sharks on a 7-1 record.
Atiba Lyons’ men were dominant in the top of the table clash with an 84-63 success to extend Wolves’ losing streak to three games in all competitions. The home side had four starters in double-figures led by BJ Holmes’ 18 points as they used a pivotal 15-0 run in the third to storm clear. Will Creekmore offered resistance with his customary double-double effort of 25 points and 14 rebounds but it was back-to-back BBL TV losses for the visitors.
However, they were to return to winning ways in Scotland after defeating Glasgow 92-77. Andreas Schreiber had his best game in a Wolves vest, joining Creekmore as the game’s top scorer with a 21 point haul. GB’s Gareth Murray also matched that effort but was unable to prevent the Rocks falling to a 5th league loss.
Leicester ensured they returned to the top with a victory over Cheshire although they were made to work hard for the two points. Rashad Hassan had another strong game for the hosts with 20 & 11 in the 82-71 success. The Nix were in action 24 hours later and injuries to Gerald Robinson and Dominique Coleman left them with 5 available players. Despite a valiant effort and another big double-double from Victor Moses, Cheshire fell short, losing 86-76 at home to the Lions.
It capped another double-winning weekend for London, as they brushed off last week’s heavy cup defeat, to move into equal fourth with the two victories. The capital-side were boosted by strong performances off the bench by Nick Freer in both games while Adrien Sturt dropped 29 on Birmingham in the 94-69 win on Saturday.
The Knights slipped to an 0-7 record when Durham inflicted an emphatic 115-69 defeat on them on Sunday. Paul Elderkin had a season-high 26 points to lead six players in double-figures with Devin Ginty providing 10 assists to compliment his 18 points. Surrey also suffered their seventh league defeat, at the hands of Newcastle, who romped to a 115-71 win with Scott Martin and Malik Cooke combining for 49 points. United also bowed out of the Cup as Plymouth recorded a 91-57 success to progress to the last four.
Raiders were unable to keep their winning momentum going in the league as they surrendered a 16pt half-time lead to Manchester as the Giants stormed back to win 107-99. James Jones dished out an incredible 17 assists, David Watts didn’t miss in his 20 point showing and David Aliu top scored with a 25 point haul in just their second victory of the season.
Notable performances
Weekly high- Adrien Sturt- 29pts (11-16 FG; 3-6 3PT; 4-4 FT + 10rbs).
Perfect- David Watts- 20pts (6-6 FG; 4-4 3PT; 4-4 FT).
Season-high assists- James Jones- 17 along with 20pts.
Double-double machines- Victor Moses- 20-18 +Â Will Creekmore- 25-14/21-14.
Near triple-double attempts- Gabe Haskins- 16-9-7 + Jeremie Simmons- 16-8-9.
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