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BBL 2017-18 Recap – Week 1

By on October 2, 2017

Check out the weekly BBL recap as the 2017-18 regular season got underway this past weekend.

29/09 – London Lions continued their momentum from winning the Betway All-Stars Championship with a 72-88 victory away at Worcester Wolves on opening night.

  • Quarter scores: 22-24, 20-22, 19-21, 11-21
  • Decisive 11-0 run in the fourth from the visitors
  • Justin Robinson made his BBL debut with 15p/4r/5a/4st
  • Wolves 14/14 FT, 6/23 from 3-point range
  • Trayvonn Palmer 21p – Demonte Flannigan 19p (8-12)
  • Five Lions in double figures

Box score.

29/09 – Leicester Riders started the defence of their Championship title with a hard-fought 70-86 win on the road against Manchester Giants.

  • Quarter scores: 23-25, 22-21, 11-19, 14-25
  • Giants led by as many six and the game was tied at 52 before 13-4 Riders close to Q3
  • 45 bench points for Riders – six players in double figures in total
  • Riders defence holds Giants to 25 second-half points
  • Callum Jones 18p/7a – Eric Robertson 17p (7-9)

Box score.

29/09 – Newcastle Eagles crushed Leeds Force on opening night as they powered their way to a record-breaking 60-148 victory.

  • Quarter scores: 23-25, 22-21, 11-19, 14-25
  • 88-point winning margin, 148 points – both league records
  • Saah Nimley had 19 of 27 points in first half along with seven assists
  • Jaysean Paige took over, finishing with 30 points on 13-16 shooting
  • Eagles went on incredible 30-0 run in the third – 32 total turnovers from Force
  • Sam Toluwase team-high 17p – US forward Tavarion Nix unavailable

Box score.

29/09 – Surrey Scorchers started their season in style with a 78-81 away win against Sheffield Sharks.

  • Quarter scores: 19-17, 23-25, 13-21, 23-18
  • Creon Raftopoulos absent due to family matter
  • Tayo Ogedengbe lands dagger triple late in the game
  • Chris Alexander 22p – Tony Hicks 17p
  • Tied game at 42-42 at half-time before Scorchers pulled clear
  • 5-0 close for Sharks, but still fall short

30/09 – Bristol Flyers came out on top in the South-West derby as they defeated Plymouth Raiders 87-75.

  • Quarter scores: 20-12, 24-19, 15-27, 28-17
  • Flyers have beaten Raiders in opening game of season on three occasions
  • Rohndell Goodwin scored 12 of game-high 26 points in the fourth
  • Neil Watson near triple-double (14p/9r/11a) on debut for third BBL side
  • Flyers led by 22 at 38-16 before Raiders battled back to lead 59-61 early in Q4
  • Brandon Boggs 21p, Daniel Edozie 12p/11r – Nick Tomsick 18p

Box score.

01/10 – Sheffield Sharks responded from their home loss on Friday with a 76-86 win over Glasgow Rocks in front of over 4,000 fans at Emirates Arena.

  • Quarter scores: 28-27, 13-24, 24-15, 11-20
  • Sharks 13-0 start to Q2, Rocks 16-0 run in Q3, Sharks decisive 10-2 burst in Q4
  • Gareth Murray 21p, Ali Fraser 10p/11r/6a – Mackey McKnight 18p/6a
  • Kieron Achara played 18:54 from bench following injury
  • Tony Garbelotto’s first league game in charge of Rocks

Box score.

01/10 – London Lions completed a successful opening weekend as they beat Surrey Scorchers 93-78 in their first league game at home.

  • Quarter scores: 27-19, 22-14, 26-15, 18-30
  • Lions first team to two wins on the new season
  • Demonte Flannigan 19p, Justin Robinson 15p/4a – Tayo Ogedengbe 18p
  • Lead of 33 points at 81-48 before visitors rally with 30-12 close
  • Alex Owumi scored 16 points against his former side
  • Moritz Lanegger handed out BBL career-high of nine assists

Box score.

Results:

Friday – Worcester Wolves 72-88 London Lions, Leeds Force 60-148 Newcastle Eagles, Manchester Giants 70-86 Leicester Riders, Sheffield Sharks 78-81 Surrey Scorchers; Saturday – Bristol Flyers 87-75 Plymouth Raiders; Sunday – London Lions 93-78 Surrey Scorchers, Glasgow Rocks 76-86 Sheffield Sharks.

Standings:

Lions 2-0; Riders/Eagles/Flyers 1-0; Scorchers/Sharks 1-1; Wolves/Rocks/Force/Giants 0-1; Phoenix 0-0

Keep an eye out for the weekly Hoopsfix BBL Top 10 Plays of the Week!

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