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Liverpool Upset Derby in Cup – NBL Round Up, Week 5

By on October 16, 2018
Mark Rangeley Liverpool vs Derby

NBL action continued this weekend across all leagues and a whole host of National Cup action on the Sunday.

Here’s a recap of what happened:

NBL Division 1

Worthing Thunder 86-79 Reading Rockets
Worthing Thunder continued their impressive start to the season with an 86-79 victory over Reading Rockets in front of another packed house at Worthing Leisure Centre.

Neither team were able to get separation, until Reading got a double digit lead in the third quarter before a fierce come back from the home side to tie it up heading into the final period, where Worthing would gain separation down the stretch.

Zaire Taylor had 22 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals as he continues to stuff the statsheet, Alex Owumi had 22 and Brendan Okoronkwo finished with 18, as Worthing had 14 steals on the game.

Reading were led by 21 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists from Trae Pemberton, 19 from AJ Car and 13 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists from Danny Carter.

Box score.

Loughborough Riders vs Bradford Dragons
On Saturday, Bradford Dragons got an 82-88 overtime victory over last season’s Division One league title winners, Loughborough Student Riders, to remain unbeaten in all competitions on the season.

Bradford bounced back in the second half after a slow start, using 19 points, 11 rebounds and 5 steals from Richard Sulcs.

“We started well but then got outplayed for twenty minutes and I was pretty happy to go in only down eleven at the half,” Bradford Head Coach Mellor commented.

“Things didn’t get much better in the third but we managed to hang around enough and dug ourselves out again late on to finally get the momentum when it mattered.”

Emmanuel Clark was next with 18 points, also contributing 6 assists, whilst Fetske also recorded a double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds.

For the hosts, Giannis Panaretakis matched Šulcs with 19 points whilst Hosana Kitenge contributed 17 points and Kyle Jimenez knocked down four triples for his 12 points.

Box score.

Thames Valley Cavaliers 86-82 Hemel Storm
Thames Valley Cavaliers picked up their first Division One league victory with a 86-82 win over Hemel Storm, who dropped to 0-2 on the season.

Hemel were haunted by poor free throw shooting down the stretch, going 1-of-6 in the final 2 minutes to fall to defeat after twice having clawed back 13-point deficits.

“We know we have to finish at the basket better in open play than we did on Saturday,” said Hemel Coach Robert Youngblood. “And although I was pleased with how well we drew fouls and got to the free-throw line, overall we made only 52 percent (12/23) which is just not good enough at this level.”

Martelle McLemore and Prince Lartey led Thames Valley with 19-a-piece, whilst Abdoulaye Sylla had a monster 19 rebounds with his 14 points.

Blayne Freckleton had 23 to lead Hemel, Bode Adeluola added 17 and Levi Noel 15.

Box score.

Barking Abbey Crusaders 57-79 Team Solent Kestrels
Team Solent Kestrels used a dominant fourth quarter to get a 57-79 victory over Barking Abbey on the road on Saturday.

With BA leading by three heading into the final period, Solent reeled off a 14-1 run over the first three minutes of the period and never looked back, outscoring the home side 34-9 in the period.

Herm Senor had 29 points, 7 assists and 6 steals to lead Solent, with Elliott Dadds having a 26-point, 13-rebound double-double, and Tayo Oyefusi doing stellar work on the glass with 15 boards.

“Firstly credit to Barking who did a great job defensively for a large majority of the game,” Solent Head Coach Matt Guymon said. We struggled to find any scoring rhythm for 3 quarters but I was pleased with how our guys responded in the 4th defensively to spark a run that ultimately blew the game open for us.”

Robin Bedford was the only player in double figures for BA with 12 points.

Box score.

Essex Leopards 83-101 Nottingham McDonald’s Hoods
The Nottingham McDonald’s Hoods cruised to their first Division 1 victory, beating Essex Leopards 83-101, despite missing captain David ‘Tintin’ Watts.

The Hoods had a double digit lead by the end of the first and were up 20 at halftime, and despite Essex fighting back in the second half to get the lead back to 7, it was as close as they would get.

Delaney Powell led Nottingham with 18, and Cole Welle had 16 points and 10 rebounds and six players reached double digits for the visitors.

For Essex, Lee Hodges had an efficient 20 points and 12 rebounds, missing just 3 shots, with Alejandri Batista adding 17 points.

Box score.

National Cup

National Cup third round action took place on Sunday, with one major upset as D2 side Liverpool shocked a depleted Derby Trailblazers with a 100-76 victory.

Down four players already, Malcolm Smith was plagued by foul trouble, eventually fouling out early in the fourth but not before he had 32 points, as Liverpool finished the game on a 24-7 run.

“With Malcolm gone, they smelt blood and they went for the kill,” Derby Head Coach Matt Shaw said.
“We were down and they kept us down by not giving up and by keeping their foot on the gas which will bode well for them in the future.

“I thought we battled well for the first three quarters, but we lost our way in the last quarter. Prior to
that, I thought we had worked hard to stay with them and match their physicality, but it was
disappointing not to have been able to make it more competitive in the closing minutes.”

David Ulph had 29 to lead Liverpool.

Elsewhere, all other Division 1 clubs advanced, though not without scares. Barking Abbey got past Swindon Shock 93-82, behind 18 points from Ade Adebayo.

Bradford Dragons cruised past the Division 3 Barking Abbey side, 104-52, using 33 from Richard Sulcs.

Hemel Storm protected home court, 107-80, over Ipswich who got 28 points from Colin Dockrell. Leon Henry and Ian Berry led Hemel with 18 and 17 respectively.

Team Solent Kestrels survived Division 4 side Bristol Hurricanes, 79-69, with 21 points from Louie Kirkman.

Solent Coach Guymon said: “It was a tough game for us today against a very talented D4 team. I thought for the most part we were very solid defensively, but we now need to refocus on our ball movement/spacing/execution offensively so that we are able to create higher percentage scoring options.

“I am pleased we are able to advance in the cup and secure 2 wins this weekend.”

Team Newcastle prevailed 79-70 over Myerscough College, using 28 points from David Hanson, as Sanmi Fajana led the young Myerscough side with 20.

Essex Leopards escaped 95-97 over Westminster Warriors, who mounted a fourth quarter comeback to bring it close. Chuck Duru led Essex with 21 whilst Jonathan Lashley had 28 for Westminster.

Thames Valley Cavaliers cruised past University of Chester 60-81, as Aiden Saunders had 18 for TV. Leicester Warriors just about got past London Greenhouse Pioneers, 71-76, using 18 points from Jamal Lewis.

Manchester Magic pulled out a 79-97 win over Derbyshire Arrows with 21 from Richard Bell.

“Good result for our team and we are happy to progress in the next round in the Cup,” Manchester Head Coach Aurimas Verbukas commented. “Not best defensive performance but we will take that, our team has a lot to learn, especially younger guys, but with leadership that is coming from our senior guys we will get better.

Loughborough Riders cruised with a 112-79 win over Stoke-on-Trent Knights, with 22 from Panaretakis 22, and finally, London United advanced with a 100-92 win over City of Birmingham Rockets. Modestas Krasauskas led London with 28, whilst Mo Abushego had 30 to lead Birmingham.

Division 2

Ipswich 71-86 Sussex Bears
Sussex cruised to a 71-86 win over Ipswich on Saturday, behind a 32 point, 8 rebound, 5 assist outing from Cordaris Townes.

James Felstead added 18 points for the victors, whilst Ipswich were led by 19 points from Veron Eze and 12 points, 15 rebounds from Ethan Price.

Box score.

Westminster Warriors 77-79 Greenwich Titans
Greenwich Titans pulled out a two point win, 77-79, over Westminster Warriors.

Greenwich were led by 23 points from Ray Akpofure, while Jake Murphy added 21 points. Brandon Moncrieffe-Meade also chipped in 11 points in the winning Titans’ performance. Jon Johnson led his Warriors side with 26 points in the loss, with Justin Hitchman adding 14. Jonathan Lashley was the only other double figure scorer in the contest as he added 11.

Liverpool 101-69 London Westside
Liverpool had little trouble dispatching of London Westside with a 101-69 victory to open the season.

Liverpool won every quarter, and were led by Kenny Ogunneye’s 24 points and 10 rebounds, whilst David Uph had a 22 point, 17 rebound double-double.

Tyrell Isaacs led Westside with 23 on 9-for-14 shooting.

Box score.

Derbyshire Arrows 66-98 East London All-Stars
East London All-Stars dominated the second and fourth periods to get a 66-98 win over Derbyshire Arrows.

All-Stars poured in 29 points in the second and 30 in the fourth, as they were led by 26 points from Mohamed whilst missing just two shots (13/15). Joseph Baugh’s 31 points and 13 rebounds would not be enough to lead Derbyshire.

Box score.

Division 3

Birmingham Mets 67-69 University of Chester
Calderdale Explorers 68-69 Derby Trailblazers II
Team Birmingham Elite 76-75 Charnwood College Riders
Team Sunderland 84-97 Team Derby Spartans
Sheffield Hallam Sharks 86-81 Sheffield Sabres
Bristol UWE Flyers II 76-90 Essex Blades
Swindon Shock 146-86 Oxford Brookes University

Division 4

Birmingham Mets II 64-68 University of Nottingham
Charnwood College Riders II 58-119 City of Birmingham Rockets
Warwickshire Hawks 99-72 Mansfield Giants
Northants Thunder 79-47 Coventry Flames
MYerscough College II 52-57 Newcastle Eagles U23
Kingston Panthers 79-69 Tameside
Chelmsford Lions 91-82 Hemel Storm II
Westminster Dragons 64-86 London United II
Gloucester Saxons 63-83 Dorset Storm
Barrow Thorns 68-91 Doncaster Danum Eagles
Southwark Pride 55-84 Richmond Knights
Cardiff Met Archers II 76-91 Huish Taunton Tigers

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