BBL CHAMPIONSHIP Sheffield Sharks 86 Bristol Flyers 66


BBL Championship
DBL Sharks Sheffield 86-66 Bristol Flyers (28-9, 51-25, 67-45)

DBL Sharks Sheffield enjoyed a comfortable home win against Bristol Flyers last night.

Sharks return to fifth spot at 14-13, while the 10th placed Flyers drop to 10-14 ahead of a huge game on Sunday at Cheshire Phoenix, on BBC Sport.

Leading scorers - Dirk Williams 22, Chris Alexander 17, Rob Marsden 14 (Sharks) - Justin Gray 19, Jalan McCloud 18, Fred Thomas 13 (Flyers)

Turning point - The Sharks led from start to finish with the gap peaking at 31 in a convincing victory. Bristol trailed 44-14 early in the second and there was no way back, though they edged the second half to reduce the final margin of defeat.

Key stat - Sheffield went 7 of 9 in the first quarter, which set the tone and they finished shooting at 55% inside the arc in an efficient display.

Pos   PL W L Pts
1 London Lions 24 20 4 40
2 Leicester Riders 25 18 7 36
3 Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 26 18 8 36
4 London City Royals 24 14 10 28
5 DBL Sharks Sheffield 27 14 13 28
6 Radisson Red Glasgow Rocks 24 13 11 26
7 Cheshire Phoenix 26 13 13 26
8 Plymouth Raiders 26 12 14 24
9 Manchester Giants 26 11 15 22
10 Bristol Flyers 24 10 14 20
11 Surrey Scorchers 26 5 21 10
12 Worcester Wolves 26 4 22 8
 

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Cookies make it easier for us to provide you with our services. With the usage of our services you permit us to use cookies.
More information Ok