Surrey Heat 96 (21, 48, 68) (Holmes F 35, Holmes C 20, Holmes T 20) Newcastle Eagles 92 (34, 50, 74) (Smith 25, Maddox 24, Chapman 16) (Eagles win 202-178 on aggregate) Newcastle Eagles slipped to a 96-92 defeat in the second leg of their BBL Play-off semi-final against Surrey Heat, but will get the…
Newcastle Eagles players Joe Chapman and Darius Defoe are both looking forward to the challenge of lifting the BBL Championship play-off crown as they prepare to face Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders in Sunday’s showpiece game at Wembley Arena. “It’s always a challenge to get to a final, and it’s always exciting to play in…
Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders and Newcastle Eagles will meet in the BBL Championship play-off final at Wembley on Sunday after comfortable semi-final victories over the weekend. Regular season champions Riders had double digit wins in both legs of their tie against Marjon Plymouth Raiders to progress to the title game with a 156-126 aggregate…
The 2012-13 regular season came to an end on Sunday at Leicester, both teams having already claimed their first and second spots in the league. The BBL Play-Offs now begin in earnest. The Championship trophy is still in Eagles cabinet and the holders have some big hurdles to overcome to make the Wembley Arena final…
