BBL Trophy, Group South 1
Milton Keynes Lions  79  (21,35,54)  (New 27, Cole 22, Smith 9)
DG Essex Leopards Kool Kats  71  (  9,35,55)  (Brown 28, Diggs 19, McIntosh 9)

Milton Keynes Lions kept their hopes of progressing to the semi-finals of the BBL Trophy alive on Sunday afternoon, thanks to a 79-71 home success over DG Essex Leopards Kool Kats. 

The hosts bagged 12 of the opening 15 points and led 21-9 after the first quarter, but a 12-2 Leopards tear levelled the score at 35-35 at half-time. 

Two three pointers each from Rod Brown and Trevor Diggs saw Leopards edge the third quarter and they extended their advantage to 59-54 early in the fourth. 

Nigel Lloyd's men responded with an 11-2 tear, before Leopards tied the game at 71-71. 

However, Freddie Cole came to the rescue, bagging six of the last eight points of the game to give Lions the spoils. 

Michael New led Lions' scoring with 27 points, but Essex's Rod Brown topped that with 28.
 

BBL Trophy, Group North 1
Chester Jets  121  (33,62,91)  (Gregory 36, Davis 30, McCord 27)
Leicester Riders  97  (18,48,74)  (Sims/Capers 22, Robinson 21)

Chester Jets' chances of qualifying for the semi-finals of the BBL Trophy were boosted by a 121-97 success at home to Leicester Riders on Sunday night.

Leicester's only lead of the game came with the score at 3-2, following a Malcolm Leak three pointer, but Jets responded with a 10-3 tear to lead 12-6 and didn't look back. 

The closest that Riders got was two points at 13-11, but Jets hit back quickly with a 13-2 burst and led 33-18 at the end of the first quarter. 

An early 9-4 run and back-to-back threes from Kenya Capers saw the visitors narrow the gap to seven points at 44-37, but Chester went in at half-time leading by 14 points at 62-48. 

That lead was up to 17 points at 91-74 by the end of the third, as Chester eased to the victory. 

Kenny Gregory fired a game-high 36 points for the victorious Jets.
 

BBL Trophy, Group North 2
Teesside Mohawks  89  (17,37,56)  (Harrison 29, Bucci 22, Perkins/Miller 10)
Newcastle Eagles  97  (29,56,68)  (Mavis 28, Hyatt 17, Walker 16)

Newcastle Eagles boosted their bid to qualify for the semi-finals of the BBL Trophy with a 97-89 victory over near neighbours Teesside Mohawks on Sunday afternoon, setting up a final game decider with the Scottish Rocks seven days hence. 

The BBL side dominated their NBL Conference opponents for much of the game, establishing a 12-point first quarter lead and extending it to 19 points at half-time at 56-37. 

In what was their final game in the BBL Trophy, Teesside battled hard, reducing the arrears to 12 points by the end of the third quarter and even getting as close as three points on several occasions in the fourth to threaten an upser. 

However, it was not enough, as Eagles secured their second win of the season over the Mohawks. 

Andrew Mavis led Eagles' scoring with 18 points, while EJ Harrison added 29 for Teesside.

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