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LEICESTER RIDERS 94 (29,49,70) (New 29, Williams 19, Burns 14)
BIRMINGHAM BULLETS 80 (20,43,65) (Williams 20, Phillips 15, Harker 15)

Leicester Riders improved their hopes of reaching the playoffs defeating Birmingham Bullets 94-80 to record their third victory in five outings.

The Riders posted an early 10-2 burst to take an early 17-10 and look to be heading to the half time locker room with a comfortable advantage before the Bullets scored the final 7 of the first half to trim the advantage to 49-43. A 13-2 burst for the visitors early in the third nudged them in front at 56-58 before the Riders regained control scoring the next 11 points. Once inside the final stanza a 9-0 burst for the Riders pulled them to safety extending a 83-75 lead out to 92-75 late on. Riders Mike New again led all scorers with 29 personal points.

LONDON TOWERS 78 (20,35,52) (Williams 23, Phillips 21, Brown 17)
MILTON KEYNES LIONS 66 (21,34,48) (Jamison 27, Youngblood/Griffin 12)

London Towers kept up the pressure on the top four in the BBL Championship with a 78-66 victory over Milton Keynes Lions on Saturday night at Crystal Palace.

Towers welcomed back influential point guard Rod Brown from injury and it was Brown who sparked the crucial final quarter burst for the Towers as they finally saw off a spirited Lions side late on in the fourth quarter. Lions Shawn Jamison provided a bright spot for the visitors, he was the games leading scorer with 27 points.

THAMES VALLEY TIGERS 110 (35,53,81) (Murray 31, James 20, Moore/Wellington 17)
SCOTTISH PHOENIX HONDA RECORD ROCKS 97 (15,40,68) (McIntosh 25, Cole 23, Feggins 13)

Thames Valley Tigers notched their fourth consecutive BBL Championship victory with a 110-97 success over the Scottish Phoenix Honda Record Rocks.

The Tigers raced out of the block in the first quarter with runs of 11-2, 7-0 and another 11-2 helping them to a 35-15 lead at the end of the quarter. The Rocks fought back hard with a 14-4 run in the 2nd and a 11-5 burst in the 3rd moving them to within 4 at 62-58. The Tigers however scored the next 11 to put daylight between the team and a 13-2 start to the final stanza secured the win at 93-70. Tigers Jo James and Rocks Tony Windless then found themselves ejected after an altercation with 7.43s remaining in the game.


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