Basketball
10 February
10 February 2008
Four of the top five sides in the BBL were in action on Sunday and all four kept themselves in the title hunt with wins.
Newcastle Eagles extended their lead at the top to four points thanks to an emphatic 82-112 win at BiG Storage Cheshire Jets. New signing Steve Leven scored 17-points.
Kularoos Plymouth Raiders move into a tie for second place after scoring the last seven points of the match to beat Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders 73-70 at The Pavilions.
Scottish Rocks are also level on points with the Raiders and Marshall MK Lions after crushing Sheffield Sharks 82-56 at Braehead Arena.
And reigning champions Guildford Heat came back from trailing at half time to beat Team Birmingham Panthers 107-88 at home.
No. Team P W L Pts
1 Newcastle Eagles 18 15 3 30
2 Marshall MK Lions 19 13 6 26
= Kularoos Plymouth Raiders 19 13 6 26
4 SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks 20 13 7 26
5 Guildford Heat 17 12 5 24
6 Everton Tigers 19 10 9 20
7 Sheffield Sharks 19 9 10 18
8 BiG Storage Cheshire Jets 18 7 11 14
9 Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders 21 7 14 14
10 PAWS London Capital 21 6 15 12
11 Worcester Wolves 21 6 15 12
12 Birmingham Panthers 18 4 14 8
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