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British League, Week 5-6: October 26-29, 2006 |
The Milton Keynes Lions got back-to-back wins in the British Championship this weekend and stay atop the standings with a 5-1 record. The Lions thrashed the Worcester Wolves 67-84 on the road on Saturday behind 28 points from Tony Windless, and then added a 96-88 home win against the Sheffield Sharks on Sunday. Windless shined again with 23 points, as the Lions recovered from a 47-52 halftime deficit to win the game. The Guildford Heat stay right behind at 4-1 by beating the DMU Leicester Riders 86-76 on Sunday. Brian Dux, Mike Martin and Dan Wardrope each ahd 15 points in an easy home win for the Heat, which led 70-48 after three quarters. On Saturday, the Newcastle Eagles needed overtime to beat the Riders 78-85 on the road. Jeremy Hyatt paced the winners with 23 points and hit free throws to send the game to overtime, 73-73. Player/coach Fabulous Flournoy had 7 points in a 0-12 final run which allowed the Eagles to seal the win. The Scottish Rocks edged London United 73-77 also on Saturday behind 25 points from Sterling Davis. On Friday, London United had beaten the Chester Jets 87-89, the Eagles thrashed the Wolves 87-62 while the Plymouth Raiders bested the Sharks 90-85. In British Trophy games, the Heat beat the Reading Rockets 92-76 on Thursday while the Sharks topped the Coventry Crusaders 82-94.
| LAST GAME GAME 5-6 - October 27-29, 2006 | | Day | Match | Result | | Oct. 27 | Chester Jets vs. London United | 87-89 | | Oct. 27 | Newcastle Eagles vs. Worcester Wolves | 87-62 | | Oct. 27 | Plymouth Raiders vs. Westfield Sharks | 90-85 | | Oct. 28 | London United vs. Scottish Rocks | 73-77 | | Oct. 28 | Leicester Riders vs. Newcastle Eagles | 78-85 | | Oct. 28 | Worcester Wolves vs. Milton Keynes Lions | 67-84 | | Oct. 29 | Milton Keynes Lions vs. Scottish Rocks | 96-88 | | Oct. 29 | Guildford Heat vs. Leicester Riders | 86-76 |
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| NEXT GAME GAME 7 - November 3-5, 2006 | | Day | Match | | Nov. 3 | Westfield Sharks vs. Worcester Wolves | | Nov. 5 | Chester Jets vs. Westfield Sharks | | Nov. 5 | Scottish Rocks vs. Worcester Wolves | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | |
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| STANDINGS | TG | W | L | P+ | P- | | 1 | Milton Keynes Lions | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | - | | 2 | Guildford Heat | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | | 3 | London United | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | - | | 4 | Springfield-Honda Newcastle Eagles | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | - | | 5 | Sheffield Sharks | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - | | 6 | Kularoos Plymouth Raiders | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | - | | 7 | Scottish Phoenix Honda Rocks | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | - | | 8 | DMU Leicester Riders | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | - | | 9 | Chester Jets | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | - | | 10 | Worcester Wolves | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | - |
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Sunday, October 29, 2006
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