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British League, Week 21/22: February 14-18, 2007 |
Poujoulat Heat Guildford stays atop the British Championship standings with a 18-5 record by beating the Newcastle Eagles 95-86 at home on Saturday night. Brian Dux led the winners with 23 points while Mike Martin had 22 for the Heat, that trailed 65-67 after three quarters but managed to keep a safe lead in the final 3 minutes. It was a productive week for the Sheffield Sharks, as it got back-to-back road wins to improve to 18-6 in the standings. The Sharks beat the Plymouth Raiders 66-72 on Wednesday behind 16 points each from Jeff Bonds, Eddie Cage and Blake Shelton. The Sharks rounded a perfect week by edging the Scottish Rocks 76-77 on Sunday. In other games on Friday, the Raiders topped the Chester Jets 91-97 behind 26 points from Carlton Aaron while the Marshall MK Lions beat the Worcester Wolves 92-86 with 22 points from Tony Windless. On Saturday, London United needed overtime to edge the Chester Jets 106-99 as Tarik Johnson bagged 35 points while the Wolves downed the DMU Leicester Riders 84-79. On Sunday, the Eagles beat the Lions 104-93 while the Raiders beat London United 82-66.
| LAST GAME GAME 21/22 - February 16-18, 2007 | | Day | Match | Result | | Feb. 16 | Chester Jets vs. Plymouth Raiders | 91-97 | | Feb. 16 | Marshall MK Lions vs. Worcester Wolves | 92-86 | | Feb. 17 | London United vs. Chester Jets | 106-99 | | Feb. 17 | Worcester Wolves vs. Leicester Riders | 84-79 | | Feb. 17 | Guildford Heat vs. Newcastle Eagles | 95-86 | | Feb. 18 | Newcastle Eagles vs. Marshall MK Lions | 104-93 | | Feb. 18 | Scottish Rocks vs. Westfield Sharks | 76-77 | | Feb. 18 | Plymouth Raiders vs. London United | 82-66 |
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| NEXT GAME GAME 23 - February 20-25, 2007 | | Day | Match | | Feb. 20 | Guildford Heat vs. Scottish Rocks | | Feb. 23 | Westfield Sharks vs. Marshall MK Lions | | Feb. 23 | Newcastle Eagles vs. Plymouth Raiders | | Feb. 23 | Guildford Heat vs. Chester Jets | | Feb. 24 | Leicester Riders vs. London United | | Feb. 24 | Worcester Wolves vs. Guildford Heat | | Feb. 25 | Chester Jets vs. Westfield Sharks | | Feb. 25 | Scottish Rocks vs. Newcastle Eagles |
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| STANDINGS | TG | W | L | P+ | P- | | 1 | Poujoulat Heat Guildford | 23 | 18 | 5 | - | - | | 2 | Sheffield Sharks | 24 | 18 | 6 | - | - | | 3 | Springfield-Honda Newcastle Eagles | 25 | 17 | 8 | - | - | | 4 | Kularoos Plymouth Raiders | 27 | 15 | 12 | - | - | | 5 | Marshall MK Lions | 24 | 14 | 10 | - | - | | 6 | Scottish Phoenix Honda Rocks | 25 | 14 | 11 | - | - | | 7 | London United | 26 | 10 | 16 | - | - | | 8 | DMU Leicester Riders | 24 | 8 | 16 | - | - | | 9 | Chester Jets | 24 | 7 | 17 | - | - | | 10 | Worcester Wolves | 28 | 4 | 24 | - | - |
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Sunday, February 18, 2007
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