British League, Week 26: March 9-11, 2007 Poujoulat Heat Guildford keeps leading the British Championship standings with a 25-5 record by registering back-to-back wins this weekend. The Heat beat the Plymouth Raiders 81-89 on the road on Saturday behind 27 points from Brian Dux and 16 from Mike Martin. Carlton Aaron, who led the Raiders to win the British Trophy last Sunday, led the hosts with 31 points. The Raiders led 63-58 after 30 minutes and still were ahead with less than 2 minutes to go, but a 0-9 run allowed the Heat to seal the win. The Heat had less troubles to beat the Leicester Riders 96-81 at home on Sunday behind 28 points from Daniel Gilbert. Meanwhile, the Sheffield Sharks needed overtime to beat the Riders 94-101 on the road on Saturday and improve to 23-6 in the standings. Blake Shelton paced the winners with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. Jeff Bonds posted a double-double of 23 points and 12 rebounds while Andrew Alleyne had 21 for the hosts. Shelton hit a running triple at the end of regulation to force overtime, 88-88, while Eddie Cage sealed the win with free throws. In other games on Friday, the Chester Jets beat the Marshall MK Lions 75-99 while the Newcastle Eagles thrashed London United 113-96. On Sunday, the Scottish Rocks edged the Lions 110-104 while the Eagles beat the Chester Jets 83-90. LAST GAME GAME 26 - March 9-11, 2007 Day Match Result Mar. 9 Marshall MK Lions vs. Chester Jets 75-99 Mar. 9 Newcastle Eagles vs. London United 113-96 Mar. 10 Leicester Riders vs. Westfield Sharks 94-101 Mar. 10 Plymouth Raiders vs. Guildford Heat 81-89 Mar. 11 Chester Jets vs. Newcastle Eagles 83-90 Mar. 11 Scottish Rocks vs. Marshall MK Lions 110-104 Mar. 11 Guildford Heat vs. Leicester Riders 96-81 - NEXT GAME GAME 27 - March 11-18, 2007 Day Match Mar. 16 Westfield Sharks vs. London United Mar. 16 Chester Jets vs. Scottish Rocks Mar. 17 Plymouth Raiders vs. Marshall MK Lions Mar. 17 Leicester Riders vs. Chester Jets Mar. 17 Worcester Wolves vs. Newcastle Eagles Mar. 18 London United vs. Leicester Riders Mar. 18 Scottish Rocks vs. Westfield Sharks Mar. 18 Guildford Heat vs. Worcester Wolves STANDINGS TG W L P+ P- 1 Poujoulat Heat Guildford 29 24 5 - - 2 Sheffield Sharks 29 23 6 - - 3 Springfield-Honda Newcastle Eagles 30 21 9 - - 4 Scottish Phoenix Honda Rocks 28 16 13 - - 5 Kularoos Plymouth Raiders 30 15 15 - - 6 Marshall MK Lions 29 15 14 - - 7 DMU Leicester Riders 29 10 19 - - 8 London United 29 10 19 - - 9 Chester Jets 29 9 20 - - 10 Worcester Wolves 31 4 27 - - Sunday, March 11, 2007 Euroleague.net