BBL Championship
Bristol Flyers 84-81 Newcastle Eagles (29-26, 44-49, 65-67)
(Flyers – Evans 19, Jacob 16, Delpeche 14; Eagles – Gordon 25, Fletcher 21, Peel 14)
Bristol Flyers confirmed their place in the BBL Playoffs as they edged out Newcastle Eagles 84-81 in a nail-biting encounter.
It was Flyers that got off to the better start in the opening exchanges as the home side took a narrow 29- 26 lead into the second quarter.
Eagles responded well in the second. They scored 23 points and limited Flyers to 15 to open up a lead of their own. The away side led 49-44 at the half-time break.
The game continued to be a close-fought encounter in the second half. Bristol Flyers edged the third quarter 21-18 to reduce Eagles lead to two and set up a nail-biting finale.
Flyers confirmed their play-off spot and fourth win in seven days in a solid defensive display in the fourth. The home side had Zach Simmons to thank after his clutch defensive play at the death cemented the…
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