United Kingdom – BBL Round Up Friday 16 Dec

Festus EzeliEsh Group Eagles Newcastle have secured their place in a sixth consecutive BBL Cup Final, while there were league wins for DBL Sharks Sheffield and Bristol Flyers on Friday.The Eagles were 10 points down early, but battled back to win 89-82 on the night for an overall 176-162 success with Rahmon Fletcher netting 33 points.Sheffield were dominant in front of the BBC Sport cameras after beating Leeds Force 83-44 as Rashawn Rembert and Zach Gachette both scored 16 points.Meanwhile, the Flyers scored the final seven points of the game to defeat Worcester Wolves 74-81 on the road as Aaron Cosby finished with 22 points.BBL Cup, Semi-Final Second LegEsh Group Eagles Newcastle 89 (19,44,64) (Fletcher 33, Defoe 16, Martin 15)London Lions 82 (26,38,62) (Taylor/Hassan 20, K Williams/Owumi 13) (Eagles win 176-162 on aggregate)Esh Group Eagles Newcastle will play Glasgow Rocks in the 2017 BBL Cup Final after recording an overall 176-162 aggregate win against London Lions.Fab Flournoy’s side were down 10 early on, but battled back to record an 89-82 victory on the night.Rahmon Fletcher put up 33 points and added seven assists, while Scott Martin scored 15 points on his return from a brief injury absence.The Lions came out firing with the opening nine points to move into an overall lead in the tie. Newcastle faced a 5-15 deficit before Fletcher moved to 13 points to haul his side back within three.Seven straight points across quarters from Alex Owumi restored the double-digit lead for …

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