WEDNESDAY 19 MARCH 2008
BBL Championship
Sheffield Sharks 83 (15,36,56) (Chaney 19, Graham
15, Virgil 14)
Guildford Heat 92 (24,49,69) (Gilbert 23,
Harrison 21, Dorsey 21)
Sheffield Sharks miserable March continued at the Sheffield
Arena as they went down 83-92 against reigning champions Guildford
Heat.
Sharks never recovered from trailing 15-24 at the end of
the first quarter, which had been built by a Heat run of 16-2
between the fourth and ninth minute. Each side shot five threes
in the second as Heat stretched out to 36-49.
Neither team could make much impression in the third quarter
as Heat maintained their lead at 56-69 before Sharks trimmed
the margin of defeat back into single figures during the fourth
quarter.
Daniel Gilbert led all-scorers with 23 for the Heat supported
by 21 each from EJ Harrison and Tony Dorsey. Shelby Chaney's
19 paced the Sharks offence.
Everton Tigers 80 (24,37,58) (Robertson
15, Aliu 14, Davis 10)
BiG Storage Cheshire Jets 103 (26,59,79)
(Obazuaye 25, Hamilton 21, Otten 17)
In front of a sell-out crowd at the Liverpool Echo Arena
the Everton Tigers came up short against local rivals BiG
Storage Cheshire Jets.
Tigers never got into a rhythm and trailed 24-26 at the end
of the first quarter. The match was broken open at the start
of the second period with the visitors 18-4 run forming the
basis of a 37-59 half time lead.
An even third quarter followed with Trey Moore hitting back-to-back
threes to keep Jets on top. Tigers rarely threatened to eat
into the Jets lead for the remainder of the match as the Chester-based
club closed the gap on Sheffield Sharks in the final play-off
position.
BBL CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE
No Team P W L Pts
1 Newcastle Eagles 26 23 3 46
2 Kularoos Plymouth Raiders 27 20 7 40
3 Guildford Heat 25 18 7 36
4 Marshall MK Lions 25 16 9 32
5 SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks 27 16 11 32
6 Everton Tigers 25 12 13 24
7 Worcester Wolves 27 12 15 24
8 Sheffield Sharks 26 11 15 22
9 BiG Storage Cheshire Jets 26 9 17 18
10 Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders 28 8 20 16
11 PAWS London Capital 26 7 19 14
12 Birmingham Panthers 26 5 21 10
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