8th March 2008 Birmingham Panthers 67-88 Newcastle Eagles

BBL Championship Match Preview

Game details:-

Venue: Uni of Wolverhampton, Walsall

Competition:- BBL Championship

Tip-off:- 6.30pm

Quarterscores:- 20-18, 27-34, 46-53

Overtime periods:-

Final result:- 67-88

Officials:-

Top Scorers:

Panthers: L Williams 22, Sandell 16, A Williams 15

Eagles: Defoe 28, Leven 23, Babalola 12

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Newcastle Eagles secured their eigth successive victory in the BBL Championship to remain top of the table after a 67-88 defeat of Team Birmingham Panthers at the University of Wolverhampton, Walsall Campus on Saturday evening.

The home side started the stronger, and ten points from Lataryl Williams helped them to a 16-9 advantage midway through the opening period. The Eagles responded by stepping up their intensity on both ends of the court, and bagged sixteen of the next twenty points to lead 20-25 midway through the second period.

The Eagles maintained their advantage to lead 27-34 going in at the half.

The second half saw the Eagles continue to pressurise the Panthers, and they broke the game open with a 15-5 tear across the final quarter break to lead 43-61 in the final stanza.

Despite the best efforts of the Panthers in the closing stages, the Eagles were able to hold on for the victory.

Williams led the Panthers scoring with 22 points, while Darius Defoe led all scorers in the game netting 28 points for the Eagles.

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