21st March 2008 Newcastle Eagles 94-78 Kularoos Plymouth Raiders

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Game details:-

Venue: MetroRadio Arena

Competition:- BBL Championship

Tip-off:- 7.30pm

Quarterscores:- 21-19, 50-27, 73-43

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Final result:- 94-78

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Top Scorers:

Eagles: Babalola 21, Stewart 20, Levan 18

Raiders: Durham 15, Moore 13, Beasley 11

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Newcastle Eagles took a massive step towards securing the BBL Championship league title thanks to a 94-78 victory over their nearest rivals Kularoos Plymouth Raiders at the MetroRadio Arena on Friday night.

After a close opening quarter that the Eagles shaded 21-19, the home side broke the game open with a 17-0 burst in the second period to take the score out to 46-24.

The Eagles lead 50-27 at the half.

In the second half, the Eagles enjoyed their biggest lead of the game at 69-37. The Raiders tried desperately to get themselves back into the game, and managed to close the deficit in the final period to 92-78 off the back of a 7-0 run at the end of the game but the Eagles held on for the comfortable victory.

Olu Babalola led all scorers in the game with 21 points for the Eagles, while Terrence Durham led the Raiders scoring with 15.

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