BBL CHAMPIONSHIP Sheffield Sharks 86 Bristol Flyers 66

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Created on Friday, 29 March 2019 22:20

Last Updated on Sunday, 31 March 2019 09:34

Published on Friday, 29 March 2019 22:20

Written by BRITISH BASKETBALL LEAGUE

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DBL Sharks Sheffield 86-66 Bristol Flyers (28-9, 51-25, 67-45)

DBL Sharks Sheffield enjoyed a comfortable home win against Bristol Flyers last night.

Sharks return to fifth spot at 14-13, while the 10th placed Flyers drop to 10-14 ahead of a huge game on Sunday at Cheshire Phoenix, on BBC Sport.

Leading scorers - Dirk Williams 22, Chris Alexander 17, Rob Marsden 14 (Sharks) - Justin Gray 19, Jalan McCloud 18, Fred Thomas 13 (Flyers)

Turning point - The Sharks led from start to finish with the gap peaking at 31 in a convincing victory. Bristol trailed 44-14 early in the second and there was no way back, though they edged the second half to reduce the final margin of defeat.

Key stat - Sheffield went 7 of 9 in the first quarter, which set the tone and they finished shooting at 55% inside the arc in an efficient display.

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