Round-up: Plymouth upset Newcastle

Eurosport - Mon, 02 Nov 09:06:00 2009

British Basketball League leaders Newcastle Eagles were stunned by struggling Plymouth Raiders after losing 96-95 in overtime.

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The victory was the Raiders' first win of the season and lifted them off the foot of the table, while the Eagles failed to open up a two-point gap on joint-leaders MK Lions.

Florentino Valencia sunk two free throws for the Raiders to force overtime before Anthony Martin scored 50 seconds from the end of the extra period to grab a lead that Plymouth held on to until the buzzer.

Guildford Heat moved to within two points of the leaders after beating Worthing Thunder 78-71.

The Heat survived a late rally from the Sussex side, who cut down their 15-point deficit to just one in the fourth quarter before three-pointers from Julius Joseph and Kenny Langhorne re-established the gap.

Worcester Wolves grabbed only their second win of the campaign, edging out Leicester Riders 113-111, while Glasgow Rocks consigned London Capital to the foot of the table with their commanding 83-65 win.

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