BBL: Eagles fly into final

It will be the second showpiece final the Eagles have appeared in this season, and they will again face UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders, who they defeated January's BBL Cup Final.

Joe Chapman led all scorers, sinking seven three-pointers as he compiled a total of 31 points, with Andrew Thomson's 19 points and 8 rebounds providing able support.

Mike Tuck led the Sharks with a double-double of 28 points and 13 rebounds, but Sheffield never looked like overturning their first-leg deficit.

The Agles took an early lead before a 10-2 burst from the Sharks that included four points each for Colin Sing and Tuck put the4 visitors 14-11 ahead.

Points

The Sharks held their lead into the final minute of the first quarter, with Tuck already on 10 points, only for Chapman to notch a triple on the buzzer to give the Eagles a 24-23 advantage.

Paul Gause and Chapman continued a 9-0 run across the break to give the Eagles a five-point lead which was stretched to double-digits midway through the second period.

Chapman tallied 24 points in the opening 15 minutes of the contest as Newcastle maintained a comfortable 56-41 lead at the half-time break.

The lead only grew after the interval, going through the 20-point mark midway through the third quarter as Charles Smith's basket made the score 65-45 before another Thomson three-pointer extended it further.

The Sharks came back to win the period but still trailed 81-68, with an even greater aggregate deficit, heading into the final quarter.

Sheffield would not get much closer in the fourth period, with the Eagles eventually stretching their lead on the night back up to 290 points by the final buzzer.