Worcester Wolves began life at the new Worcester Arena with a 73-61 win over BBL champions Leicester Riders on Friday night.
It was a reasonably comfortable win for the hosts, as they pulled clear in the second quarter and withstood a late rally from the Riders in the fourth to register their second win of the season.
Former Leicester Riders player Zaire Taylor led all scorers with a sublime 22 points with Aalex Owumi adding 13.
Rashad Hassan led Leicester with 19.
Despite only scoring 10 points in the fourth period, Sheffield Sharks held on to beat Plymouth Raiders 75-69 at the EIS.
Sheffield led from start to finish despite the visitors narrowing the gap in the third quarter to just four points. Sharks were hardly troubled, en route to the win.
Jeremie Simmons and Mike Tuck led the Sharks with 18 points each with Nick Lewis securing an impressive double-double of 16 points, 13 rebounds and five assists.
Matt Pressley had a game-high 19 points for the Raiders.
THE UNBEATEN RUNS END ON SATURDAY
Leicester Riders bounced back from their loss 24 hours before to end Sheffield Sharks’ unbeaten run in the joint lowest-scoring BBL game ever played.
Leicester broke clear in the fourth to record a 60-40 win over the Sharks as a 21-9 final quarter burst separated the two teams.
Jay Cousinard had 17 points to lead the champions, while Jeremie Simmons had 15 in what turned out to be Sheffield lowest ever points total.
Durham Wildcats nearly let a 20-point lead slip, but they eventually handed London Lions their first loss of the season, winning 83-73.
Mike Allision led Durham with 22 points in a game where they looked to have the edge leading 69-52 going into the fourth quarter.
London hit back, and reduced the deficit to just two with over a minute remaining. The hosts though maintained their composure to get the win.
Adrian Sturt led the Lions with 18.
RAIDERS AND EAGLES PLAY OUT SUNDAY THRILLER
Plymouth Raiders got their first win of the season with an enthralling 89-87 overtime win over the Newcastle Eagles in Devon.
They came from behind to do it, as Plymouth forced overtime and seized the opportunity against a fatigued Eagles outfit.
Donald Robinson led the Raiders with 24 points, cancelling out Malik Cooke’s game-high 25.
Glasgow Rocks eased past Surrey United in Scotland, recording a 100-63 win.
With an overwhelming height and size advantage, Glasgow scored 62 points inside, as they recorded their first win of the season, leaving Surrey still searching for theirs.
Chez Marks led the Rocks with 20 points with youngster Elvisi Dusha leading Surrey with 15.
Cheshire Phoenix got their first win of the season at the third attempt, beating winless Manchester Giants 83-71 in a north-west derby.
After a close first quarter, Cheshire breezed clear of their rivals with a 22-11 burst to lead 50-33 at the half and never look back.
Reggie Middleton led the Phoenix with 21 points while Stefan Gill led the Giants’ charge with 19.
