Sheffield Sharks eye BBL play-off with Glasgow Rocks after finishing regular season on a high

Sheffield Sharks rounded out a season in which they clinched second place in the BBL in some style as they comfortably defeated the league’s bottom-markers on Sunday.
By Nick Westby
Published 24th Apr 2022, 17:00 BST

Sharks defeated Surrey Scorchers 83-69 to make it two wins out of two this weekend, having beaten Manchester Giants 91-86 on Friday night to secure second spot for the first time since the 2013-14 campaign.

In Guildford on Sunday, forward/guard Joe Mvuezolo led the way with 17 points while Marcus Delpeche added 16 points and Kipper Nichols 14.

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Having finished second, Sheffield will play the team that finished seventh – Glasgow Rocks – in next week’s two-legged play-off quarter-final.

Rodney Glasgow Jnr and the Sheffield Sharks will face Glasgow Rocks in the play-offs (Picture: Bruce Rollinson)Rodney Glasgow Jnr and the Sheffield Sharks will face Glasgow Rocks in the play-offs (Picture: Bruce Rollinson)
Rodney Glasgow Jnr and the Sheffield Sharks will face Glasgow Rocks in the play-offs (Picture: Bruce Rollinson)

Sharks visit Glasgow on Friday night (7.30) for the first leg and host the second leg on Sunday (4.00)

On Friday night, Sharks secured second place finish with a come-from-behind victory.

Sharks defeated Manchester at Ponds Forge on the back of 25 points and 40 minutes from Jordan Ratinho.

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Nichols added 18 points and Rodney Glasgow Jnr 16, with Bennett Koch contributing 15.

Homegrown player Nate Montgomery added six points from the bench.

Sharks trailed 31-13 after the first quarter but had halved the deficit by the interval and pulled to within three by the end of the third quarter before finishing on a high.

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