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BBL Play-Off Quarter-Finals line up confirmed

British_Basketball_League_(emblem)Eight teams are still standing in the race to make what promises to be another superb season finale in the BBL Play-Off Final at The O2 in London on Sunday 08 May.

With the conclusion of the regular season, the Quarter-Final match-ups and fixtures are now confirmed, with the ties to be played across two-legs next weekend.

Match-Ups

Leicester Riders (1) v Leeds Force (8)
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle (2) v Cheshire Phoenix (7)
Sheffield Sharks (3) v London Lions (6)
Worcester Wolves (4) v Glasgow Rocks (5)

Fixtures

Friday 22 April
Force v Riders 7.30pm
Eagles v Phoenix 7.30pm
Sharks v Lions 7.30pm
Rocks v Wolves 7.30pm

Saturday 23 April
Riders v Force 7.30pm

Sunday 24 April
Lions v Sharks 4pm
Wolves v Rocks 4pm
Phoenix v Eagles 5.30pm

Esh Group Eagles Newcastle will be looking to defend the silverware they won
last year in the capital and need to do so to wrap up a 2015-16 double.

Meanwhile Leicester Riders are searching for a treble after adding the BBL
championship to their BBL Trophy success last Friday. They must avoid a
potential upset against a Leeds Force side who are in a rich vein of form after
reaching the BBL post-season for the first time in their history.

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