Birmingham Rockets vs Newcastle Knights
4 Jan 2026
Birmingham Rockets 108 – 111 Newcastle Knights
Game recap
Newcastle Knights edged Birmingham Rockets 111–108 on the road in British Championship Basketball 2025-2026 on 4 Jan 2026. Newcastle Knights trailed 65–54 going into the final quarter before coming back. Bradley Dean led Newcastle Knights with 35 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Eric Donaldson top-scored for Birmingham Rockets with 25 points.
Player box score
| Player | Team | PTS | REB | AST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Dean | Newcastle Knights | 35 | 10 | 7 |
| J Thames | Newcastle Knights | 30 | 10 | 6 |
| Eric Donaldson | Birmingham Rockets | 25 | 12 | 3 |
| Sam Trunley | Newcastle Knights | 20 | 6 | 6 |
| Lucas Mcgregor | Birmingham Rockets | 18 | 4 | 2 |
| Hafeez Abdul | Newcastle Knights | 18 | 11 | 0 |
| Orlan Jackman | Birmingham Rockets | 17 | 12 | 2 |
| Luke Okosieme | Birmingham Rockets | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| Zack Powell | Birmingham Rockets | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Ronald Blain | Birmingham Rockets | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| Messiah Jones | Newcastle Knights | 6 | 16 | 4 |
| Faaris Mughaal | Birmingham Rockets | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Martyn Gayle | Birmingham Rockets | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Max Matthews | Newcastle Knights | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Philip Basioudis | Birmingham Rockets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mekhi Hendry | Newcastle Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Mutothori | Birmingham Rockets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Finn Cork | Newcastle Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Grayling | Birmingham Rockets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Duru | Birmingham Rockets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Angus | Newcastle Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Saa | Newcastle Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 |