Reading Rockets vs Newcastle Knights
21 Mar 2026
Reading Rockets 112 – 71 Newcastle Knights
Game recap
Reading Rockets cruised past Newcastle Knights 112–71 at home in British Championship Basketball 2025-2026 on 21 Mar 2026. They took control in the first quarter, winning it 37–16. Jax Bouknight led Reading Rockets with 22 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists. J Thames top-scored for Newcastle Knights with 28 points.
Player box score
| Player | Team | PTS | REB | AST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Thames | Newcastle Knights | 28 | 6 | 2 |
| Jax Bouknight | Reading Rockets | 22 | 2 | 5 |
| Victor Olarerin | Reading Rockets | 19 | 7 | 4 |
| Yusef Salih | Reading Rockets | 15 | 2 | 3 |
| Simon Chamberlain | Reading Rockets | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| Cooper Creek | Reading Rockets | 13 | 10 | 1 |
| Sam Trunley | Newcastle Knights | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Eliaz (Zain) Poorman | Reading Rockets | 11 | 2 | 6 |
| Messiah Jones | Newcastle Knights | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Malik Bryant | Reading Rockets | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Bradley Dean | Newcastle Knights | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Ty Nsangu | Reading Rockets | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| Jason Soodeen | Newcastle Knights | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| James Waterhouse | Reading Rockets | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Mekhi Hendry | Newcastle Knights | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Matthews | Newcastle Knights | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Will Neighbour | Newcastle Knights | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rowell Graham-Bell | Newcastle Knights | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| La'quarne Sayles | Reading Rockets | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Theo Riley | Newcastle Knights | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Finn Cork | Newcastle Knights | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Malachi Hassan-Taylor | Reading Rockets | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Reed | Newcastle Knights | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Daines | Reading Rockets | 0 | 0 | 0 |