Reading Rockets vs Newcastle Knights
3 May 2026
Reading Rockets 83 – 93 Newcastle Knights
Game recap
Newcastle Knights beat Reading Rockets 93–83 on the road in British Championship Basketball 2025-2026 on 3 May 2026. They took control in the fourth quarter, winning it 25–15. Sam Trunley led Newcastle Knights with 30 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Victor Olarerin top-scored for Reading Rockets with 25 points.
Player box score
| Player | Team | PTS | REB | AST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Trunley | Newcastle Knights | 30 | 3 | 2 |
| Victor Olarerin | Reading Rockets | 25 | 8 | 2 |
| Jax Bouknight | Reading Rockets | 20 | 1 | 4 |
| Bradley Dean | Newcastle Knights | 20 | 4 | 3 |
| Messiah Jones | Newcastle Knights | 18 | 20 | 6 |
| J Thames | Newcastle Knights | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| Malik Bryant | Reading Rockets | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| Ty Nsangu | Reading Rockets | 10 | 11 | 1 |
| Cooper Creek | Reading Rockets | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| Eliaz (Zain) Poorman | Reading Rockets | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Mekhi Hendry | Newcastle Knights | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Max Matthews | Newcastle Knights | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Theo Riley | Newcastle Knights | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ethan Harrington | Reading Rockets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Angus | Newcastle Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Soodeen | Newcastle Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Saa | Newcastle Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Neighbour | Newcastle Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yusef Salih | Reading Rockets | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Simon Chamberlain | Reading Rockets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Waterhouse | Reading Rockets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La'quarne Sayles | Reading Rockets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Daines | Reading Rockets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Reed | Newcastle Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 |