Newcastle Eagles vs Leicester Riders
24 Apr 2026
Newcastle Eagles 86 – 94 Leicester Riders
Game recap
Leicester Riders beat Newcastle Eagles 94–86 on the road in SLB Championship 2025-26 on 24 Apr 2026. Leicester Riders trailed 48–47 going into the final quarter before coming back. Kendrian Johnson led Leicester Riders with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assists. Gus Okafor top-scored for Newcastle Eagles with 21 points.
Player box score
| Player | Team | PTS | REB | AST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendrian Johnson | Leicester Riders | 31 | 7 | 1 |
| Travis Evee | Leicester Riders | 24 | 10 | 6 |
| Gus Okafor | Newcastle Eagles | 21 | 8 | 2 |
| Ray'sean Taylor | Newcastle Eagles | 20 | 7 | 7 |
| Xavier Bledson | Leicester Riders | 16 | 4 | 4 |
| Josh Ward-Hibbert | Newcastle Eagles | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| Cole Long | Newcastle Eagles | 14 | 10 | 1 |
| Mitch Clarke | Newcastle Eagles | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| Victor Ndoukou | Leicester Riders | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| Deion Hammond | Newcastle Eagles | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Flynn Boardman-Raffet | Leicester Riders | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Michael Joiner | Leicester Riders | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Aaron Menzies | Leicester Riders | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| Emmanuel Kanwei | Newcastle Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Akintomide Akinsiku | Leicester Riders | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Seth Wylie | Leicester Riders | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sauveur Kande | Newcastle Eagles | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terrell Burden Jr | Newcastle Eagles | 0 | 1 | 4 |