This Thursday evening game was all about who would seal top spot in the National Trophy Pool 3 and, therefore, home court advantage in the quarter-finals. It was Bristol who won the prize. Most of the damage was done in the first half as Flyers outscored the visitors 28 – 18 in the opening quarter, before increasing that lead to 49 – 34 going into the locker room.
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Tigers, protecting an unbeaten start to the season, chipped two off the lead in the third to trail 59 – 46 going into the final period, but Flyers won 22 – 21 in the fourth quarter to clinch first place.
Tigers have the consolation of a place in the last eight, where they will travel to the Pool Four winners, probably London Mets. Flyers, meanwhile, await the outcome of the Reading Rockets versus Mets game to see whether they will face the Rockets or London Leopards in the quarter-finals.